Iv started trt a year ago, and its been noithing but an uphill battle , seems as if its bringing out all the bad evil inside and pointing me to my next obstacle or challenge.
I keep fighting each challenge like a zelda video game thinkin that if i solve this quest ill be good to go , but then up outa no where another evil villian pops up...
I keep fighting, thinkin that trt is a tool and its going to eventually point me or lead me to victory.
Maybe im the opposite of others , where they develop issues when there older , maybe i have them now , if i fix them now maybe ill be good.
Trt should be called . The uncertainty drug. Or red pill blue pill take a pick and choose your destiny.
Lol, what i mean is i think trt brings out and un masks all your underlying issues, and i believe it brings them out before there due.(depending)When you say it seems to bring out all the bad evil inside, pointig you to your next obstacle etc..
What exactly are you referring to?
I think the real question is whether low test is causing your symptoms? And what are you looking to get out of it?confession. i tricked my doc into giving me prescription. was all excited and shit until he handed me a 3 month script for 100mg/week and blood test requisition. suddenly i was questioning if i really want to do this. i dont want to get into something i will regret just because im having a mid life crisis. i want to express my thanks for your guys experiences. its given me more to think about. still on the fence
I second rocky on this. You may have other underlying issues that need addressed.I think the real question is whether low test is causing your symptoms? And what are you looking to get out of it?
just to compensate for general slowing down form aging. not holding muscle like i used to, not recovering as fast, dont have the endurance and am becoming only mortal in the sack. my life style has slowed down and at this rate there is no way ill get the opportunity to be violently killed. im not to afraid to admit. im super afraid of death but ive seen late stage aging and long term care. dying in a gun fight or falling off a mountain looks much better. i was defiantly on track in my 30s and 40s. i hoping raising my test will reactivate my stupidity drive.I think the real question is whether low test is causing your symptoms? And what are you looking to get out of it?
i sleep well, i have a oximiter that say my sleeping o2 levels are good. doc say my bloods are good (until i cheated). i even lowered my cholesterol using your guys method of high omega 3 dosing.I second rocky on this. You may have other underlying issues that need addressed.
Sleep apnea
Thyroid
Etc are just a couple
Maybe start a new thread with issues your having, and post up all blood work you have.i sleep well, i have a oximiter that say my sleeping o2 levels are good. doc say my bloods are good (until i cheated). i even lowered my cholesterol using your guys method of high omega 3 dosing.
just to compensate for general slowing down form aging. not holding muscle like i used to, not recovering as fast, dont have the endurance and am becoming only mortal in the sack. my life style has slowed down and at this rate there is no way ill get the opportunity to be violently killed. im not to afraid to admit. im super afraid of death but ive seen late stage aging and long term care. dying in a gun fight or falling off a mountain looks much better. i was defiantly on track in my 30s and 40s. i hoping raising my test will reactivate my stupidity drive.
And for me, this is exactly what makes me "rethink" my choice this often, "underlying issue". about 5 years ago I inquired about Raynaud phenomenon/disease (hands & feet freeze very easily) with no specification on weather it was primary or secondary. After numerous blood tests, testosterone was out of wack, one was low normal, than had another one that was high normal, than back low normal. Other factor were pointing toward MCTD because of my ANA and ENA tests, went to see 3 different rheumatologist, couldn't pinpoint anything except the raynaud, but again with my background, could be frostbites, and possible signs of lupus (redness in my face).I second rocky on this. You may have other underlying issues that need addressed.
Sleep apnea
Thyroid
Etc are just a couple
I believe you are right on that.100% I would prefer to have my normal test production.. Its WAY healthier to have the natural pulses as opposed to contant levels (with the up and downs between shots)... I'm also 100% convinced my test levels pre TRT were much higher than my doctor will let me go.. I also think (no proof) that if your body is able to deal with estorgen levels better with natural production vs trt all things the same.. So for example if my body can get me around 24 free test average vs 24 injection average, I think naturlaly being 24 your body deals with the estrogen/hormone balance much better.
Over training in general tanks testosterone levels (as well as other chronic stress states, ie malnutrition/chronic dieting)I never started taking steroids until I was 50 my earlier years I felt great and my libido was very high after I hit 29 and prior to 22. Before 29 i had some issues with libido but I think it had to do with being heavily involved in TaekwonDo. I was constantly sparring, stretching to almost a full split, getting kicked in the nuts constantly during sparing sessions. I honestly think this was the cause of my low sex drive, excessive misuse of the groin area.
I started using steriods quite heavily from 52 until 54 because I was competing in local and Atlantic competitions. I enjoyed the recovery and stamina and power steroids gave me. I never had many side, except for deca (limp dick) which I stopped taking.
I have to admit, I have been lucky, I seldom had any bad injections or PIP. I think this is because I made my own stuff for 7 years, knew my supplier well who provided me with good powders, and I was a real stickler with sterility when I made injectables. Now that I don't make it I have found a supplier where PIP is not an issue.
I only take a small amount of test each week now, I am 61, and it does not bother me a bit. My workouts have always been a lot harder than jamming a little needle into my thigh weekly. And that is another thing. I always pinned my thighs as I could see what I was doing, I could sit down and relax my thigh so the needle went in easy, so I seldom had issues with injections.
I am good with the path I have taken and what I am doing now. I would rather administer my own trt than allow my doctor in on it. She is very closed minded so I keep her out of it. I get blood tests quarterly and everything seems to be fine
Meh ... I like where I am at ... it could be a lot worse and I am not dependent on trt. On occasion I have got lazy and have gone 6 weeks without doing an injection or doing any HCG or AI's. I haven't felt much different. I think life is good and what I have done in the past was what I thought was right. No regrets.
Testosterone and estrogen work together in the body normallyI believe you are right on that.
My thought is your test naturally goes up and down, I think the fluctuation makes it harder for your body to convert a lot into estrogen, so many things need to be in the right place so the right time.
But you inject ethnate, well once piece of the conversion puzzle is always available, the testosterone.
So I believe it converts more.
Then trying to balance estrogen, bwahaaa another animal all together.