So I made a real effort to see if I could stop TRT

[BLTC]

I get a phlebo about every 3 months and a CBC.

Can i ask whty the phlebo? Aren't you concerned about iron/ferritinl levels getting low?

 

[jipped genes]

Finally found a good doc that does not do me like a T clinic that costs $200 a month. Gave me a script for this. $10 for 3 month supply so about 100 mg wk. Happy with this.

The doc was to the point and direct. Show me the clean baby, not the bath water. he looked at my labs, I explained all the symptoms of low T and I thought we were done. He checked the ole twig and berries and then the dreaded finger up the poop shoot. he simply said assume the position and told me to relax. then he hit the hole like a Michael Jordan dunk in his prime. My O-ring exploded with discomfort. Then that finger grinding on my prostate. LK, ....I now know I cannot be gay, sorry.

he pulled his befouled finger out of my poop chute, took off the gloves and threw a box of tissues on the bed in front of me as I tried to catch my breath, pants around my ankles. I could not make eye contact after that.

But to my relief he said i am going to prescribe you test as I wiped my lubed up asshole and tried to be dignified but there was no dignity left. He went over the gels and pellets and recommended the shots. Worth it I guess. And I am glad my nuts and prostate are good too.

Being off pretty much all of 2026 I was gonna try for 6 months but do not feel great, loosing mass, NO LIBIDO, and cannot sleep. Test helps me sleep so much better. I bet 100 mg a wk will feel like rocket fuel after the receptors have been voided for so long.

 

[almostgone]

That's a good starting point. You may need a dosage tweak, you may not. Just have to see where you level out after a few months.

I prefer to inject 2x per week, some guys
prefer micro dosing, some swear by once per week week.

I think you'll definitely feel better. I felt like tired death before I started TRT long ago.

 

[jipped genes]

That's a good starting point. You may need a dosage tweak, you may not. Just have to see where you level out after a few months.

I prefer to inject 2x per week, some guys
prefer micro dosing, some swear by once per week week.

I think you'll definitely feel better. I felt like tired death before I started TRT long ago.

Thanks bro. My old T clinic kept me in the high 700s and low 800s ng/dl on 110 mg wk. I go back in 6 weeks and he will tweak the dose. I will probably do just 90% of the dose he gives me before my second set of labs. Then he may bump it a bit. I felt great on 110mg wk. Gonna be great to save so much $. Also between labs I still have the option to add low dose of masteron or var. Like I said I have not done a legit cycle in so long I really cannot recall.

 

[almostgone]

Thanks bro. My old T clinic kept me in the high 700s and low 800s ng/dl on 110 mg wk. I go back in 6 weeks and he will tweak the dose. I will probably do just 90% of the dose he gives me before my second set of labs. Then he may bump it a bit. I felt great on 110mg wk. Gonna be great to save so much $. Also between labs I still have the option to add low dose of masteron or var. Like I said I have not done a legit cycle in so long I really cannot recall.

I'm old, so I look at things differently and from an actual TRT basis. I'd get dialed in on my dosage first. Then you have a fairly decent guideline from your labs to reference when you decide to jump into a little TRT+.

Also, don't discount the value of knowing your free T and your E2. Some guys think "Oh shit, estradiol, I need to get rid of that". Estradiol (E2) is important in males for libido, bone density, muscle growth, recovery, etc.

Total T minus bound T ( T tied up by SHBG or albumin) minus T converted to E2 via aromatization equals your free T. Free T is what is available for use by your body.

Now, if you're talking a full blown cycle
then most of what I posted goes out the window and you start to look at Total T, free T, and E2 as more of a ratio because all of your hormone values will likely be well outside the reference ranges.

I'm sure your Dr. will have you squared away on all of your relevant labs. He started you off at a practical dosage. You'd be surprised at some of the horrible protocols that some Drs. prescribe.

If you already knew what I posted above, my apologies, lol. I was up and did some of my PT after hip replacement earlier and Tylenol wasn't cutting it, so I broke one of my prescribed oxys in half. It's started to knock the edge off, but they make me talk and text a lot.

 

[almostgone]

I'm old, so I look at things differently and from an actual TRT basis. I'd get dialed in on my dosage first. Then you have a fairly decent guideline from your labs to reference when you decide to jump into a little TRT+.

Also, don't discount the value of knowing your free T and your E2. Some guys think "Oh shit, estradiol, I need to get rid of that". Estradiol (E2) is important in males for libido, bone density, muscle growth, recovery, etc.

Total T minus bound T ( T tied up by SHBG or albumin) minus T converted to E2 via aromatization equals your free T. Free T is what is available for use by your body.

Now, if you're talking a full blown cycle
then most of what I posted goes out the window and you start to look at Total T, free T, and E2 as more of a ratio because all of your hormone values will likely be well outside the reference ranges.

I'm sure your Dr. will have you squared away on all of your relevant labs. He started you off at a practical dosage. You'd be surprised at some of the horrible protocols that some Drs. prescribe.

If you already knew what I posted above, my apologies, lol. I was up and did some of my PT after hip replacement earlier and Tylenol wasn't cutting it, so I broke one of my prescribed oxys in half. It's started to knock the edge off, but they make me talk and text a lot.

You'll lose some T due to conversion to DHT, but ror me, the good thing about injections is I never had a big conversion to DHT like I did with gels.

Also with injections, there no waiting for the crap to dry, etc. I just set a recurring reminder on my phone calendar for my injection days as a reminder.