HRT testosterone replacement. Should I orshouldn't i??

Honestly where do you get this nonsense from.

HAHAHA.

Although there has been some decent general advice, you haven't given nearly enough information. Age? Have you done a full panel blood test to determine your overall health and baseline hormone numbers? Big changes in your body, life last year or 2? Major sickness or disease?

What is your current fitness state? How do you eat?

I humbly suggest you throw out the extremes on both sides. Both the "Its great" and "you'll get cancer" bunch...and break this down and think seriously.

While, I have no explanation as to why hormones are used in a million contexts by just about anyone who's been to a doctor, yet there is only one group of people stigmatized for their use...I can tell you this...

If you are serious, you should be able to answer all of these questions, be able to interpret your own lab results, and have a good understanding what to expect. You should be far along in a health/fitness journey to have a documented decline to point to...along with the bloods that correspond

If you are out of shape, eat like shit and/or live in fight or flight then exogenous hormones are the LAST thing you should consider. At least before you straighten all the other shit out and narrow down the problem.


All that said, HRT works. DO it wisely and enjoy a higher quality of life. Also, the peanut gallery always lumps Steroids, GH, and hormones in one lump, and talks shit about patients like they are using drugs...ever ask the woman your pumping what's in that there birth control pill?

I appreciate everyone's advice and I've been doing a lot of research today. For now I think I'm going to try diet and lifting.

Definitely get blood work op.

I was feeling similarly early last year and my T levels were just fine.

I've changed diet and am working out often now. Using a Bowflex and bicycling.

Maybe it's some other hormone or chemical?

Don’t. Change diet first. Majority of medical issues can be healed or reversed by letting food by thee medicine.

Good approach.

Make sure you are getting adequate zinc.

Run away from this fake medicine clinic, they will fuck you up..

Fasting increases T production

Drastic times call for drastic measures. Do I like to take a weekly shot? No. Did it change my life for the better? 100% I was sub 200 T and now I’m at 1000 and feel great for 4 years now. I feel in my early 20s. Workouts are great. I’m ripped and sexual function amazing. Had a baby on it as well that’s super healthy.

If it gives me cancer at 70 whatever, although that has never been proven. Low t is way worse for you. I’d rather feel like I do now for another 20 years then live depressed for 30

Have you done everything you can to normalize your hormone levels? Have you done any bloodwork? Simple diet change and adding supplements like adaptogens can drastically change your hormone profile.

^^This^^ I had a storke (no, not that kind) after the injections. My hemoglobin levels were insanely bad.

Wise choice
I'm telling you research borax and how bodybuilders use it as a natural source to built T. More T= More muscle mass

Terrible suggestion unless you want to have issue with eyesight.

WHat does the clomiphene or the testosterone causes eyesight trouble?

Coulda used it 10 years ago, insurance said I was "fine" at a 200 level, and they wouldn't pay for it.

I had to make do with full-time panic and adrenaline.

Not a good choice, but it kept me running.

Post-divorce and all my $ stolen, who needs testosterone?

My beard still grows, I have all my hair.

And I wake with wood, so what more could I ask for?

Drink a Red Bull that should put more hair on your chest hairy man.

This is truth. Huge propaganda against testosterone is crazy. Its the toxic masculinity poison.

Left wants you to think it causes cancer.

It make you live a hethoer happier life.

It is your drive. Energy, emotions, confidence, resilience. And also sex drive.

Eating red meat and drinking grain alcohol will help boost testosterone naturally.

Oh, and if you are interested in a quick method for losing weight, start smoking a pack of cigarettes per day.

I pretty much do the opposite of what "they" tell me to do, and I have never felt better.

BINGO


THIS GUYS GETS IT

whats it worth to libe like your 20s for 50 years or grow old and slow and less productive

If you want money, get on trt live a healthy profuctive longer career and make more than the cost of ter

Alcohol coverts testosterone to estrogen

This is fact

The alcohol companies dont want you to know that though

thats bs once you stop the body starts producing again

ive seen people go for years on trt and quit, regaining natural production.

now they even have hcg that can kickstart your nads

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His nads are already shrunk. That's who gets T from doctors, they don't just willy nilly hand the stuff out at request lol. You have to show low levels already, which means his nuts are shrunk.

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To the op, I was on it for 3 months. The gel type. My advice is the gel type, and apply half the pack every day for a few weeks, then stop for a week, then continue. Not only will it last longer but taking too much causes higher levels of estradiol, which any good endocrinologist would prescribe a blocker for, but most don't know what they are doing, at least that's been my experience. I asked about it and was cut off lol. That how retarded some of these doctors are. Im in canada though too, so its like mexican level health care imo.

I've used Sottopelle for most of the past ten years. my
only side effect is the bruising and healing of injection
site every five months, usually two weeks.

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You're right it does restart but only returns to the low levels.
There are ways to get it back up with pineapple and red beets, zinc, vit d etc but the pharma stuff works a hell of a lot faster imo.

Im starting to realize doctors around here won't prescribe anything that actually helps people anymore.
Chronic pain? Sorry go fk yourself.. oh and btw your now labeled a junkie..

Low T? Sorry its low but not low enough..

ADHD? Oh your urine test shows codeine from tylenol 1 and I don't feel comfortable rxing vyvanse anymore.

Thats the bull shit I deal with from my triple vaxxed doctor who has turned into some kind of cyborg robot void of empathy or emotion.

Not true at all

Why aren’t you doing sub Q injections with insulin needles? It works the same as im with none of the pain!