thanks QC...the 1st few years it was good. not great but good...got out of my "funk" and started doing things again. sex drive was the most notable improvement...then as always "all good things must come to an end"...I started to go back into the "funk" (depression)...Doc just refused to increase the dose...wanted to put me on the gel, which didn't work before, ect...finally he increased me to 300mg e2w...really don't notice much difference...will probably start my own TRT...lol
I call it "Blue Funk". And does it hurt.
You've got to careful doing you own TRT especially if you're not getting your blood tested every 45-60days, 30 days even better. Knowing your hormone levels within that time frame is very important.
Estradiol, cortisol, FSH, LH,free testosterone are the ones that I look out for every time and especially your PSA level which I try to keep it around .8-1.2ng/dl every month.
I have kept my test level between 600-1,200ng/dl for many years and to be quite frank with you, I want to take 6 month to a year off TRT, but take just enough to satisfy my doctor and stay on the program. I want to go "au natural", but I can't and I don't want to end it with the TRT clinic. I'm wondering how would an oral work by keep keeping my testosterone at a reasonable level for the doctor or maybe take enough just six days prior to my blood? On the sixth day, the test kicks in every time..
I'll look in it. My intramuscular were sometimes insane. I still take that occasional 20ml. shot right after the blood testing which I don't advise at all. I'm going to inject my last shot this year on Monday the 8th and try the oral and prohormone route for 2-3 months. I've never had my blood tested with oral steroids coursing through my veins and I hope the doctor doesn't say, "You've been taking steroids all along haven't you?" She and the other doctors know anyway, but won't come out and say it. My ortho doc knows and the urologist knows too, but they could care less. Also they can stop the TRT at anytime. I had to actually beg my PCP not to discontinue the TRT. Every TEST reading was over 1,500ng/dl and if stopped, I would have to start using my own stash that I kept for "rainy days"., Oh Boy! Bye bye TRT! So I began injecting at 5ml. every 2 weeks and this kept my test level hovering around 800ng/dl and I felt great every month. You can cut the Test with a filtered/sterile oil such as cottonseed oil or grape seed oil for a better injection. I even tried olive oil straight out of the bottle. I wouldn't advise that either. Oh btw, I'm a bit insane runs in the family! lol