Prescribed but overthinking?

dettos01 said:

So I have had a few bloodtests the last 3 years and they have all been conisistant with high FSH and LH. T was always on the "low end" acording to my PC (250 - 280, the last one did hit 400). Feel off, brain fog, lack of drive, reduced sex drive, softer erections and less sensitive (cant finish sometimes). Found a urologist who treats and actually takes TRT....and he prescribed me test cypionate (200 mg/ml)...shots twice a week @ 0.35 ml each.
Now I am hesitant....getting on this for the rest of my life. Can i live with any side effects (especially hair loss!!) and be patient enough to dial in my protocol? Now asking myself if I really feel bad enough or should I train harder, eat cleaner and stay off TRT. Any personal experiences would be beneficial. Like I said,...I tend to overthink things.

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TiredandHot said:

With the side effects you have on low T and the fact you have a urologist willing to prescribe it, you should be extremely happy with what you have. I believe you will be thankful after starting treatment and seeing the results of a normal testosterone level. You may not experience any or many side effects, such as hair loss.

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Send0 said:

You are overthinking things. Being on TRT has been nothing but a positive experience for me. Hairloss is genetic; you aren't going to go bald if you weren't already going to be bald.

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TomJ said:

ehhhh maybe with test, but i hear this spouted all over the place.
i have ZERO MPB or even receding hairlines in my family, on either side, and my hairline receded drastically from my prep.
so i feel like DHT's overcome the whole genetic thing

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roidmedangerfield said:

You won't know until you try. I personally don't know any guy who regretted going on TRT.

To be clear, you're going to be prescribed 200mg a week total? It looks a bit confusing to me when you typed 200mg/mL shots twice a week which appears to be 400mg altogether. Even at just 200mg per week that's a higher than average therapeutic dose. I just started seeing a new doctor who is also a bodybuilder and prescribed me the same dose. So now I'm up from 150mg to 200mg a week and I'm liking how I feel on it a lot.

Training harder and eating cleaner won't restore natural testosterone levels to a more ideal total/free number. In fact, I think it could possibly exasperate the low test even more by overtraining and creating an unhealthy relationship with your food intake.

I am pretty much bald and have been for ten years. So I now buzz my head for that Mr. Clean look. I get told a lot that I look like Vin Diesel but better looking, which I am perfectly fine with. But I'm also in my early 50's and baldness is genetic from one's mother's side of the family; which is the case with mine. Maybe some guys here who use topicals like Minoxidil as a preventative for hair loss can chime in to say if it helps them or not. Stay away from Finasteride which can cause ED issues among a lot of other problems. In my case I really don't care anymore. So I don't even attempt to reverse it.

Lastly, I'm confident your sex drive and sexual functioning are going to greatly improve. You'll be hooked and you won't look back.

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Send0 said:

You're not wrong but he did ask about TRT.

Also genetics are a funny thing. It's always possible for someone in the lineage to express a recessive gene at any point. Luck of the draw.

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CJ said:

Looks like 140 mg/week to me....

"TRT....and he prescribed me test cypionate (200 mg/ml)...shots twice a week @ 0.35 ml each."

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DLTBB said:

So you've been tested for 3 years, it is confirmed that your hormones are out of whack, it's lowering your quality of life, you've been prescribed a solution to fix this by a medical professional and now you're not sure if you want to take it? By all means you can continue to piss around with herbs and supplements and continue to have no motivation or sex drive, but I'd be grabbing that vial of Test with both arms and injecting it as fast as possible if I was you.

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dettos01 said:

You are right!!! Just getting cold feet now that i actually have the script! Also, trying to be as educated as possible (which is why I am on this site) Because no matter what you (I) are in charge and the advocate for our health care.....I just want to stay as informed as possible so I can communicate better with my doctor. We had a great talk and he made me comfortable so far...he is all about how I feel more than the exact numbers as everyone is different . He has some guys that feel great in the 600 range and some that need to be around 1,000. Thanks for the response and Im sure I will have more questions/concerns as I begin this journey

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dettos01 said:

So I have had a few bloodtests the last 3 years and they have all been conisistant with high FSH and LH. T was always on the "low end" acording to my PC (250 - 280, the last one did hit 400). Feel off, brain fog, lack of drive, reduced sex drive, softer erections and less sensitive (cant finish sometimes). Found a urologist who treats and actually takes TRT....and he prescribed me test cypionate (200 mg/ml)...shots twice a week @ 0.35 ml each.
Now I am hesitant....getting on this for the rest of my life. Can i live with any side effects (especially hair loss!!) and be patient enough to dial in my protocol? Now asking myself if I really feel bad enough or should I train harder, eat cleaner and stay off TRT. Any personal experiences would be beneficial. Like I said,...I tend to overthink things.

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shackleford said:

You have another thread from almost two years ago stating you started trt through a clinic.

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dettos01 said:

You are correct....then backed out due to costs and my lack of education on the process. I decided that I wanted to go through my doctor. Ran the labs and he was adamant that I was good and on the low end of testosterone. I then went through an online lab and had blood drawn locally to get full results. Discussed the results with my PC and he didnt know what LH and FSH was! SO then started looking for a Urologist and found one and here I am.. Now have the script and a doctor.

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