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I’m feeling ok. Much better than I expected which is why I am holding off on any changes. My sleep has been pretty erratic but slowly improving. ZMA is helping there. My body is definitely not what it was on TRT which was expected - despite that, I am getting in the gym about 3 days a week and...

Not necessarily. I’m planning on waiting a few months before making any decisions. I said my doc is likely not going to treat this - nowhere did I state I want to go back on TRT.

Follow up on my discontinuation of TRT. To keep it short - when I was 24, my total T tested at 159 (264-916) on an afternoon blood test (wasn’t knowledgeable on T at the time and the importance of a morning test). I was Put on Test cyp/hcg for 4 years or so with a brief intermission on clomid...

So so. Some days are great - I feel back to normal and everything is smooth. Other days are rough - I feel brain fog, fatigue, no sex drive. Especially when I’m not sleeping. Possibly going to get bloodwork done in a few weeks. I’m hoping to hold out until 2 months after discontinuing Tamoxifen...

Mind if I ask which clinic the doc is with? I’m very interested in Enclomiphene

I would think there’s also an interaction between alcohol and SHBG, potentially an increase in SHBG leading to lower FT as well. Just a guess.

It’s been a roller coaster up until a couple weeks ago. The biggest issue has been my sleep which has finally began stabilizing. When I sleep good, I feel great. When I sleep bad, I feel pretty rough. Overall, I feel great compared to what I expected. Very level headed - I plan on getting labs...

I’ve been off test cyp for 10 weeks, and quit my tamoxifen (as part of Hpta restart) a month ago. My sex drive is about the same as I was on trt and definitely better than it ever was before trt. I guess we will see if it continues. It did take a nose dive to essentially no sex drive while on...

If you’re prone to male pattern baldness, TRT will likely speed this up. My take is if you’re willing to give up TRT due to going bald, then it is most definitely not for you. You can look into Rogaine though but I was “thinning” when I got on T and now 5 years later I’m almost completely bald...

here is my take: You inject exogenous testosterone into your body. You’re no longer considered “natural” unless you quit taking testosterone. I’m not in any way saying you should feel bad about that. However, no one on TRT can be considered natural despite what their levels may be on any given...

I appreciate that and likewise! Good luck with whatever you decide and all the best.

Very similar situation actually except our age - I’m 29. I got on TRT at 24 after getting sober from drugs and alcohol. My T was very low but I had afternoon labs only and my blood test showed some other issues going on like severe anemia, gut issues, vitamin deficiencies. I was on several...

I don’t blame you. If coming off is what you feel you need to do, go for it. Maybe you’ll feel ok, maybe you’ll return to feeling terrible. Try and stick it out and see if you really are low T or if it was a combination of other factors causing it at the time. If you return to feeling terrible...

I feel ya man, serms can be brutal. Clomid was actually much more tolerable for me. I took tamoxifen for 2 weeks after a 2 week run with hcg (as part of coming off T) and it was awful. I was on only 10 mg a day and I could barely stand it - the nausea, ED, insomnia, everything. I don’t know how...

What kind of boron did you take? There seems to be a lot of different boron supplements out there