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Surely you know 600mg was a blast and not trt? Anyway, welcome to trt. Most people make this mistake due to bad doctors. It’s not permanent. That’s your anxiety messing with you. Wait it out.

I do not believe crashing your e2 causes anything permanent to happen just from my personal experience. I’ve done probably 5X. I think an issue at hand is that e2 exacerbates depression and/or anxiety. Negative outlook. It really easy to to sync into the “I’m fucked. Now I’ll ill never be the...

These posts are the worst. Just regurgitating what you have read. You have no experience. Doesn’t mean you are wrong, but you have no idea. Wait and offer advice from experience.

I’m not really convinced hcg makes sense for someone not concerned about fertility. The only benefit I see from it is a bit of elevated mood, and I don’t even notice that if my protocol was dead on to begin with. I haven’t been without it long enough to have atrophy and see if it’s enough to...

You are aware that your mental state is not Normal, ok, or justified, right? All that worrying and thinking will take its toll on your body mentally AND physically. You aren’t special. You aren’t immune to any drugs. Your body and mind are very similar to everyone else. You need some therapy...

I skimmed, bust basically you have some pain, but you do not have prostate cancer. Go see an additional urologist. Let him assess. Go on TRT if you have the symptoms and numbers to justify it. Be patient and try to calm yourself. Stop worrying about rushing things. You need to work on your...

I made it through most of this. Wow, you are worked up. Not seeing things for what they are. Hormones are not all of your problems or the silver bullet. They can benefit you a lot, but you’ve got to see the world for what it is and not be worked up over everything. It’s possible nothing is wrong...

I think he was pretty civil about stating a differing opinion. He got dog piled when he came on here with his views. His views are backed up with not only a PHD, but experience treating many men. It's his career. Each of us has treated one person. I think it's interesting to see a differing...

I've got a really hard time believing a name brand pharmaceutical is doses wrong. I feel the same way about Empower. Your experiment wasn't perfect. If you are up for it I think you should contact Empower and do a more controlled experiment. I think they'd stand behind they're product. My dr...

If I were you OP I would run the necessary labs to paint the whole picture right now, freeze some sperm, and then proceed onto a TRT regimen with hcg at s fairly high dose, the hcg. Do a sperm analysis before jumping on as well. No reason to freeze speed that's no good. If that's the case you...

You are best off going by labs. My e2 took a few months to come up where it needed to be when I first started. A larger dose was the answer.

its the truth. Read the stickies on here. Read some of the books recommended. Get educated. Most docs aren't. It's s long term investment.

**** her. Seriously, she shouldn't be in medicine spewing that kind of ignorance. Priority one for you is finding a GOOD doctor. It all gets better from there.

I saw about 1200 peak with 750 trough when on weekly. Seems pretty typical. IMO the important part is to not feel the ups and downs, so whatever frequency you need.

Don't ask for advice from people you don't think know what they are doing. You end up looking childish and dumb honestly. Just tell all the doctor what you are going to do then. I bet he tells you what to do. You don't think the guys who have experienced it are worth listening to anyway.

The clinic I used initially (bc an endo blew me off) knew right away what it took to make each insurance company cover. Mine required 2 test under 180 TT or something ridiculous like that. They told me some guys would stop treatment long enough to hit that number and then start again. Yes...

I personally don't think it's s terrible idea, but you need anastrozole and regular lab work. You will likely have some ups and downs trying to dial in estrogen. With no ai you will just feel shitty and have to lower doses and wait it out. Ai will kick in pretty quick. Of course overdoing the ai...

I'm not so sure test U is a bad option. Seems reasonable. Could take a very long time to dial in though. If you you don't have access to an anti-estrogen you will likely have some e2 issues at over 150/wk test as well as adding nandrolone. The nandrolone may give you you some relief in the...

You've got a dr that knows what he's doing obviously so I wouldn't change anything without him on board. Theres nothing alarming in those results. I'd keep a tight eye on e2 and a diary of symptoms days to day. Test as often as the doc will provide orders. That number is probably not settled...

I would just because it's relatively high. Results can vary a few points based on hydration, lab, etc.

You picked a leading doctor in this field. Probably aren't going to get better advice from this forum. You can get opinions and other peoples experience though. I'd listen to the doc.

DHT is a downstream hormone of testosterone. It's responsible for most male traits. People block it to preserve their hair but many regret it and end up on TRT.

Not sure what the real science is, but isn't saw palmetto claimed to be a dht blocker? Why take that? He he needs to get with an endo to see what's possible. That total test just tells you he's got mediocre testosterone levels. Kinda low for his age. Without all of the other values mentioned...

I can't bring myself to be concerned with theories like this. The effects of the shutdown are theories. Every study I see on TRT keeps pointing to making men healthier. Improved lipids, less cardiac events, etc. it's actually a little surprising to me. Life sucked with low T. Consequences that...

Isn't the stopper on the vial rubber as well? Those vials don't spend their whole life upright.

If you can manage to stick with a protocol, do blood work, and then stick with it you could have very few downs. You eventually are dialed in and just feel good.

You cut you T dose in half. Estrogen comes from testosterone converting. You very likely need zero ai at 100-wk and need a small dose at 200-wk. That's very typical. Nothing surprising here at all.

Maybe attacked was too strong of a word. I'm making the argument that T above the reference ranges can be of additional benefit. Adding muscle mass isn't necessarily the only motivation. I'm just saying hear the guy out is all.

Seems like people get attacked on here for running any dose above 200/wk which I do agree tends to be plenty. Going a little higher than that doesn't constitute a cycle imo. Those numbers might not even be trough. OP, why target these numbers, and when did you do blood vs injection times...

Member have heard a good reason, but some people get a lump and some don't. I do, and it can be pretty tender. Shallow IM in the delt is so easy I just do that.

No idea what your financial situation is, but spend the money as soon as you find a competent clinic or doc. Educate yourself to move things along quicker. I've been there. I think I can relate. Take Cost out of the equation and get better. Then look at cutting the cost later if needed.