a_crossfitter
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I just turned 37. 5'7". 168lbs.
Alright, so I voluntarily stopped TRT (Test Cyp + HCG injections) about 9 weeks ago. I was doing .35ml per week split into 3 doses (M W F, .1 .1 .15) and 300 ui of HCG on those same days. My Total T was 861 while free T was 28 on the labcorp scale.
Total T Norm = 348-1197
Free T Norm = 8.7-25.1
Estradiol Sensitive Norm = 8-35
Four weeks post abruptly stopping TRT
- Total T = 195 LOW
- Free T = 8.1 LOW
- Estradiol Sensitive = 16.8
Five weeks post abruptly stopping TRT
- Free T = 210 LOW
- Total T = 10.1 NORMAL
The 3rd and 4th week I was getting consistent morning wood. Really good! Libido was going down tho.
CONS:
-Now, almost 9 weeks after TRT, I rarely get morning wood and have absolutely zero interest in sex. I no longer get a woody when the wind blows! I feel neutered.
-Hardware works when I am finally slightly aroused. I enjoy the sex but I feel like if I am doing it more for my girlfriend. It takes a lot more stimulation to get it working too.
* This I don't understand because I still have dirty thoughts
-Muscle mass is not as before. Losing strength.
-Body aches more frequent.
-Gaining fat.
-Not exercising as much as a result of body aches although I continue to go to the gym.
-Workouts are not as intense anymore.
PROS:
-My thinning crown hair has been stopped. My hair is coming back as normal. I never suffered from a receding hairline or thinning hair pre TRT.
Conclusion:
I think I can live, with the mitigations I had in place, with a thinner crown. I really felt better on TRT. Not only stronger, leaner, and a better sense of well being but I was also aroused easier and more frequent.
Probably will start on it again in 2 weeks or so after I get baseline blood work again.
Alright, so I voluntarily stopped TRT (Test Cyp + HCG injections) about 9 weeks ago. I was doing .35ml per week split into 3 doses (M W F, .1 .1 .15) and 300 ui of HCG on those same days. My Total T was 861 while free T was 28 on the labcorp scale.
Total T Norm = 348-1197
Free T Norm = 8.7-25.1
Estradiol Sensitive Norm = 8-35
Four weeks post abruptly stopping TRT
- Total T = 195 LOW
- Free T = 8.1 LOW
- Estradiol Sensitive = 16.8
Five weeks post abruptly stopping TRT
- Free T = 210 LOW
- Total T = 10.1 NORMAL
The 3rd and 4th week I was getting consistent morning wood. Really good! Libido was going down tho.
CONS:
-Now, almost 9 weeks after TRT, I rarely get morning wood and have absolutely zero interest in sex. I no longer get a woody when the wind blows! I feel neutered.
-Hardware works when I am finally slightly aroused. I enjoy the sex but I feel like if I am doing it more for my girlfriend. It takes a lot more stimulation to get it working too.
* This I don't understand because I still have dirty thoughts
-Muscle mass is not as before. Losing strength.
-Body aches more frequent.
-Gaining fat.
-Not exercising as much as a result of body aches although I continue to go to the gym.
-Workouts are not as intense anymore.
PROS:
-My thinning crown hair has been stopped. My hair is coming back as normal. I never suffered from a receding hairline or thinning hair pre TRT.
Conclusion:
I think I can live, with the mitigations I had in place, with a thinner crown. I really felt better on TRT. Not only stronger, leaner, and a better sense of well being but I was also aroused easier and more frequent.
Probably will start on it again in 2 weeks or so after I get baseline blood work again.
