this thread went cold, but this subject has been of interest to me for many years. I dont post much..obviously.
I am 40 now.
First cycle was at 25yrs old Test/Eq/dbol in 1999. 400test/wk, 150-300/wk eq, 20-40 mg Dbol/day. Although Tornel gear was notoriously under-dosed back then, so it may have been less mgs in actuality.
2nd cycle was later that year and it was test 4-600/wk 3-450eq/wk, then 4 weeks of tren 40-60mg and Winny 50mg EOD.
For the next 2 years, I Did 2-3 cycles per year of the same basic combo.
I always PCT with HCG and clomid back then. I always "felt" my test come back to where I felt "normal". I actually never had my test levels tested back then.
I describe "normal" back then as, not having to wake up and piss at 4am 5 am and 6am. Waking up with morning wood (sorry for the description), bowel movements on time, my "boys" returning to normal size etc etc. These things are affected when im on gear for a prolonged period. When I come off they return to normal.
around 27-28 yrs old, I took a 1.5 yr break. no cycles. All my physiological functions went back to "normal".
However.... around 2003-04 ish, when I got back into it, M1T had just come on the market. Tried it. holy shit it worked. I had tried the unmethylated andro products before it, most pretty much sucked. But the M1T got huge and ripped. people accused me of being "on juice" on just 20mg of m1t per day (altho i seem to be a serious "responder" to juice).
Shortly after that superdrol, M4ohn, m4oht, M4add, phera plex, promagnon(R.I.P) and whole bunch of other methylated compounds started hitting the market.
I started using them as training boosters. in cycles etc for the next 2 years. still noticed my test function returning to fairly normal.
Until about 32-33 years old. at this time there were a lot of pheromone derivatives and progestin derivatives on the market. Since using those, Ive never bounced back the same. I never knew if it was my age or the many cycles or the types of compounds, or a combo (likley).
I stopped getting morning wood around 33-34 ish. never returned. Its not an impotence thing. I still have full function. My physiology, my sleep wake cycles have never gone back to normal.
Ive stayed on test for the majority of the past 4 years. about 200 mg per week. gets tough to stick myself repeatedly.
Ive been intending to formulate my own sub-lingual HPCD liquid or tabs for convenience. My ass and quads are mainly scar tissue by this point.
All of the functions that are related to hypothalamic function are what seem to be compromised. I have a peptide regimine I intend to start wit some HCG nolvla, tormi etc.. I am curious to see how my body responds after years of gear usage.
Im sure guys may be reluctant to answer this, but have any of you lost morning wood? what age?
anyone else notice physiological changes (besides shrinkage) from prolonged cycles (over 6-8 months)? ..I dont want to high-jack the thread, If this is not on topic I apologize.