should i start TRT?

[hollaback6]

hey guys so i have used gear off and on for about 10 years. I ran into some health issues and got off everything in late march. Levels tanked and my total testosterone was 150ng/dl and 200/ng dl. I started on clomid for 6 weeks and my numbers were:

total testosterone: 422 ng/dl
Free Test: 90
Estradiol 36.2
SHBG: 19

I feel slightly better but not by much. I was hoping to get my levels into the 800 range but that doesnt look like its going to happen. Whats your guys opinion on starting trt?

 

[buck]

It is a personal choice. Depending on age middle of the range would be normal. I started TRT with numbers like yours. It is life long it you do it.

 

[hollaback6]

It is a personal choice. Depending on age middle of the range would be normal. I started TRT with numbers like yours. It is life long it you do it.

yea i am about to be 36 in march so i would think that is low for my age

 

[j4ever]

hey guys so i have used gear off and on for about 10 years. I ran into some health issues and got off everything in late march. Levels tanked and my total testosterone was 150ng/dl and 200/ng dl. I started on clomid for 6 weeks and my numbers were:

total testosterone: 422 ng/dl
Free Test: 90
Estradiol 36.2
SHBG: 19

I feel slightly better but not by much. I was hoping to get my levels into the 800 range but that doesnt look like its going to happen. Whats your guys opinion on starting trt?

i dont think nobody can answer that question for you, as it will depend heavily on how you feel, i will just say that i was off everything for for a few years, and did not come back enough, propped myself up with clomid for awhile, it improved numbers but not really the way i felt, i qualified for TRT 4-5 years before i started, i finally started at age 50, when i started there was no doubt in my mind that i needed, hell my wife was going to the gym with me and i had no motivation/drive even in everyday life, in between sets i would just sit there, she would say come on bitch get going, lol, i guess my point is i pushed it as long as i could because i knew it would be for life, i have seen people in the mid 20s talking about getting on trt they have no concept of time, also i never understood someone that is on trt then gets off after a year or 2 well that tells me that did not need it in the first place, no way in hell i could come off, good luck!

 

[hollaback6]

i dont think nobody can answer that question for you, as it will depend heavily on how you feel, i will just say that i was off everything for for a few years, and did not come back enough, propped myself up with clomid for awhile, it improved numbers but not really the way i felt, i qualified for TRT 4-5 years before i started, i finally started at age 50, when i started there was no doubt in my mind that i needed, hell my wife was going to the gym with me and i had no motivation/drive even in everyday life, in between sets i would just sit there, she would say come on bitch get going, lol, i guess my point is i pushed it as long as i could because i knew it would be for life, i have seen people in the mid 20s talking about getting on trt they have no concept of time, also i never understood someone that is on trt then gets off after a year or 2 well that tells me that did not need it in the first place, no way in hell i could come off, good luck!

I appreciate your input, the clomid improved my testosterone levels but like you, I did not see much improvement and how i felt. I decided on starting trt and had my first shot last week. We are starting off at 40mg twice weekly of test cyp. I am excited to feel normal again.