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nyackanich — Fri, 15 Sep 2023 15:55:16 +0000

Hello. I saw where you were shutting down the Facebook page so I hopped onto this new web site, Glad you are still out there for us Brandon. Best of luck with this new approach.

afternoon everyone.

Kyleb — Thu, 07 Sep 2023 13:19:54 +0000

afternoon, evening or morning depending on where we all hail from.
love the podcast and fb group.
I'm here because i am basically forced to be on TRT, and hoping that someone has been on a similar path and can give me guidance to dialing myself in.
Bit of background for myself.
13 years or so ago i was diagnosed sterile, with primary hypogonadism. by balls were like a bulls tit. they did nothing. my total testosterone was 2 nmol/L or about 56 ng/dl. my urologist put me through all the topical creams, gels patches etc. even tried HCG in the early stages. But my levels would never hold. the dosages were from 35mg/ week upto about 80mg/week. i got upto low 400s max, but after a while it would drop back down again into the low 200s or less.
i was last on three patches a day, which equated to about 105 mg/week, but i was crashing again, so a year ago i made the decision to get back into injections. with alot of guidance from the fb page, podcast and other online sources, i started microdosing myself with my local doctors approval. starting at 120mg /week split into first 2 doses then 3.

through trial and error and labs, i have been able to get myself upto comfortably 900 which my doc didnt like, so went back to 150 mg/week which came down to 770ish.
but altho i have been able to keep my total up, im still feeling like crap. next to no energy, not quite brain fog, but tiredness, ed has gotten worse, from delayed ej, now to loosing interest in the middle of sessions.
i havnt been able to the stage of dialed in, feeling energetic and proactive which is what im aiming for.
i have moved to 6 injections a week of 25mg, one per day with one rest day, taking grape seed extract and Dimm.
took hcg for a while, and now trying pregnenalone and dhea. with all these extras i have felt no difference in anything apart from less energy.
my labs show prolactin is within normal limits, e2 just above the 5% range.
SHBG has always been low about 12 to 14. so my free T has always been high.

I was wondering if anyone can give me insight as to weather the fact that basically only have the shells of testes means that alot of the suppliments normally used for ed and energy wont work, or if anyone else has had a full vasectomy and has come out the other end able to get alot of energy to do things etc.

i was thinking next appointment is with my urologist and an endocrinologist, and i was going to chat about the possibility of an AI to bring my e2 down a bit further to see if it would help with energy, ed and sensitiviy, and potentially going onto cialis.
any input would be helpful, as so far i seem to be a shitty out of the ordinary case and just want to feel decent.
thanks for having me onboard.

Ace 50 - Living in Asia

airport73 — Fri, 19 May 2023 22:11:14 +0000

Hello,

I just turned 50 and I'm currently living in Taiwan and about to move to Vietnam.

I'm an American. I work here in Asia and I work out 2-3 times per week lifting weights, I also ride a bike about 25 minutes a day and walk 3000-10,000 steps a day. I can't run anymore because of knee problems.

I drink every other weekend 2-3 beers max. I eat mostly chicken and rice and some vegetables with a cheat meal on the weekend.

My weight is around 159 lbs. which is good but I would like to try to add some muscle.

I've had thyroid issues in the past but I'm not currently on any medications for it. It seems to be ok if I manage my lifestyle and stress.

After feeling very tired lately, I got my testosterone and thyroid checked. My thyroid was fine but test was low. So I'm seriously considering going on TRT after I get to Vietnam. My biggest concern is losing my libido after going on TRT.

New guy here

Illustrious_mix — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 18:06:30 +0000

Hey all, been a podcast listener for a while. I decided it was time to join in the forum. Look forward to learning as much as possible!

Approval of posts? What to say and not to say?

Divisiblewall — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 17:21:41 +0000

Just wondering how posts are approved, if not approved is there any notification, and is there "key words" that shouldn't be said or mentioned?

Navigating this Forum??

Divisiblewall — Mon, 20 Mar 2023 15:27:26 +0000

Ive noticed over the last couple of days that some people are able to change their photos and edit their profile. Im using this forum while at work on a desktop and CAN NOT figure out how to edit my profile/account. Im curious if I am just an idiot or if this is something other members are having issues with. I noticed that maybe 2% of the members have changed their photos from the stock photo, is that because others also can't figure it out or is it people just dont care?

Nervous about starting

tomlikebeetroot — Sun, 05 Mar 2023 09:02:00 +0000

Hi All,

I'm seriously nervous about starting.

History is back in 2019 I felt like I was having a mental breakdown of sorts, getting into verbal arguments at work etc, walking out halfway through the day when it all felt too much etc. Went to see a psychologist to figure out what was going on, psychologist suggested it was very likely I might have low testosterone, so spoke to a doctor and got some blood tests done, came back as right at the bottom of the reference range but the doctor didn't want to start TRT due to my age (34 at the time), so I didn't progress at all.

Fast forward to 2022, symptoms still pretty much the same, constant anxiety, moodiness, really bad indecisiveness, total lack of motivation, seriously struggle with recovering after a workout, struggle to get through most days without a nap, went for some bloods again, still quite low end as attached.

Spoken with an online clinic here in Australia, who has suggested to start on Primoteston depot 250, HCG (for fertility) and Exemestane.

Now I am just struggling to make the decision to actually get started. I'm really interested the benefits, but I'm just really terrified about started for some reason.

Any advice from other members would be much appreciated.

Hello!

Burgh — Mon, 27 Feb 2023 22:22:08 +0000

Hi everyone, just joined the community here, looking forward to some informative posts and interactions. I've been researching TRT for a few months now but have yet to take the plunge. I'm 48 now and my total numbers over the past few years have been from 320 back in 2019 to 507 just a couple of months ago. I don't feel any different at ~500 than I did a few years ago but I'm sure like many of you I can check almost every box off of the symptoms list so I know that I need to do something sooner than later. I appreciate all of the sharing that you have done, and thanks to Brandon of course for the awesome community that he has created!

Labido

Marcis2121. — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 17:35:34 +0000

Anyone on here experienced or are experiencing erectile disfunction? Let's be adults and comment positive feeds. I've never had issues up until now age 36 I started to be treated with testosterone and kinda freaked out about this. Please if anyone can be kind enough to share their experience. Am I doing something wrong? I'm doing 1 full cc every 3.5 days and tacking estrogen blocker with it

new Hormone Doctor here- Hello all!!

Dreric — Fri, 10 Feb 2023 18:31:24 +0000

Hi all

I am new here; I am in Ohio but do telemedicine all over the country. Hoping to meet some great people here and provide some value and knowledge! I am a health and performance optimization physician and do all things related to hormones, peptides, anti-aging and cellular medicine/muscle medicine. I go by Dr. Eric the Fitness Physician on social media and just did a podcast with the originator of this forum.

Have a great week everyone!!

Dr. Eric