New to TRT. Received first labs. Concerned and need help.

[Phil Goodman]

How about starting a thread dedicated to whatever it is you're arguing about and leave this and other threads to the specifics of the OP's topic. This has become like bar fight that spills out of one bar and goes up and down the street into other bars.

My contribution to that thread would be: Start low and adjust up as needed since it will generally be easier and faster to assess the effect of an increase in dose rather than a decease.

Yeah, agreed and I’ll stop the discussion in this thread since we’re just going round in circles. Cat is a lost cause but everyone else can read and decide how they interpret the things we’ve both shared. I only brought it up again in this thread since he continues to say the same things even though evidence has been shared with him, so if he does it again I’ll just post that one study and leave it at that so the OP of any threads going forward can read it and decide for themselves.

Sorry for the distraction guys.

 

[Cataceous]

Yeah, agreed and I’ll stop the discussion in this thread since we’re just going round in circles. Cat is a lost cause but everyone else can read and decide how they interpret the things we’ve both shared. I only brought it up again in this thread since he continues to say the same things even though evidence has been shared with him, so if he does it again I’ll just post that one study and leave it at that so the OP of any threads going forward can read it and decide for themselves.

Sorry for the distraction guys.

I will continue to advise newcomers coming to this site with problems that a low-and-slow approach is preferred, backed up by scientific and anecdotal evidence. If you're going to keep butting in with contrary and harmful advice that is unsupported by any serious evidence then you can expect continued pushback.

 

[Willyt]

How about starting a thread dedicated to whatever it is you're arguing about and leave this and other threads to the specifics of the OP's topic. This has become like bar fight that spills out of one bar and goes up and down the street into other bars.

My contribution to that thread would be: Start low and adjust up as needed since it will generally be easier and faster to assess the effect of an increase in dose rather than a decease.

Its a great discussion to have because Phil and Cat represent two different schools of thought. That's what makes this forum so invaluable versus the steroid culture chat groups.

Agreed it would be better if posted in standalone thread. But damn I wish could have seen their discussion early on in my TRT journey years ago.

 

[Vince]

I will continue to advise newcomers coming to this site with problems that a low-and-slow approach is preferred, backed up by scientific and anecdotal evidence. If you're going to keep butting in with contrary and harmful advice that is unsupported by any serious evidence then you can expect continued pushback.

Yes, we will continue pushing back.

 

[mr.craig.smith]

Yes, we will continue pushing back.

Hi all - I have zero intentions of trying to hijaack this thread, so I apologize in advance. I tried to create a separate post/thread but for some reason it is saying my account doesn't have those priveledges (?).

I recently had some follow up labwork done aftering being on therapy for 8 months, and I have some questions about the results and the feedback the provider gave me. What would be the best way to go about that?

I made a previous post a few months back - should I just comment on that thread to continue it?

Thanks!

 

[Vince]

Hi all - I have zero intentions of trying to hijaack this thread, so I apologize in advance. I tried to create a separate post/thread but for some reason it is saying my account doesn't have those priveledges (?).

I recently had some follow up labwork done aftering being on therapy for 8 months, and I have some questions about the results and the feedback the provider gave me. What would be the best way to go about that?

I made a previous post a few months back - should I just comment on that thread to continue it?

Thanks!

I see your thread from May. You should be able to start a new thread. I would try again. Hopefully it will work.

 

[trtguy8]

I just want to thank everyone that chimed in to give me help and advice. Truly appreciated!

There are clearly different views on how to approach TRT and I appreciate the debate. That is how we all learn, right?

I am a big fan of start low, go slow. I have spent a very long time trying to find the source of my symptoms. During that time, I have tried so many different medicines, targeted at so many different issues. I have always tried to only make one change at a time so I have the best chance of seeing the real correlation between the new medicine and how it affects me. Once you start adding multiple variables, it is hard to know cause and effect (both in improvement in symptoms, but also side effects.)

When I started TRT a little over 3 months ago, based on my limited research, I thought 100mg/week was a "low dose."

With my free testosterone numbers going so high (at the trough of my injection timeline), I've chosen to reduce my dose to 40mg twice a week. I will give it a few months, do new bloodtests, and decide where to go from there. If I start to lose the gains I made and don't see improvement with my other symptoms that led me down this road, then I will likely go back up - maybe even higher than the 100mg I started with. I don't know. I will base it on maintaining my progress, other symptom improvements (or lack thereof), and side effects. That is what makes sense for me. It may take a bit of time to try different things and get the feedback I need to find my sweet spot, but that's ok.

Wishing everyone on this forum the best of luck in their journey. And thank you again for the advice, debate, and just generally giving a crap enough to take the time to share!!