TransitPoloce
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I've been on TRT for 12 months and slowly but surely noticing more side effects over the last few months. I'm unsure if they are all from TRT or I am just more aware of them. Currently on 62.5mg Test E and 300mcg Hcg x 2 per week. (125mg Test E + 600mcg HCG total per week)
Now one or two of these side effects isn't too bad, but when I look at them in total I have to wonder if it's even worth staying on TRT as I'm sure more will come up in the next 50 years.
Here's a list:
- Acne on Body and face. Body acne is worse, as I'd never had any before. I used to think I wouldn't mind some acne but it definitely makes me more self conscious and anxious about taking off shirt in front of people. Facial acne isn't too bad, but much worse than normal. It's probably the worst it's been in my life at 32, so annoying when I thought I had grown out of it.
-Increased blushing / redness on face. Annoying, makes me self conscious.
- More oily skin, more blemishes and skin problems in general besides just acne
-Night sweats - I can't wear a shirt or socks to bed otherwise I wake up with the sheets covered in sweat
- Worse sleep since starting TRT. Unsure of the direct relationship, but I've been sleeping much lighter lately, waking up more frequently. I seem to be waking up with bad anxiety during the night which isn't normal for me
- Testical shrinkage. I use HCG so this isn't an issue currently, when I was just on Test it was an issue
- Less ejaculation
- Hair thinning - I'd noticed some very minor thinning, but before TRT I'd never thought about losing hair in my life, now I seem to be stressing about it every time I look into the mirror.
- Hair growth - hair popping up in random laces, thicker hair, back hair. More hair everywhere except my head.
- Can feel my heart beat a little more. Not sure if it's related, I just notice my heart beat a little louder when I lie down to sleep.
- More frequent urination. I'd always had a small bladder, but seems to be much more frequent since TRT.
- Increased anxiety - I've always had some level of anxiety but it seems to be at a much higher level since TRT.
- Numbness / tingling feeling in arms and legs. Eg I will get a numb leg after sitting on the toilet for too long, or sitting cross legged for 5 minutes.
- More frequent herpes outbreaks? (This I have never heard of, but I used to get a herpes outbreak once every few years, now they average one every 2 months since TRT. I'm unsure of the reason)
Good Side effects:
-Increased strength
- Much Easier to keep low bodyfat and gain muscle
- Increased Libido / more erections. This can be a good and a bad thing, it's so easy to get an erection it can be an annoyance
Most of these aren't really unexpected, it just seems I wan't prepared for the amount of symptoms before beginning TRT. Are all these side effects typical?
Now one or two of these side effects isn't too bad, but when I look at them in total I have to wonder if it's even worth staying on TRT as I'm sure more will come up in the next 50 years.
Here's a list:
- Acne on Body and face. Body acne is worse, as I'd never had any before. I used to think I wouldn't mind some acne but it definitely makes me more self conscious and anxious about taking off shirt in front of people. Facial acne isn't too bad, but much worse than normal. It's probably the worst it's been in my life at 32, so annoying when I thought I had grown out of it.
-Increased blushing / redness on face. Annoying, makes me self conscious.
- More oily skin, more blemishes and skin problems in general besides just acne
-Night sweats - I can't wear a shirt or socks to bed otherwise I wake up with the sheets covered in sweat
- Worse sleep since starting TRT. Unsure of the direct relationship, but I've been sleeping much lighter lately, waking up more frequently. I seem to be waking up with bad anxiety during the night which isn't normal for me
- Testical shrinkage. I use HCG so this isn't an issue currently, when I was just on Test it was an issue
- Less ejaculation
- Hair thinning - I'd noticed some very minor thinning, but before TRT I'd never thought about losing hair in my life, now I seem to be stressing about it every time I look into the mirror.
- Hair growth - hair popping up in random laces, thicker hair, back hair. More hair everywhere except my head.
- Can feel my heart beat a little more. Not sure if it's related, I just notice my heart beat a little louder when I lie down to sleep.
- More frequent urination. I'd always had a small bladder, but seems to be much more frequent since TRT.
- Increased anxiety - I've always had some level of anxiety but it seems to be at a much higher level since TRT.
- Numbness / tingling feeling in arms and legs. Eg I will get a numb leg after sitting on the toilet for too long, or sitting cross legged for 5 minutes.
- More frequent herpes outbreaks? (This I have never heard of, but I used to get a herpes outbreak once every few years, now they average one every 2 months since TRT. I'm unsure of the reason)
Good Side effects:
-Increased strength
- Much Easier to keep low bodyfat and gain muscle
- Increased Libido / more erections. This can be a good and a bad thing, it's so easy to get an erection it can be an annoyance
Most of these aren't really unexpected, it just seems I wan't prepared for the amount of symptoms before beginning TRT. Are all these side effects typical?
