Getting off TRT after 2 years

[Antisosa]

Hello all. Looking for a little guidance. I have been taking 40mg of testosterone cypionate every 3.5 days. And 300 iu e3d of hcG.

I have been trying to have kids and want to get off TRT since I have not had any luck for over 1 year. Hoping this will help.

I am given the test cyp from a Dr and the hcG from an online source. Is it safe to go cold turkey and keep doing the hcG? I don't have access to clomid as I've read that's a possibility. Can anyone recommend or guide me in this?

Age: 31

 

[Cataceous]

Clomid would give you the best chance, but you can make the transition to hCG monotherapy, which according to Dr. Saya is a step up from your current treatment. Rather than going cold turkey it might be easier on you to gradually reduce the testosterone dose while raising the hCG.

 

[BigBamBoo]

I was on TRT for about a year. I stopped cold turkey. No crash. No mood swings.

I had prepared myself mentally and was expecting a few rough weeks, but it was no big deal.

I understand everyone is different. Good luck to you.

 

[Antisosa]

Thanks for the reply. We’re you taking hcg? Did your estrogen sky rocket?

 

[Systemlord]

Lots of men have found great success with FSH injections all while remaining on TRT.

 

[Charliebizz]

I was on TRT for about a year. I stopped cold turkey. No crash. No mood swings.

I had prepared myself mentally and was expecting a few rough weeks, but it was no big deal.

I understand everyone is different. Good luck to you.

Same for me no crash not much of a different feeling but trt also didn’t do much for me to begin with

 

[Antisosa]

How long were you on TRt for? Did you use hcG? Also, just went cold turkey or tapered off?

 

[CoastWatcher]

How much HCG are you taking at this point? The same 300iu every three days?

 

[StepbyStep]

I stopped on December 23rd. I continued HCG at 500iu EOD for two weeks after stopping the test. IMO I would inject the HCG EOD, and do so for three weeks after your last Test shot.

 

[Antisosa]

I stopped on December 23rd. I continued HCG at 500iu EOD for two weeks after stopping the test. IMO I would inject the HCG EOD, and do so for three weeks after your last Test shot.

After 3 weeks, you stopped injecting the hcG?

 

[Antisosa]

How much HCG are you taking at this point? The same 300iu every three days?

Yes 300iu every 3 days

 

[Antisosa]

Clomid would give you the best chance, but you can make the transition to hCG monotherapy, which according to Dr. Saya is a step up from your current treatment. Rather than going cold turkey it might be easier on you to gradually reduce the testosterone dose while raising the hCG.

So I already have gone 14 days without test and kept up with the hcG. I’m not sure if I made a mistake doing this.

 

[StepbyStep]

After 3 weeks, you stopped injecting the hcG?

I stopped after 2 weeks, but looking back I would recommend 3 weeks. My balls started shutting down during the 3rd week for me because I stopped taking HCG, and still had enough Testosterone Cypionate in my system to keep my HPTA suppressed.

 

[StepbyStep]

So I already have gone 14 days without test and kept up with the hcG. I’m not sure if I made a mistake doing this.

If you want to transition to HCG mono anytime is fine. I transitioned from TRT to HCG mono last year and after three months my sperm count went from 0 to 17 million. I believe I was taking around 1000iu x3 per week at that point.

 

[Vince]

You can get a generic clomid from India pharmacies.

 

[Antisosa]

I stopped after 2 weeks, but looking back I would recommend 3 weeks. My balls started shutting down during the 3rd week for me because I stopped taking HCG, and still had enough Testosterone Cypionate in my system to keep my HPTA suppressed.

Ok so you did cold turkey on the testosterone and then strictly hCG For 2 weeks. And then no more injections ?

 

[StepbyStep]

Ok so you did cold turkey on the testosterone and then strictly hCG For 2 weeks. And then no more injections ?

That is correct.

 

[BigBamBoo]

Thanks for the reply. We’re you taking hcg? Did your estrogen sky rocket?

Yes, HCG caused elevated E issues for me.

 

[Antisosa]

Yes, HCG caused elevated E issues for me.

How did you mitigate the E

 

[BigBamBoo]

I changed to more frequent injections. Going from every 3.5 day protocol to M-W-F. That dropped my E2 almost in half.