ValkyrieXB70
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Hey all, over two years ago I made an introductory post after being on TRT for a few months. I wanted to provide an update.
Originally I went on TRT through Defy Medical due to low-T symptoms, some of which felt severe to me. The worst symptoms were depression, mood swings, tiredness, and fatigue. The former came to a head one day when I broke down and cried most of the day, going "WTF is wrong with me?" The latter occurred when driving: I'd nod off after maybe 15-30 minutes in the car, even after a good night of sleep. My eyes were dry, and I'd get cross-eyed too. This all happened even with a decent diet, regular exercise, and adequate sleep. No one else I knew would fall asleep so easily while driving a car. Initial T levels were 445-495 ng/dl total T, and 7.5-9.3 ng/dl free T. E2 was 17, SHBG roughly 45-50 nmol/L, so high on their scale
I started at 128 mg/wk of test cypionate and 1000 IU/week HCG, both split twice-weekly, and they helped substantially. The mood lift occurred within 3 weeks; even a friend of mine remarked like I went "from Eeyore to Tigger" just talking on the phone. I got by on less sleep, and had way more day to day energy with way less of an afternoon slump. Eventually the mood boost died off somewhat, though I still felt way better than initially. Later we tried upping my test to 160 mg/week. It provided a very small temporary boost. We later added in deca at 100mg/wk to further help my joints.
The first shots freaked me out a bit and took over an hour as I read throuugh everything multiple times and poked a finger into my VG multiple times, "is this REALLY the correct spot?" When I finally did it, I felt hardly any pain (Defy sent me 25g 5/8" needles-they were spot on!) and there was little soreness the next day. I was worked up over nothing. After that "big shot" the HCG with the 30g insulin syringe was a piece of cake.
Gym results went from a slow decline in strength to maintenance and increasing strength levels. My best natty sumo deadlift was 350lb x 5 reps for a single set under the strict guidance of a powerlifting trainer. On the 160/wk + deca I worked up to a 405lbx5 sumo deadlift before various illnesses and injuries set me back.
About 9 months back I switched to the "dark side" of full on steroid use after many months of research, sourced from underground labs and all. Given the purpose of these forums I won't delve into many of those details other than to say that the steroids do not do the work! They provide marginal extra value without an awesome diet, training,and sleep plan. I've tried test C, deca, mast E, and tren E. The only one that seems to really work for the gym gains is tren enanthate in my experience, which is a can of worms. I've only used it for a couple weeks and already noticed strength gains. No mental sides yet, but I am watching for those like a hawk. It took me 3 tries to find gear that does not hurt either during or after injection.
I'm giving myself a couple more years to play around with the full on AAS/HGH before cutting back to HRT-maybe I can settle in on some test, primo, and HGH to minimize harms while enjoying the benefits. I am actually starting a carnivore diet shortly to see if it can help with fat loss (in conjunction with the tren and other AAS), which is very hard for me otherwise, requiring extreme deprivation as a natty. I'd have to do a keto diet, eating once every other day, for decent weight loss, and that was accompanied by moderate strength loss to boot.I lost 40 lbs in 16 weeks that way but gained most of it back, some as muscle as I was working with a trainer at that time.
In a nutshell: I'm glad I went on TRT, it was one of the best decisions I've made, and would do it again in a heartbeat. Steroids are fun but risky. I feel better on full-on steroids than I did low-T natty. Needles suck, but not as much as low-T. Maybe I didn't "need" TRT according to some, as I didn't have all the extreme suffering perhaps, but nonetheless it's been a huge boost to my quality of life and is worth it to me. The health benefits of not crashing cars due to drowsiness should not be underestimated!
Originally I went on TRT through Defy Medical due to low-T symptoms, some of which felt severe to me. The worst symptoms were depression, mood swings, tiredness, and fatigue. The former came to a head one day when I broke down and cried most of the day, going "WTF is wrong with me?" The latter occurred when driving: I'd nod off after maybe 15-30 minutes in the car, even after a good night of sleep. My eyes were dry, and I'd get cross-eyed too. This all happened even with a decent diet, regular exercise, and adequate sleep. No one else I knew would fall asleep so easily while driving a car. Initial T levels were 445-495 ng/dl total T, and 7.5-9.3 ng/dl free T. E2 was 17, SHBG roughly 45-50 nmol/L, so high on their scale
I started at 128 mg/wk of test cypionate and 1000 IU/week HCG, both split twice-weekly, and they helped substantially. The mood lift occurred within 3 weeks; even a friend of mine remarked like I went "from Eeyore to Tigger" just talking on the phone. I got by on less sleep, and had way more day to day energy with way less of an afternoon slump. Eventually the mood boost died off somewhat, though I still felt way better than initially. Later we tried upping my test to 160 mg/week. It provided a very small temporary boost. We later added in deca at 100mg/wk to further help my joints.
The first shots freaked me out a bit and took over an hour as I read throuugh everything multiple times and poked a finger into my VG multiple times, "is this REALLY the correct spot?" When I finally did it, I felt hardly any pain (Defy sent me 25g 5/8" needles-they were spot on!) and there was little soreness the next day. I was worked up over nothing. After that "big shot" the HCG with the 30g insulin syringe was a piece of cake.
Gym results went from a slow decline in strength to maintenance and increasing strength levels. My best natty sumo deadlift was 350lb x 5 reps for a single set under the strict guidance of a powerlifting trainer. On the 160/wk + deca I worked up to a 405lbx5 sumo deadlift before various illnesses and injuries set me back.
About 9 months back I switched to the "dark side" of full on steroid use after many months of research, sourced from underground labs and all. Given the purpose of these forums I won't delve into many of those details other than to say that the steroids do not do the work! They provide marginal extra value without an awesome diet, training,and sleep plan. I've tried test C, deca, mast E, and tren E. The only one that seems to really work for the gym gains is tren enanthate in my experience, which is a can of worms. I've only used it for a couple weeks and already noticed strength gains. No mental sides yet, but I am watching for those like a hawk. It took me 3 tries to find gear that does not hurt either during or after injection.
I'm giving myself a couple more years to play around with the full on AAS/HGH before cutting back to HRT-maybe I can settle in on some test, primo, and HGH to minimize harms while enjoying the benefits. I am actually starting a carnivore diet shortly to see if it can help with fat loss (in conjunction with the tren and other AAS), which is very hard for me otherwise, requiring extreme deprivation as a natty. I'd have to do a keto diet, eating once every other day, for decent weight loss, and that was accompanied by moderate strength loss to boot.I lost 40 lbs in 16 weeks that way but gained most of it back, some as muscle as I was working with a trainer at that time.
In a nutshell: I'm glad I went on TRT, it was one of the best decisions I've made, and would do it again in a heartbeat. Steroids are fun but risky. I feel better on full-on steroids than I did low-T natty. Needles suck, but not as much as low-T. Maybe I didn't "need" TRT according to some, as I didn't have all the extreme suffering perhaps, but nonetheless it's been a huge boost to my quality of life and is worth it to me. The health benefits of not crashing cars due to drowsiness should not be underestimated!