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<blockquote data-quote="lcvl" data-source="post: 254015" data-attributes="member: 5407"><p>Hi everybody,</p><p></p><p>I'm reviving this very, very old thread. Hope you guys don't mind. </p><p></p><p>When I first created it I was just at the beginning of my TRT journey here in Spain, and today it's exactly 8 years (to the day) since I wrote that original post.</p><p></p><p>Despite the initial doubts about the effectiveness of the treatment, once TRT settled in, the past 8 years have been quite a steady ride.</p><p></p><p>The endo ended up recommending a weekly dose of 125mg TESTEX PROLONGATUM and that kept me stable in the T upper range with no side effects for all this time.</p><p></p><p>Yes, just Test... Don't even try to ask for anything else. That's the way they do it here in Spain.</p><p></p><p>For a few months I tried splitting the dose in half (2 x weekly) but honestly I didn't feel any different to justify the hassle of an extra injection every week.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, back to the present.</p><p></p><p>Today the endo proposed to stop TRT cold turkey. </p><p>For no apparent reason. Just like that. She didn't even bother to do some more recent blood work.</p><p></p><p>"You've been on it for so long. Let's stop for 6-8 weeks and see if your body is able to restart on its own."</p><p></p><p>After 8 years of treatment. At 51 y/o. </p><p>No need to say I was speechless.</p><p></p><p>"It's normal medical procedure. Sometimes the body can restart its own T production. We have to give it a try."</p><p></p><p>I tried to explain how terrible I felt the couple of years before starting TRT but she insisted that was her advice.</p><p></p><p>"You can still look for a second opinion"</p><p></p><p>You bet I will... I'm already looking for different specialists in the area, but in the meantime I wanted to ask the more experienced members here on the forum... </p><p></p><p>Is that REALLY common medical practice?</p><p>Stopping TRT cold turkey, after so many years of treatment, with everything going and feeling well? </p><p>Is the body able to heal on its own the primary hypogonadism it was diagnosed with years ago?</p><p></p><p>Back in 2015-2016 I did a pretty good amount off research on the subject and I don't remember having ever read anything similar.</p><p></p><p>Maybe you guys here can offer some help and insights.</p><p></p><p>Thank you in advance.</p><p>L</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lcvl, post: 254015, member: 5407"] Hi everybody, I'm reviving this very, very old thread. Hope you guys don't mind. When I first created it I was just at the beginning of my TRT journey here in Spain, and today it's exactly 8 years (to the day) since I wrote that original post. Despite the initial doubts about the effectiveness of the treatment, once TRT settled in, the past 8 years have been quite a steady ride. The endo ended up recommending a weekly dose of 125mg TESTEX PROLONGATUM and that kept me stable in the T upper range with no side effects for all this time. Yes, just Test... Don't even try to ask for anything else. That's the way they do it here in Spain. For a few months I tried splitting the dose in half (2 x weekly) but honestly I didn't feel any different to justify the hassle of an extra injection every week. Anyway, back to the present. Today the endo proposed to stop TRT cold turkey. For no apparent reason. Just like that. She didn't even bother to do some more recent blood work. "You've been on it for so long. Let's stop for 6-8 weeks and see if your body is able to restart on its own." After 8 years of treatment. At 51 y/o. No need to say I was speechless. "It's normal medical procedure. Sometimes the body can restart its own T production. We have to give it a try." I tried to explain how terrible I felt the couple of years before starting TRT but she insisted that was her advice. "You can still look for a second opinion" You bet I will... I'm already looking for different specialists in the area, but in the meantime I wanted to ask the more experienced members here on the forum... Is that REALLY common medical practice? Stopping TRT cold turkey, after so many years of treatment, with everything going and feeling well? Is the body able to heal on its own the primary hypogonadism it was diagnosed with years ago? Back in 2015-2016 I did a pretty good amount off research on the subject and I don't remember having ever read anything similar. Maybe you guys here can offer some help and insights. Thank you in advance. L [/QUOTE]
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