I'm a guy with natural levels in the low 300s. I suffer from low libido, ED, low muscle mass, brain fog, no motivation, etc.
Back in 2022, I tried TRT for the first time, a dose of 150mg split into twice per week. I felt the effects within the first few weeks and I felt incredible, elevated mood, increase in muscle, very hard erections, etc. Weeks later, I started developing high heart rate, panic and anxiety, and talked to my TRT doctor what's going on. He told me to lower the dose but I still had issues. I quit TRT cold turkey (I had no knowledge about high E2 and thought I was dying) and my baseline was restored back to 325 ng/dl months later. (Mid-2022)
Fast forward, 2024-2026, I am a shell of myself with no drive, energy, limp dick. It is humiliating. Keep in mind, I am a skinny guy with GI issues for 10 years. My doctor chalked up my digestive issues to IBS but I later did a breath test and found out I have high hydrogen levels in my small intestine (SIBO). I decided to try TRT again since antibiotics failed me.
I have tried daily cypionate, twice per week, and even esters like Propionate. I got labwork done and it would show my levels around 900-1000 with good free T. Yet I feel nothing, even when taking an AI on and off. I wanted the benefits I initially got in 2022, even went back to my old 150mg dosage and nothing. If anything, despite my high testosterone, TRT causes me to even lose more muscle. I became weaker. I got off again and months later my natural test returned to baseline. My muscles slightly increased. What is going on? It is like my androgen receptors are rejecting synthetic testosterone? Why would it make me smaller and not feel anything? Limp dick and low libido still there. I miss the hard erections I got in 2022...it's like I have Post Finasteride Syndrome yet I have not taken anything like that or any SSRIS.
What do I do? What is the solution for guys like me where the receptors don't seem to function? Do I try proviron? Encomiphine? The cream? Why did TRT work for me initially years ago with good muscle gain, very hard erections, super high libido, good mood, etc? Why does TRT make me weaker now?
I dropped my labs below to see if it helps (140 mg daily cyp per week) was my recent labwork.
Back in 2022, I tried TRT for the first time, a dose of 150mg split into twice per week. I felt the effects within the first few weeks and I felt incredible, elevated mood, increase in muscle, very hard erections, etc. Weeks later, I started developing high heart rate, panic and anxiety, and talked to my TRT doctor what's going on. He told me to lower the dose but I still had issues. I quit TRT cold turkey (I had no knowledge about high E2 and thought I was dying) and my baseline was restored back to 325 ng/dl months later. (Mid-2022)
Fast forward, 2024-2026, I am a shell of myself with no drive, energy, limp dick. It is humiliating. Keep in mind, I am a skinny guy with GI issues for 10 years. My doctor chalked up my digestive issues to IBS but I later did a breath test and found out I have high hydrogen levels in my small intestine (SIBO). I decided to try TRT again since antibiotics failed me.
I have tried daily cypionate, twice per week, and even esters like Propionate. I got labwork done and it would show my levels around 900-1000 with good free T. Yet I feel nothing, even when taking an AI on and off. I wanted the benefits I initially got in 2022, even went back to my old 150mg dosage and nothing. If anything, despite my high testosterone, TRT causes me to even lose more muscle. I became weaker. I got off again and months later my natural test returned to baseline. My muscles slightly increased. What is going on? It is like my androgen receptors are rejecting synthetic testosterone? Why would it make me smaller and not feel anything? Limp dick and low libido still there. I miss the hard erections I got in 2022...it's like I have Post Finasteride Syndrome yet I have not taken anything like that or any SSRIS.
What do I do? What is the solution for guys like me where the receptors don't seem to function? Do I try proviron? Encomiphine? The cream? Why did TRT work for me initially years ago with good muscle gain, very hard erections, super high libido, good mood, etc? Why does TRT make me weaker now?
I dropped my labs below to see if it helps (140 mg daily cyp per week) was my recent labwork.
