Age you started HRT?

[patsfan1379]

33

First blood work my test was about 231 and was put on patch. Made my skin break out at location and went to androgel 1%. Was only able to bring up test level to about 445 and still had sexual functions at half par. Went to depo-t to about 200/mg everyother week. Good thing about dr is he advisesd me to get in the gym to help out with health (high blood pressure, high cholest). I did and indeed it did lower them. Told dr i was recovering very slow though and he increase my depo-t to 200/mg a week and now insurance is paying for everything including pct and hcg. Growing like a weed!!

wow, thats great! whats your fertility like?

 

[drifter75]

30. Felt like crap. Doc told me I had low test but wanted me to take more vitamins. I looked to another doc.

 

[medical]

I just "self prescribed" at 43!

 

[inexile]

might be starting ...
am 23 hav alll the symptoms done a few big cycles in the past with shitty pct ..didnt really notice the symptoms until about a year and a half after my last cycle

got my blood tests done and test results came back as in the normal range except for prolactin which was slightly elevated

been basically feelin shitty ,depressed ,anxious, moody, low libido, girly etc etc ..

Endo put me on dostinex as i had slightly elevated prolactin levels and also on arcalion to figure out if my low sex drive was related to hpta and dopamine levels thou it did increasse energy levels (alcalion) it wasnt much help with the libido... was on arcalion (sulbatimine) treatment for 3 mths .

after this i was put on a SSRI (sertraline) for another 3 weeks to check wether depression was the cause of low sex drive etc ...no change with this either

now im on andriol testocaps (testosterone undecanoate) 40mg twice a day for 2weeks
and todays the 9th day. libido ,mood and wellbeings improved a bit ...much more than with all the other treatments iv taken (libido being the main factor)

will be seeing the endo in a few days...not sure what he has planned
maybe i might hav to take TRT but hope i can do a high dose hcg ,clomid ,nolvadex cycle to bring my balls back on line...any suggestions?

if he does put me one trt ill prob make him giv me 100mg/wk of enanthate with hcg every week..acc to what iv read,,,lets see

 

[solidspine]

Did my first cycle at age 47,


Been on gear most of the past 5 years, currently 56
Have not started HRT yet.

November cycle looks like this:

D-bol from Russia
Primo
Test
Fina/Tren
Winny


I know the dosage, PCT, Anti-E, any GEAR I should add? Any gear that would help this cycle?

I think I will investigate homebrewing before I investigate HRT

 

[kbrkbr]

Did my first cycle at age 47,


Been on gear most of the past 5 years, currently 56
Have not started HRT yet.

November cycle looks like this:

D-bol from Russia
Primo
Test
Fina/Tren
Winny


I know the dosage, PCT, Anti-E, any GEAR I should add? Any gear that would help this cycle?

I think I will investigate homebrewing before I investigate HRT

Bro, doesn't winny kill your joints? Tears my joints up. Especially at our age.

 

[Blesum]

Started last week at 31-years-old, 5g of AndroGel daily.

Tried to get on HRT for two years through my HMO, Kaiser. Countless blood tests, referrals and bullshit. Testo levels tested between 280-400. They kept saying that normal was 300-1200 so I didn't qualify. I once hit 550-ish on a 10mg 2 week superdrol cycle.

Finally gave them the boot and switched providers. 2 dr visits along with a 250ng/dl and 400 ng/dl (3 weeks of taking Cissus RX) testo blood test, he wrote me a script for a years worth of 5g AndroGel. I go back in a couple of weeks for another blood test to see if anything should be adjusted or modified. Also in for a MRI scan in a few weeks to check my head out (motorcycle accidents, etc)

Two things I am trying to figure out:

1) Should I ask my dr for anything else? Amiridex? HCG?

2) Should I cut my AndroGel in half for a few days before my next blood test to lower my testo in hopes of getting on something stronger? I get the sense he's not interested in bringing my testosterone to the higher normal levels (1000-1200) like I'd like, but closer to 500-600. Or is that just not worth it?

Currently my strength has climbed about 5-10%, I've gained about 5 lbs (mostly water since I'm blurring now) and I've been feeling more driven and focused since I started.

-Blesum

 

[treneriffic]

when you go on hrt arent you supposed to stay on for life? If you stop and then do a pct then it was just a cycle.

 

[rnch]

61 here. Testo was down to 300, but I felt fine. MD gave me Androgel and levels climbed. Didn't really seem to make a dif in my workouts or sex life.

Went to Anti-Aging Doc then. Put me on bio-identical topical and levels again climbed. This time I went on No Fast Sugar diet and the fat fell off while muscle gained. It scared my family. I loved it.

I've leveled off now and application is part of my morning routine. 4 blood tests a year. Everything under a Doc's supervision and paid for by insurance.

who's your insurance carrier? blue cross?? (i hope)

 

[mezaim]

correcte previous update:
31, sexual functions started to diminish and just hit bottom. Doctor prescribed 5% andro which did nothing and now take 250mg every other week now. Feel better and started to gain strength and muscle. Sex drive was still a little low so I started taking Dostinex and sex drive shot through the roof. Now the kitty runs from me!