TRT - Pull the trigger?

[Trevtrev]

According to my recent BW I easily qualify for trt. I thought I had decided that trt is what I need to do, However, reading some recent posts has me rethinking that decision.

Again, I'm 44 and it looks like my low t is primary.

I have all of the typical low t symptoms except libido and sexual performance. No issues in that area at all. I'm still 25 in that regards.

Seems my psa will go up if I go on trt, not sure if I like this. My psa now is .9 (0-4). (Cialis doesn't seem to agree with me, I tried it as preventative to protect my prostate)

So, if I try trt and it does nothing to help with my low t symptoms (see testytim posts, similar situation) what is the time frame where the chances of me restarting are slim?

I guess I'm looking for a fallback plan, if there is one, once you start trt.

I also wonder how many people are as testytim and myself (symtom-wise) and wish they never went down the trt road. Is this a small percentage? Are there any commonalities between trt non-success in patients with similar symptoms as ours (all typical low t symptoms, but no sex issues).

Thanks, just trying gather as much data as possible before pulling the trigger.

[knuckles69]

I'm only 31 but had been suffering low t symptoms for a lot of my adult life and when I finally made the decision to go on trt my life did a complete 180. I've never felt so good and focused in all my life. For me it was the right choice

[Rwy]

Me too. I lost 50 lbs of fat. I have sex 3 times a week (compared to once a month) usually rub a couple out too. The single most important thing for me was income. I am sales and my income has doubled. More focused, get up early, work harder. Last night I was working til 1 am (dealing with Cali clients)

My life is ****ing amazing. I have to start giving blood as per my last blood work and advice from the experts here. I am slightly losing my hair which is a killer for me but the doubled income can pay for some sort of transplants!!! My quality of life has turned around.

The one thing I do worry about is my libido being through the roof as I get older and my womens is not. I can see that being a problem down the road.

[Trevtrev]

^^^ever considered trying propecia?

[APIs]

I'm only 31 but had been suffering low t symptoms for a lot of my adult life and when I finally made the decision to go on trt my life did a complete 180. I've never felt so good and focused in all my life. For me it was the right choice

x2. It seems OP's life is in the toilet. We hear this all the time, but pretty much every Vet here will tell you that TRT is a true game changer. Don't focus on the small % of people here that state they had a bad experience. In reality, the problems you typically see are when people have bad Docs or they don’t follow proper protocol. Being on TRT does require a huge level of personal responsibility from the patient. If you're not willing to educate yourself or follow directions than it becomes a recipe for disaster. Line yourself up with a good Doc, get educated and everything should work out for you...

[Trevtrev]

Great advice. Thanks guys!

[Brett N]

If your quality of life is low enough where you even ask the question, that should be enough for you. Obviously, like the rest of us, you are not overly happy where you are at right now. I would recommend it to anyone who felt remotely like me.

If you take HCG, I am pretty sure that you will be able to go back to very close to what your test levels were before TRT. It may drop some but it would of done that on it's own without the TRT.

[bass]

at best the fallback plan would be exactly where you're at now and maybe worse. so dose this sound like a good fallback plan to you?