Time off from HRT?

[TMan96]

For you guys that have been on HRT long term… is there ever any need to take a break? In other words to you ever take like a month off a year just to let things settle, or do you say on it 100% of the time?

If you have been on it long term, say 5 years, without a break, have you had any issues with this or are you glad you are committed to your protocol?

[steroid.com 1]

I will make this short and sweet; there are no "breaks" in hormone replacement protocols...ever.

Once a man starts a TRT protocol they go into HPTA suppression and once they come off thier protocol they will crash and life as they know it will be hell...kid you not.

Hope that answers your question.

[TennTarheel]

Devine, wouldn't say that those who have an exogenous substance causing the low test levels and go on temporary HRT to deal with the bad effects until they are rid of the exogenous medicine are going to be one of the odd balls to this rule? I've heard of guys doing that very thing when they finally getting off the medicine that causes low T to begin with. They are able to do a restart and if they've kept everything healthy for those few years on HRT, then they can let their natural balls do the work again.

Did that make sense?

[austinite]

Agree with gd. Like clockwork. Never a break.

[steroid.com 1]

Devine, wouldn't say that those who have an exogenous substance causing the low test levels and go on temporary HRT to deal with the bad effects until they are rid of the exogenous medicine are going to be one of the odd balls to this rule? I've heard of guys doing that very thing when they finally getting off the medicine that causes low T to begin with. They are able to do a restart and if they've kept everything healthy for those few years on HRT, then they can let their natural balls do the work again.

Did that make sense?

Does make sense, but that was not his question; he is referring to men who are on long-term exogenous testosterone protocols due to Primary or Secondary conditions.

[TennTarheel]

I guess what I'm meaning is, that it isn't necessarily true that once you are on, you will always have to stay on. For most, yes, but there are instances and circumstances that guys can recover their natural functioning

[austinite]

I guess what I'm meaning is, that it isn't necessarily true that once you are on, you will always have to stay on. For most, yes, but there are instances and circumstances that guys can recover their natural functioning

Do you mean recovering from long term use?

[TennTarheel]

Ah, then yes I agree as well. I did think I had read that guys can have what they refer to as secondary that is caused by a medication

[TennTarheel]

Sorry guys. I got this thread off track and also didn't explain my thought very clearly. As to the original post, I haven't seen any reason for someone to take a break for HRT in the research I've done. It would only be negatives all around

[steroid.com 1]

Austin - He's referring to men who have used other substances like drugs that caused a shutdown.

If a man uses any drug that causes a shutdown of HPTA and for any extended/long period of time there may be too much testicular atrophy to ever restart.

Additionally, TRT protocols are not going to "re-start" them; there are other compounds for that and not from exogenous testosterone .

Again, I believe the OP was referring to men with a diagnosis of Primary or Secondary hypogonadism...they are never going to come back on thier own with this diagnosis unless it was due to things like Hypothyroidism or Testicular Varicoceles or the like which may/can be corrected with surgery.

[TennTarheel]

That's sort of what I'm meaning. I was more talking about hcg and clomid for the restart after you get off the medicine in a couple years. Meanwhile, for those couple years you have to remain on the medicine, you are on a HRT protocol for the low test sides of the medication

[JD250]

Concerning the OPs question I would offer this thought, those who start an HRT protocol for the long term do so because their natural production is not so good anymore, HRT protocols are for replacement purposes not to renew natural production.

[JD250]

That's sort of what I'm meaning. I was more talking about hcg and clomid for the restart after you get off the medicine in a couple years. Meanwhile, for those couple years you have to remain on the medicine, you are on a HRT protocol for the low test sides of the medication

HCG and clomid don't equal an HRT "protocol" I think that's where the confusion is coming from........exogenous test will not restart anything, quite the opposite in fact.

[TennTarheel]

That was definitely not what I was saying. The clomid and hcg would come after I got off the medicine. But since I have to still be on this medicine for a couple more years, I will be on HRT protocol until I can get off of it.

[TennTarheel]

Hypothetically. I'm not on any protocol right now. Just on the medicine for a couple more years and its causing low test levels.

[steroid.com 1]

Hey TennTarheel - Start a new thread and tell us everything about yourself and your condition and the drugs you are on.

The guys here will help you.

Right now, we are seriously hijacking this thread.

You're in good company man, so get on with it

[JD250]

I see, I would hate to give advice on what "might happen", I hope that you can restart your natural production when you are done with this medication, there has been some good advice given on this board about restarting production, you should research it and keep it handy for when that day comes for you. The answers given earlier were referring to those who are on a protocol due to low natural production, sorry for the confusion, I didn't understand your situation.


GD makes a great point, start a new thread and it can be used entirely for your situation, lots of guys here that could give you some great insight and advice.

[TennTarheel]

All good JD. Yeah I know it isn't a SURE thing bc I may not be able to restart but I'm gonna start a new thread and try to find a few of the interesting articles I've read on this subject. Again, sorry for the hijack