Have to stop TRT to test low again for insurance company

So I've been on TRT since the first week of December 2019 I was at 160mg once a week and my test was at 770 and my Free T was at 26 I have been paying out of pocket because I didn't have health insurance (other than the VA) until now. But the insurance company says I have to have 2 tests that shows low T even though my first test was 210 well below the normal range. My T clinic says that I can't take any for 2 weeks and that should make my test show low again. My questions are, how much is it going to really drop in 2 weeks? That seems pretty short or is it because my body no longer is producing it so the swing is much more dramatic. And 2 is it going to impact me both physically and mentally for those 2 weeks. I'm currently just finished my first week and I feel slow, no energy, how much worse is it going to get?

You will feel like you are a paperclip and your bed is a large magnet. It’s a real chore to overcome its pull.


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Can't tell if you're being serious or not.

completely serious. you drag ass for awhile until your system can start to produce your own measly supply.

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Originally Posted by Ctheli

So I've been on TRT since the first week of December 2019 I was at 160mg once a week and my test was at 770 and my Free T was at 26 I have been paying out of pocket because I didn't have health insurance (other than the VA) until now. But the insurance company says I have to have 2 tests that shows low T even though my first test was 210 well below the normal range. My T clinic says that I can't take any for 2 weeks and that should make my test show low again. My questions are, how much is it going to really drop in 2 weeks? That seems pretty short or is it because my body no longer is producing it so the swing is much more dramatic. And 2 is it going to impact me both physically and mentally for those 2 weeks. I'm currently just finished my first week and I feel slow, no energy, how much worse is it going to get?

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You'll feel rough, but once you have 2 labs showing low T, you'll be done with it. Keep copies of the labs for future reference.
It will be a crappy 2 weeks, but you'll make it.

Thanks I already fell "meh" in attitude. I just didn't know how much of effect if any because I can definitely tell I'm not producing anything on my own.

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Originally Posted by Ctheli

Thanks I already fell "meh" in attitude. I just didn't know how much of effect if any because I can definitely tell I'm not producing anything on my own.

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That's normal. I vwas started on a really old protocol and checking at my trough level I was less than half of the T level I was at when first diagnosed...it definitely blunts/shuts down your natty production.

Hang in there, man!

2 weeks of not pinning is not that bad dude, don't nocebo yourself, you'll be fine. People who have to restart their natty T production after a cycle go through much much worse.

Oh I'm good I can just tell I'm without a shot and didn't know how low I'll drop by Thursday (day 14) my troth is 770

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don't nocebo yourself, you'll be fine.

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I had to look up that word. The opposite of placebo.

Nice word of the day.


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Well I did it, I was stayed up for 30 hours the last day and squeaked by at 317. Good thing it's quarantine time and I had nothing else to do. They gave me a 200mg dose and I will be back on 160mg a week unless my blood work shows that my blood thinned out enough then they will up me to 180. Though this 200mg feels perfect.