Quick background, 34yo 205# have been in and out of the gym every 2-3 years have ALWAYS made insanely quick gains thanks stellar muscle memory and being a gym RAT for 3 years in my early 20s. Jumped back into the gym recently and gains and recovery times were a disaster, strength loss was unheard of for me vs what Im used to after a long break, low(ish) libido so I went to see a low T doc. To be honest, working with a group of guys ALL on TRT making crazy easy gains also aided in the decision as well.
Estradiol E2 = 46
Free test= 5.65
SHBG = 21.9
Total test= 236
Doc started me on 200mg weekly and scheduled follow-up in 8 weeks to adjust.
Heres my concerns after researching the dozens of conflicting advice out there...
Is 200mg/wk going to absolutely shut my normal production down completely?? This concerns me the most, Ive never done a cycle of any sort or any hard supps, protein and creatine with a good diet has always worked fantastic for me in the past so Im not sure if sticking with that would eventually bring my test levels back up to a reasonable range and I dont want to do any long term damage just to get a quick "head start" because honestly I dont feel all that bad and had the labs not shown me I had low T I wouldnt have even concerned myself with it. I currently dont have any ED, Im just not "AS" horny as I used to be but if its time Im ready to go at will.
I quit drinking alcohol completely about a month ago after becoming nearly a full blown binge alcoholic so im curious if that aided in my low T results??
LONG story short... I dont want to wreck my body over this. Am I over-reacting or is 200mg/wk nothing to sweat over? According to some, its a waste of time apparently. Im just trying to be as educated as possible but its difficult with all the keyboard Docs from site to site spewing completely opposite info as gospel.
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