Just got put on HRT

[Vettester]

I don't understand why its permanent, many people use test cyp to gain mass then cycle off. Why can't I do the same thing? Use it as a crutch to gain mass and lean out then cycle off and go tell the doc I don't want it anymore. Sure my test levels will go back to being borderline low but its not like I have 0 test.

Yes my doc knows it, said its my thyroid. I am going to an ENT for a CT scan of my neck.

It's permanent if you can't restore your natural levels. Hence the name, Hormone Replacement Therapy. If you can restore the natty then run a proper PCT after the cycle(s) and restore it. If 294 is the best you can do naturally then that's low in my book, I'd be taking TRT from the doc to keep it steadily in the upper range. But, if you stop, just be prepared to for your levels to drop down to the low range.

[Epic Ed]

How did you end up talking to your doc about HRT? What symptoms did you have? Your test level is low -- probably low enough to feel like crap -- so I can understand why you'd want to get on HRT, but for most of us it's for life because we can't naturally produce enough testosterone to make us feel healthy and vital.

200mg EW is actually a pretty high dose for an entry level into a TRT program, especially with your numbers. There's nothing wrong with that -- just most docs start at 100mg EW and go from there. I think you'll appreciate the 200mg EW and should see good results in how you feel, your cognition, and ability to workout and recover. I wouldn't expect to put on a lot of mass and make big strength gains, though. That's not what TRT is about. If you want to cycle, then cycle, but TRT is not a cycle -- especially not at 200mg EW.