-JC
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Hi guys,
So perhaps a pretty random question here...
I'm curious to hear thoughts on long term TRT protocol. For those that have started on TRT at a young age (30+) what are your thoughts/concerns on running this therapy for the rest of your life? Is this realistic from a health?...As well as insurance perspective? I realize it is somewhat of a life long treatment though is it really realistic? Can you maintain a TRT therapy while you are in your 70s, 80s, 90s? Or at some point do you just decide to stop and accept low T in your golden years?
Quick background on me...I just came off TRT after one year as I just didn't feel the expected results I thought I would achieve. The only positive result was increased libido and some increased mood. The down side for me was increased anxiety. I just didn't seen increased muscle or any cognitive benefit or really much increase in well being.
Well being was my primary goal as I was just feeling totally unmotivated prior to TRT. I actually felt great for the first month, and then everything seemed to go back to "normal". So I gave it a year and decided the the pros didn't outweigh the cons.
So now that I've been off for six weeks I'm feeling a bit down, gained ten pounds, hard to put together thoughts, and not feeling motivation to get to the bedroom. I'm considering going back on TRT. However now I'm thinking if I go back on then it is for life...and is that realistic?
Perhaps I just had a less than experienced doctor. They didn't seem to look at anything outside of low testosterone as the culprit. I was going to a (not sure if I can list their name here)...however it was a TRT clinic that advertises on the radio a lot.
Anyway, I know this was a bit of a ramble..but perhaps someone with similar thoughts or can relate could chime in here?
Oh and I'm 38 and my initial Test score was 318 before starting TRT. I plan to retest this week if I can find a good doc in the Dallas, Fort worth area. Any referrals would be great.
Cheers
-JC
So perhaps a pretty random question here...
I'm curious to hear thoughts on long term TRT protocol. For those that have started on TRT at a young age (30+) what are your thoughts/concerns on running this therapy for the rest of your life? Is this realistic from a health?...As well as insurance perspective? I realize it is somewhat of a life long treatment though is it really realistic? Can you maintain a TRT therapy while you are in your 70s, 80s, 90s? Or at some point do you just decide to stop and accept low T in your golden years?
Quick background on me...I just came off TRT after one year as I just didn't feel the expected results I thought I would achieve. The only positive result was increased libido and some increased mood. The down side for me was increased anxiety. I just didn't seen increased muscle or any cognitive benefit or really much increase in well being.
Well being was my primary goal as I was just feeling totally unmotivated prior to TRT. I actually felt great for the first month, and then everything seemed to go back to "normal". So I gave it a year and decided the the pros didn't outweigh the cons.
So now that I've been off for six weeks I'm feeling a bit down, gained ten pounds, hard to put together thoughts, and not feeling motivation to get to the bedroom. I'm considering going back on TRT. However now I'm thinking if I go back on then it is for life...and is that realistic?
Perhaps I just had a less than experienced doctor. They didn't seem to look at anything outside of low testosterone as the culprit. I was going to a (not sure if I can list their name here)...however it was a TRT clinic that advertises on the radio a lot.
Anyway, I know this was a bit of a ramble..but perhaps someone with similar thoughts or can relate could chime in here?
Oh and I'm 38 and my initial Test score was 318 before starting TRT. I plan to retest this week if I can find a good doc in the Dallas, Fort worth area. Any referrals would be great.
Cheers
-JC