I suppose I'm a bit of an unusual case. I have a provider and have been treated with Clomid monotherapy for the last couple of years, with rather good results overall. Main things are I maintain and gain weight much easier now than I had in the past, but mood and libido often lag still.
Question: in your own experience or what you've heard from others, how does the perceived effect of testosterone compare with Clomid (assuming that person responded well to the Clomid)?
I'm not on trt and have not done clomid only "cycles" but I have cycled test only and I can tell you it's not the same. 1. Hormone levels follow the circadian rhythm, meaning you have lower hormones lever in the evening and higher in the morning, so this can have an effect on sleeping, 2. Your balls don't just produce test; LH also stimulates the production of pregnenolone (ever seen anybod complain they have bad libiod on cycle and when they add hcg to the cycle things normalise?) 3. Ballance of other neurosteroids, DHEA, also changes, 4. TRT can have an impact on other blood serum parameters like lipids, blood thickness, minerals, etc. which all can have an impact on your body and mental state.
I don't know much about this stuff tbh, Im not an endo, but I hope you get the jist of it, that trt is not so simple. But tbh, I would never subject myself to long therm clomid therapy. That chit is nasty. Depression, no libido, etc. I would also take something to lower shbg with it. I'm willing to bet your free T isnt at an optimal level due to clomid. Plus having more dht would negat the serms negative traits to an extent.