this is my first time on TRT (Testogel, basicly the same as Androgel, 50 mg a day)
i have been on it since may 29. (monotherapy)
previous total testosterone results have been between 11 nmol/l (317 ng/dl) and 20 nmol/l (577 ng(dl)
My reasons for getting on it;
Sleep problems (hard time falling asleep, keep waking up every 10 minutes, a sleep study showed that i woke 19 times a night)
-brain fog
-weak erections (have morning wood, but erections while having sex are weak and go often go soft quickly)
-no muscles (even though i have been lifting weights for over 20 years)
-no body hair (that includes very little facial hair)
-no concentration/focus
-no drive
-anxiety
My erections have gotten better since i started, sleep is still terrible, no muscle gains, but feel better overall, more positive, more drive.
To be fair, even women, who by their nature have low testosterone, can gain muscle with sufficient training. You may not be able to gain optimal amounts of muscle with low T, but you can still gain a good amount.
e.g. I’ve moved my squat from 150lb to 365lb over the past few months with total T in the mid 200 range.
as you probably can imagine, 20 years is a LONG time! i have tried many training programs, different diets and so on, yes starting strength also, i gained some strength, but quickly stalled, and gained lots of fat.
i’m a typical skinny fat, wide hips with fat storage, weak arm/shoulder/chest development
Evaluate your overall thyroid function by checking oral body temperatures as per the thyroid basics sticky. Thyroid hormone fT3 is what gets the job done and it regulates mitochondrial activity, the source of ATP which is the universal currency of cellular energy. This is part of the body’s temperature control loop. This can get messed up if you are iodine deficient. In many countries, you need to be using iodized salt. Other countries add iodine to dairy or bread.
KSman is simply a regular member on this site. Nothing more other than highly active.
I can be a bit abrupt in my replies and recommendations. I have a lot of ground to cover as this forum has become much more active in the last two years. I can’t follow threads that go deep over time. You need to respond to all of my points and requests as soon as possible before you fall off of my radar. The worse problems are guys who ignore issues re thyroid, body temperatures, history of iodized salt. Please do not piss people off saying that lab results are normal, we need lab number and ranges.
The value that you get out of this process and forum depends on your effort and performance. The bulk of your learning is reading/studying the suggested stickies.
i actually have hematocrit results from a previous blood test, but this is from a couple of months before the TRT. it was high then at: 0,56 (range- 0,40-0,50) does not say anything about unit.
note that these tests were not done fasting, and not in the early morning, but more mid day