Has anyone lost jobs, gfs, other bc of hormone issues

[Tyler81]

Im strongly thinking of taking a hiatus from school/work as I try to get "dialed in" with these injections.

November was especially rough when I totally fucked up with two injections. One of my own stupidity (did too much) and the other by accident (did .8ml instead of .4ml)

Im still having issues with it and its taking a toll on me. Hard to focus on work and school when im feeling like shit.

Im maintaining a gf somehow (i have a good libido sometimes) but its becoming tough to juggle everything.

What do you guys do when you have issues with your protocol? How does it affect your work? How does it affect your relationships? How does it affect your life?

How do you cope ?

Do you just put your head down and do your best?

Do the people around you notice you are a little bit "off"?

How many of you have taken unpaid leave or disability or sick leave to deal with it?

 

[idmd]

I worked through the last two years of college, four years of dental school and three years of a hospital-based residency feeling absolutely horrible. You want to know the definition of feeling like ass? Try treating out of control children for 10 hours only to be on call hanging out the ED with 4 year olds who did a face plant just before bed.

The work itself isn't horrible but it IS when you feel so terrible.

I just muscled through it. If I had to do it all over feeling the way I do now it would've been much easier.

 

[CubbieBlue]

Im strongly thinking of taking a hiatus from school/work as I try to get "dialed in" with these injections.

November was especially rough when I totally fucked up with two injections. One of my own stupidity (did too much) and the other by accident (did .8ml instead of .4ml)

Im still having issues with it and its taking a toll on me. Hard to focus on work and school when im feeling like shit.

Im maintaining a gf somehow (i have a good libido sometimes) but its becoming tough to juggle everything.

What do you guys do when you have issues with your protocol? How does it affect your work? How does it affect your relationships? How does it affect your life?

How do you cope ?

Do you just put your head down and do your best?

Do the people around you notice you are a little bit "off"?

How many of you have taken unpaid leave or disability or sick leave to deal with it?

I think you are better off doing the complete opposite - throwing yourself into work/school/whatever. The more you dwell on this shit the worse you end up. It becomes a cycle.

 

[Demondosage]

No, taking a break from life's responsibilities to focus on injections is what a scumbag would do, not an athlete

 

[bax]

What does being an athlete have to do with anything? What the fuck?

 

[Demondosage]

What does being an athlete have to do with anything? What the fuck?

maybe I should have used the word winner instead, your right

 

[idmd]

maybe I should have used the word winner instead, your right

Still not sure what you mean but I think most people have to muscle through these issues. At least in my own life if I don't go to work I can't pay my mortgage and my wife, three sons and I would be homeless. Not an option regardless of how I'm feeling.

 

[Hankzig]

...go run 9 miles a day or cycle for 90 minutes a day. Large amounts of cardio makes me very happy...when i dont do cardio i get down...quitting school or work is the exact opposite of what id do

 

[LW64]

Do you just put your head down and do your best?

Always.

This is the hand ALL men are dealt from the moment they are born.

 

[vantage108]

Always.

This is the hand ALL men are dealt from the moment they are born.

Indeed. I fought through rough health issues for years. At all times my approach was to make the most of whatever self-resources I had at any given moment. Would my best have been better in some circumstances had I enjoyed the good health and clear mind that I have now? Yes, absolutely. But the work that had to get done always got done, even if on a few occasions I really shouldn't (from a medical common-sense perspective) have been the one doing it. And I can look back without regret -- and this turns out to be immensely valuable -- because I know that I always held myself to a high standard.

 

[toolman]

Always.

This is the hand ALL men are dealt from the moment they are born.

Amen. Life will always throw hurdles at you. You can choose to fear jumping them or keep on keeping on. Chin up and plod along, the sun will always rise again.

 

[Demondosage]

Still not sure what you mean but I think most people have to muscle through these issues. At least in my own life if I don't go to work I can't pay my mortgage and my wife, three sons and I would be homeless. Not an option regardless of how I'm feeling.

How do you guys not understand what I mean? What I'm saying is that you shouldn't quit something or take a break from it just for the gym or steroids.

 

[idmd]

How do you guys not understand what I mean? What I'm saying is that you shouldn't quit something or take a break from it just for the gym or steroids.

He's NOT talking about taking a break from life to cycle and get big at the gym. He's talking about problems with his TRT protocol and feeling miserable with constant depression, fatigue, etc. He's probably having a hard time just getting out of bed....

If you haven't felt this way it hard to explain - it feels like you're slowly dying.

 

[vantage108]

How do you guys not understand what I mean? What I'm saying is that you shouldn't quit something or take a break from it just for the gym or steroids.

It's not that simple when the "steroids" are medicine. Poor health compromises everything else.

 

[Demondosage]

I've been using gear for the past 13 years, and I'm on Dr. prescribed HRT now. I feel like I'm slowly dying when I DONT have test, not when I'm on it. The way I took his post was he was just starting steroids, and needed time to adjust to them and didn't need the distractions or responsibilities like work and school, which is bullshit and if its that hard to deal with then end the cycle. If it was a medical need then I'd say yes, maybe take time to adjust, but this sounds to me like a guy who just wants to build his body bigger and doesnt want the distractions of dealing with responsibility. Maybe I'm reading his post wrong

 

[Demondosage]

he is stating he "fucked up with 2 injections back in November" one was .8ml and the other .4ml, I'm sorry but .8ml and .4ml would not be impacting you into January if it was 90% of any injectable anabolics, especially testosterone. Sounds to me like he is letting his head fuck with him and driving himself into thinking he is fucked up, maybe a little over dramatic here?

 

[Tyler81]

Ok so it seems the consensus is just "mann up" and keep going.

I guess that's good advice.

I dont know who the fuck demon-douchebag is but im not some idiot kid who is doing steriods. I am prescribed TRT with mood issues and have been going through shit for the past two years and inspite of that I have held down an 80% GPA in school and worked part-time. So get off your fucking high horse.

I was simply asking if it is acceptable to hit the "pause" button on life for a few months while I try to feel better. It seems like the consensus is "no" and I suppose im not surprised because as men we like to beat our chest and it's about being strong and being a champion.

I'm not some little bitch who gives up on shit. I have been extremely proactive and I am still fighting and doing whatever it takes to get better. I have been doing school and working and going to the gym all while feeling like absolute shit. Im just tried of feeling like shit and its becoming difficult to juggle everything feeling like this. I failed a course last semester and I am worried things are going to deteriorate fast if I dont at least consider hitting the pause button.

 

[idmd]

I was simply asking if it is acceptable to hit the "pause" button on life for a few months while I try to feel better. It seems like the consensus is "no" and I suppose im not surprised because as men we like to beat our chest and it's about being strong and being a champion.

One correction about what I was saying....I'm not saying taking a break is bad...it's completely dependent on your situation. I guess what I was trying to say is most men can't put life on hold for these issues. If you're going to be homeless then it's a bad idea. If you just need time but you can take care of yourself then it maybe something to consider.

 

[Tyler81]

Dude, i appreciate your PM but I AM NOT DOING STERIODS!!!!!

I am on prescribed TRT for extremely low hormone levels !!!!

I am not bodybuilding and i dont care about bodybuilding!!!! I wouldnt even do this stuff if my hormones were even LOW NORMAL but they are plain low.

The rest of your advise actually makes sense except the part about "taking a break to hit the needle" ....

Anyway thanks but pls stop calling me a moron or thinking i am some idiot kid who wants to quit school to do steriods. I have no choice with this shit.

"taking a break from school so you can do steroids is talking like a complete moron bro. Holy shit, have you seen the job market lately and the economy? Its hard out there to make it now, and lifting some weights isn't going to feed you or make your house payment. I've been there and done it man, I've been using gear for the past 13 years. Bodybuilding is a great thing, and it was definitely newer and exciting in my teens and 20's, but trust me on this, please listen to me...I can promise you that one day your going to look back and reflect on the way you did things and your going to realize 90% of it wasn't worth it!! Wouldn't it be nice to have a good job with insurance so you can have a Dr. check your bloodwork to see if everything looks ok? I can promise you that if you love bodybuilding and steroids and you'd like to keep doing them safely, there will come a day you will wanna go to the Dr, so right now I think school should come first. As you get older those big muscles dont impress as many people man, nice house and family and career do though. Unfortunately we dont live in caveman days where the bigger and stronger men got all the pussy. Nope, in this day the guy with the good job that can support a family is the better hunter, he gets all the pussy. You think its just coincidence that the hottest chicks live in the nicest neighborhoods and usually stay at home? Nah man, they married the guy with the good career and education, those girls dont give a fuck about your muscles!! Stay in school damnit, taking a break to hit a needle is something a scumbag would do, LOL. Also, what are you using right now for your cycle, I might be able to steer you in a better direction towards compounds that aren't as stressful and dont give you mood swings"

 

[Tyler81]

One correction about what I was saying....I'm not saying taking a break is bad...it's completely dependent on your situation. I guess what I was trying to say is most men can't put life on hold for these issues. If you're going to be homeless then it's a bad idea. If you just need time but you can take care of yourself then it maybe something to consider.

I actually cant afford to either to be honest. Thats why I have been going forward ignoring my issues. But after failing a course last semseter and almost failing two more it is clear to me that these issues are affecting my life and if im not careful I might flunk out of a really great program so taking a SHORT BREAK might be a good decision to make sure I dont fuck up my life.