BigDTrumper
New Member
Good morning everyone
Just got my lab results back.
I'm 36 years old. 5'11, 178lbs and just shy of 15% body fat according to my last scan a couple months ago (yes, it's time for a new one)
The benefits I've received from starting TRT has been quite literally life changing. Zero side effects besides some oily skin.
I'm currently at 180mg 1x a week. I feel great the first 4-5 days but towards the end it's quite different.. the nurse actually suggested pinning 2x a week to keep my levels more stable. I asked the doctor himself about that this morning cause of how I'm feeling, and he was VERY against it. "You don't need it, you have the levels of a 20 yr old man"
I told him I wanted to increase my dose also.. again. Very against it. Told him if I supplement myself, can I still get blood work? He said yes, but if levels are drastically different after the next lab, he wouldn't prescribe anymore. I told him that was fine also.
I've never been one to go against what the doctor says but his views are ENTIRELY different than anyone I've spoken to on this topic , including other doctors and endocrinologists.. he's like 70 years old and just isn't very open to listening to us about how we feel.
Didn't want to increase my test, but said "if you want size, I can prescribe HGH"..
At 500$ a month, I cannot afford that..
I'm now on the fence. Do I just supplement till I get the results I want, and decrease my dose a few weeks before my next labs..or just get my own supply and use them for blood work only?
Opinions on the bloodwork and the doctor scenario, is greatly appreciated.
Just got my lab results back.
I'm 36 years old. 5'11, 178lbs and just shy of 15% body fat according to my last scan a couple months ago (yes, it's time for a new one)
The benefits I've received from starting TRT has been quite literally life changing. Zero side effects besides some oily skin.
I'm currently at 180mg 1x a week. I feel great the first 4-5 days but towards the end it's quite different.. the nurse actually suggested pinning 2x a week to keep my levels more stable. I asked the doctor himself about that this morning cause of how I'm feeling, and he was VERY against it. "You don't need it, you have the levels of a 20 yr old man"
I told him I wanted to increase my dose also.. again. Very against it. Told him if I supplement myself, can I still get blood work? He said yes, but if levels are drastically different after the next lab, he wouldn't prescribe anymore. I told him that was fine also.
I've never been one to go against what the doctor says but his views are ENTIRELY different than anyone I've spoken to on this topic , including other doctors and endocrinologists.. he's like 70 years old and just isn't very open to listening to us about how we feel.
Didn't want to increase my test, but said "if you want size, I can prescribe HGH"..
At 500$ a month, I cannot afford that..
I'm now on the fence. Do I just supplement till I get the results I want, and decrease my dose a few weeks before my next labs..or just get my own supply and use them for blood work only?
Opinions on the bloodwork and the doctor scenario, is greatly appreciated.