Mental health improvements on TRT?

Thank you for the response. I have been having similar anger issues with big emotional reactions to things that should not bother me. Like the way my wife will say things to me I will perceive as a dig or attitude that sets me off and then looking back on it, I have no idea why it upset me so much.

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Doc says he can start poking me if I was interested.

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Huh.

On test cyp since July. Was 140 ml a week now 200. Everything is better. Test was 307 when started. 50 yo 6' 221. Retired Navy. Disabled vet

Look through your medical records to see if you have a prior T level, that might give you an idea if you've decline or not.

Stress can lower it, so can overtraining. Lot of factors involved. Stress and irritability could be causing some issues, or Low T could be causing the irritability. It's hard to know which came first or what is causing what until you start pulling some levers to see how things react.

Sleep can have a dramatic effect on T levels. I've seen some reports where acute sleep deprivation can bring T down by 25% or so. It also affects training response, muscle protein synthesis, etc. Prolonged sleep issues just put you on a slow spiral downward and the problems exacerbate each other. Make sure sleep is good. Maybe a sleep study (very easy to do these days) to see if there is sleep apnea and to ascertain how much sleep you're getting. If you're a 7hr per night type of person and now you're barely getting 5hr per night, that can affect things.

I believe your T levels are around the 35th percentile, roughly. So they aren't super bad. Many men are in that zone and feel just fine. However, many men are 100ng/dL higher and for them that is low. Everyone's set point is different.

Look at lifestyle, like sleep, and see if there's an easy fix in there. If you were to fix something like sleep, you'd see an improvement in your life pretty quickly and if you're willing to pay for the labs, your labs will reflect better sleep very quickly.

Good luck.

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IMO, everyone over 30 should be on TRT.

Incredible difference when your levels are 1200-1500 instead of 300-400

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Not everyone should be on a shot weekly or twice a week for the rest of their lives. Humanity has failed as a species at that point.

I just turned 40 and though I haven't tested my levels, I can tell just by symptoms I would benefit greatly from it but again, I can't bring myself to take a shot for the rest of my life like that.

I would 100% change my mind if the treatment changed. I'm considering giving enclomephine citrate a shot. It has a lot of mixed responses though.

It’s a 1/2” needle or less. Literally hurts less than a damn mosquito. Don’t let them stick you with those dumbass 1.5” harpoons.

If needles are that big of an issue, the compounded cream applied to the balls works well too.

Ah… well that needs to be done regardless of TRT or not, unfortunately. I’m a bitch when it comes to lab draws too, I get sweaty palmed quickly. Something about that damn needle sitting in my vein that freaks me out

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Not everyone should be on a shot weekly or twice a week for the rest of their lives. Humanity has failed as a species at that point. I just turned 40 and though I haven't tested my levels, I can tell just by symptoms I would benefit greatly from it but again, I can't bring myself to take a shot for the rest of my life like that. I would 100% change my mind if the treatment changed. I'm considering giving enclomephine citrate a shot. It has a lot of mixed responses though.

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There is more benefit than risk to having higher testosterone levels. Especially as we age.

The American government has failed us. Half the country is already on ozempic. What will TRT hurt?

Next time you go grocery shopping look around and watch for all the folks 65-70 that struggle to get in/out of their car or to load up a case of water.
Then imagine if they were on 200mg a week of test and lifted weights regularly how different they could live

Use 27g .5 needles & 19g to draw. Super easy. Don't use the 23g 1.5 you get with kit. Inject in shoulder or top of leg. No pain but then again I've got full sleeve tattoos & half leg sleeve. VA even sends me the test.