Anyone here actually taken testosterone shots for a year?

Not sure why u need estrogen blockers, if u only are bringing your levels to "normal" there shouldn't be a need for anything else. Estrogen blockers are for when you run high testosterone levels above what a normal 20 yr old male would have. It was explained to me that if u run higher than normal then your body is trying yo balance the high testosterone therefore producing more estrogen when creates other issues. Keeping your level 1100 or below shouldn't be a problem

This is what happens

You take test, get into norm range but it shuts down your natural production

You stop, you crash to pretty much zero even with a proper pct of hcg, clomid and nolva.

You eventually recover back to the levels you were before if you are lucky.

Bottom line is your doctor is a dumb frick and has no clue what he is talking about. Going on testosterone replacement therapy is a life time decision. You either are on or you don't do it.

If you aren't done having kids don't do it period.

And to answer your original question emyes I have been on for way longer then a year, more like 3. It doesn't cost 2000. Without any coverage from insurance a bottle of Watson test cyp 10ml@200mg/ml is less than 100 from Walmart or Walgreens. Should not be taking more than 1 ml per week and that is the very high side. More like 0.5-0.75. should be taken a minimum of 1 shot per week, if doctor tells you different, run because he is a dumbass.

So should cost about 400 per year.

Yes, you can recover from it but you will not go back to producong more Than you do currently and more then likely will produce much less.

Going on for 2 weeks shuts you down much less 12. 12 is nothing more than a steroid cycle.

Trt is a life time decision. It you want to use steroids, do so but don't call it trt.

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Bottom line is your doctor is a dumb frick and has no clue what he is talking about. Going on testosterone replacement therapy is a life time decision. You either are on or you don't do it. If you aren't done having kids don't do it period. And to answer your original question emyes I have been on for way longer then a year, more like 3. It doesn't cost 2000. Without any coverage from insurance a bottle of Watson test cyp 10ml@200mg/ml is less than 100 from Walmart or Walgreens. Should not be taking more than 1 ml per week and that is the very high side. More like 0.5-0.75. should be taken a minimum of 1 shot per week, if doctor tells you different, run because he is a dumbass.

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This is all spot on

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Not sure why u need estrogen blockers, if u only are bringing your levels to "normal" there shouldn't be a need for anything else.

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Depends on his estrogen levels. The enzyme aromatase will convert some of the testosterone to estrogen. If aromatization is occurring, raising the amount of T will then raise the amount of estrogen.

I neee to see what all I may need to do first before I decide on injections.

In case I ever get married again and want kids

Did any of y’all get an mri done on your pituitary gland after your blood tests came back for low test?

MY doc suggested I get the testosterone pellets. I’m still weighing whether I want to do TRT at all. Are the pellets effective?

I would prefer shots over pellet just because you have more control over dosing and can adjust the dosage based on how you feel and what blood test show.