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by leroy_masochist 1106 days ago
Seeing a lot of conflation of a) TRT dosages of T, b) bodybuilding dosages of TRT, and c) T-related PEDs in these comments.

I think the key things to remember here are:

*Monitoring your own response to the therapy is key, whether you're a middle-aged man getting shots of Sustanon at your doctor's office or a professional bodybuilder running over a gram of androgens every week. There is no substitute for regular bloodwork. Some people's livers handle this shit better than others'.

*Contra some of the posts on this thread, not all PEDs are going to permanently shut down your HPTA. In fact, basically nothing is. People decide that they're "permanently damaged" because they expect PCT to fully take care of the shutdown and then can't ride out a few weeks of cold turkey. The testes restart, but they're like a diesel engine; it takes a while to get them going again.

*On a similar note, not all PEDs are going to automatically kill you. Some, like methenolone, are if anything beneficial to overall health and longevity. Others, like halotestin, are probably going to take years off your life. Do your own research and, again, get bloodwork done regularly.

*Finally, it's interesting to hear comments from people saying the "wanted to punch everyone", etc, when they started TRT. At TRT doses, most men experience a sense of calm and confidence, rather than irascibility.

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> *Finally, it's interesting to hear comments from people saying the "wanted to punch everyone", etc, when they started TRT. At TRT doses, most men experience a sense of calm and confidence, rather than irascibility.

Yup. When off the stuff I’m super irritable. On it I’m calm. Too bad it turned my blood into 140w gear oil. I’ve been waiting 6mps to get into an endo who up and quit and now I’m waiting more.

> it's interesting to hear comments from people saying the "wanted to punch everyone", etc, when they started TRT. At TRT doses, most men experience a sense of calm and confidence, rather than irascibility.

Adding testosterone also raises estrogen (estradiol) which causes irritability. It is hard to find a balance where both are in check.

That's why you get your blood work done and titrate anastrozole, which a good TRT-prescribing office is going to do without you asking. I would disagree with your contention that it is hard to dial in estradiol. It is, in fact, a very straightforward process based off of blood labs.
It's not hard at all if you do initial bloodwork to establish baseline estradiol. After that and depending on the results the TRT regime should include an estrogen blocker to negate a rise.