Hello all. I’m 32 and had really low numbers for my Free T and regular T. It was like 7.25 and 227.
I’m currently about 2.25 months in on TRT treatment with Cypionate 200mg taken weekly. There’s a few questions I have though:
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I’ve been sick more often it seems like - this may be related to the holidays, but Thanksgiving time and post-Xmas I’ve been sick with what seems to be the same thing. A head cold. Could the Cypionate be doing this too?
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I’ve noticed my testicles seem to be getting smaller. I don’t know how quickly this normally happens, but it seems like they change size pretty often throughout the day, but they seem softer overall. How concerned do I need to be about this?
A few things I have noticed since being on it:
My appetite has been changing up a bit. I used to be able to down more food (hence being overweight… actually I think my weight should be like 157 and I’m 200 so obese).
I’ve noticed I’m gaining strength - yay - was stuck at doing 60lbs on bicep curls for over a year.
I’ve noticed I’m a lot more energetic in the morning and get morning erections. That’s something new in a way.
Overall. I have a lot to discuss with my doctor but wanted to get a communities opinion on everything.
Thanks.
TRT does a number on your adrenals. I was recommended 2000mg/day Vit C and haven’t had any adrenal issues since and I haven’t gotten sick (normally I would get sick a lot) in the year since I started the 2000mg/day Vit C.
Many people get nut shrinkage. Mine shrunk a lot in the beginning but over time came back to about the size they were. I wouldn’t mess with anything if I were you.
You are just getting to where your body is getting used to the dosage you’re taking. You will start feeling much better in the months to come and muscle gain & fat loss will start happening soon. A majority of the good stuff is yet to come so don’t change anything and give yourself time. Things will only get better from here.
Your testicles are shrinking from the size of walnuts down to raisins because your testicles are not functioning any longer and may eventually feel more like leather.
I was able to trim down on more frequent injections, excess testosterone and estrogen can cause water retention and having excess fat can increase aromatazation. TRT modulates inflammation, firsting starting out on TRT I got multiple sinus and ear infections, I’ve never had ear or sinus infections in my entire life and never get sick.
Your body is trying to reach homeostasis and needs more time to acclimate to TRT.