Hey everybody,
Was looking for some feedback on my bloodwork (mainly test levels)…
Back story…I ran a cycle of 500mg testosterone enanthate for 12 weeks (back in 2015), ran a standard PCT and regained function.
Prior to the cycle, I was sitting around 1000-900 ng/dl (verified by past bloodwork), but after cycle (with no gym) now I got the 651 ng/dl (instead of 900). Was at that level for years, it was pretty good (in particular when I worked out consistently).
Fast-forward to 2020…alot going on in the world around me, had to move out state to keep my job, girlfriend didn’t want to go, started acting up and was cheating, and at times I would have ED unless I was consistent in the gym. Drive was lower than natty at 900-1000 ng/dl, and way lower than my previous cycle years ago.
So, somewhat impulsively I started injecting a smaller amount before my move across the country, basically hoping to build a new life.
I was on for about 7-8 monthes (trt dosages) and was testing out the smaller dosages (80mg twice a week, 70mg twice a week, 60 and 50mg twice a week) and found a pretty good energy level even as low as 50mg twice a week. Was hungry and horny all of the time. Except I couldn’t get pussy very easily, now that I left my girlfriend. Frustrating. Worst sexual frustration of my life, heightened blood-pressure, breathing real deep frequently, and i was only sleeping 3-4 hours a night then I was wired awake, normally around 4:30am. I had nothing but a massive surplus of time and energy. Going to the gym 2 times a day, work, grocery store to pick-up food to make a massive dinner after gym, sipping Jameson, trying to live-over at this new place. Exploring.
Then, lease was about to end and I had to find a place to live. I ended up going to my mothers house for a couples months until I found my next place (wait lists on all of the good places in new city). And so I quit pinning the testosterone (grey area stuff from Europe), and went up north to mom’s house to search for available places. I didn’t want to pin when I was at mom’s due to a bad past experience when I was on and lost my cool once. Didn’t want repeats of the unnecessary drama when I was pinning up by her last time (was probably being a wimp, should of stayed on…)
So, got into my new apartment back in the new city my job had moved to, everything was decent (except libido and drive, anxiety thru the roof), but then I went to Labcorp to get a test for testosterone, because I thought, hey maybe I’m close to qualifying TRT. It ended up being the 434 ng/dl bloodwork from 2021 that I posted above… I was actually shocked.
I had qualified for prescription testosterone from a clinic. Was acting normal until then, going to gym without the drive and had some depression and mad anxiety.
By the time I was able to get the prescription testosterone thru a tele-med clinic, I had moved back with mom looking for a new place (same city), found one, and I still hadn’t started taking this new prescription testosterone cypionate.
That’s because, I have been trying to boost my levels naturally to where I’m feeling pretty good, libido normal, and no depression or anxiety, with a penis hard as a rock (is what I wanted). I flaked on the gym more often, and it was making me not feel “like shit” at least. Was making some gains, with NO libido tho. Being “ON” testosterone, even 100mg, I was so much more confident, left the house all the time, no depression or anxiety…problem was that I did not have any doctors at the time, for blood pressure meds, sleeping pills, and general care. I finally got all of these doctors on the side to help with those things.
Today, I still have the prescription testosterone cypionate vial, and HAVE NOT injected it yet, partially out of worry of future (long-term) health effects. Kind of hoping I could stay natty and just go to the gym 5-6 days a week and avoid life-long injections. Very difficult to maintain week-after-week when you don’t even really want to get out of bed every single day. No libido, no rewards for working out, no satisfaction. Kind of sucks to be honest.
Question for experienced individuals out there: What were your symptoms/ what were you experiencing at test levels in the 400’s (ng/dl).
Or what lower level of total testosterone were you at, and what was your experience at that level?
Trying to decide if my level is high enough that I can just workout all the time and be pretty good and stop being a wussy, or if I’m screwed/tanked and should just start injecting again for quality of life and to make life easier and effortless (in the short term, particularly).
Any feedback and thoughts are appreciated my friends.
Best regards,
HoochSquad
