Do you have thyroid labs? Low thyroid function is common with guys here and would explain your symptoms. Root cause is often iodine deficiency from not using iodized salt. You could then also experience feeling cold easily or sparse outer eyebrows. Low thyroid function also makes one easily gain fat and we see some cases of anxiety that resolve when thyroid issues are addressed. Low thyroid function and low-T increase cholesterol.
Please use oral body temperatures as discussed below to eval overall thyroid function.
LH/FSH before TRT is important data and at your age prolactin should be checked. Cannot check after starting TRT as these -->zero.
You can inject T subq in upper legs with #29 1/2" 0.5ml insulin syringes.
ED will do nothing useful. Subq is smoother less peaky T and avoids decades of muscle damage. Glute injections are risky, too many large vessels and nerves.
Most are magnesium deficient, not calcium. See “ZMA” in the Biotest store. Why calcium? Most need 5000iu Vit-D3. A calcium-D3 combo sounds inadequate.
Please read the stickies found here: About the T Replacement Category - #2 by KSman
- advice for new guys - need more info about you
- things that damage your hormones
- protocol for injections
- finding a TRT doc
Evaluate your overall thyroid function by checking oral body temperatures as per the thyroid basics sticky. Thyroid hormone fT3 is what gets the job done and it regulates mitochondrial activity, the source of ATP which is the universal currency of cellular energy. This is part of the body’s temperature control loop. This can get messed up if you are iodine deficient. In many countries, you need to be using iodized salt. Other countries add iodine to dairy or bread.
KSman is simply a regular member on this site. Nothing more other than highly active.
I can be a bit abrupt in my replies and recommendations. I have a lot of ground to cover as this forum has become much more active in the last two years. I can’t follow threads that go deep over time. You need to respond to all of my points and requests as soon as possible before you fall off of my radar. The worse problems are guys who ignore issues re thyroid, body temperatures, history of iodized salt. Please do not piss people off saying that lab results are normal, we need lab number and ranges.
The value that you get out of this process and forum depends on your effort and performance. The bulk of your learning is reading/studying the suggested stickies.