Update, ~ 4.5 months in.
At this point, I’m averaging 100mg / wk. Probably don’t vary too much from that and not intentionally…just varies a few mg here/there based on not being particularly precise/careful with the syringe on daily dosing. If I’m aiming for ~ .07 mg a day, I probably vary between .06 and .09.
I’m >50, started TRT after getting tested for many of the usual reasons (low energy, no libido, some ED) and finding my levels well below normal.
Prior to TRT…interest in sex had diminished greatly. Thought it was ‘normal’ with age at the time, but had to “plan” foreplay in order to have sufficient erection at the right time without either getting distracted and losing it or blowing it early.
Early on I had a couple of short bouts of feeling great / having libido but they faded after a few days. Experimented with higher doses for a few weeks and it wasn’t doing it for me (hot flashes etc). A couple of weeks after going back to 100mg it really started clicking for me.
Now? Great success.
Libido? Fine. Could hit it daily or more. Been that way for weeks now.
Morning wood? If anything a bit too much. I know it’s healthy for me so I’m not complaining…but it is getting annoying sometimes - waking up 2-3 times with a boner and not being able to fall sleep again until it fades. I never thought much about its absence, just figuring it was age.
Gym - definitely stronger when working out. I’ve backed off a bit lately due to some overuse pains that I’d like to get rid of. Might’ve been a bit aggressive on the lifting / adding weight given my age…
Only bloodwork I’ve done was after a few weeks of somewhat higher doses. My doc (my regular physician) hasn’t been looking for labs and right now I almost couldn’t care less. I know I should (and probably will) pull some just to get a baseline for when I’m feeling great. On the other hand I don’t want to end up seeing a number and feeling like I need to fix/optimize it.
I don’t really mean to be too graphic here, but if this helps another guy in my shoes, great. What was going on before TRT was…getting a full boner was rather difficult. It took a good bit of direct stimulaton (by me or her) but at the right…rate. Too much/too fast and…either I’d bust early…like…“premature ejaculation” early which really wasn’t in my nature. Or I’d mentally “tune out” trying to avoid overstimulation without having to stop and tell her to “stop that!” and lose an erection before she was ready for penetration and that wasn’t really optimal either. Sex that was satisfying for both of us was getting progressively more rare. It started getting into my head and making psychological issues out of it.