OptimalHealth
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Hi everyone,
I am hoping I can get some insight from you guys. I am 26y/o and want to get off TRT after a year of usage of 200 test c a week with HCG 250 IU twice a week. To be honest, I never needed the TRT in the first place. I am 5'11, 185 pounds, about 13-14 % body fat. My levels where mid 500's before naturally, but I truly felt had " low t " symptoms and was so depressed and full of anxiety i was desperate for change. Before i got my levels to 500's naturally they where high 200's at first. I knew that my lifestyle factors where a big cause of my low t, as well as depression. Bad sleep hygiene, porn addiction and masturbation, smoking weed on an occasional basis along with occasional pain killers to mask the pain. I did a massive amount of research I knew that all of what I was feeling was due to my actions. So I found Andrew Huberman as well as tons of other doctors who talked about living optimal to increase test. I removed a lot of my bad habits ( but not all ) and was only able to get it to 500's. Still however, I convinced myself that it was nearly impossible to get my t levels optimal unless a lived a near perfect lifestyle. I was lying to myself. So, I went to a T-Mill and you know the rest.
A year later, I feel much better, even though I was in decent shape before, I am even better now, but a part of me feels like I am using TRT as a drug. I am over 2 months completely sober, and realized that I never gave myself enough time to feel better because I was still abusing substances and watching porn etc. Also I know now that drinking even only on the weekends massively effected my mental health, as well as porn. I am 26y/o and there is no reason why I should be on TRT, I am cheating myself and want to be true to myself. All I have been doing now is postponing getting off trt because I fear I am going to crash hard and go through a deep mental health crisis again. Also, I start a new sales job in 3 weeks for a dream tech company as a Business Development Rep and fear I will lose my job from poor performance. However, there is never going to be a perfect time to get off, and the deeper I go the harder it will be to recover
My questions/ thoughts are:
1) Should I do a PCT program? I know there is mixed opinions to this, especially considering the fact that I was only taking T for less than a year, and also HCG along with it so my systom is not completely fucked.
2) How long should I wait until I start a PCT program from my last shot so its cleared completely from my system? (Two days ago and was 33 IU of test c)
3) Should I run HCG and Clomid? If so how much? I know some do massive amount of HCG like 3000 -5000 IU every week but obviously thats for more severe cases.
4) How long do you think untill I feel normal again?
I hope you guys understand where I am coming from. I am just a young lad trying to be a better man! I know some of you might troll but i would appreciate folks who are trying to help!
I am hoping I can get some insight from you guys. I am 26y/o and want to get off TRT after a year of usage of 200 test c a week with HCG 250 IU twice a week. To be honest, I never needed the TRT in the first place. I am 5'11, 185 pounds, about 13-14 % body fat. My levels where mid 500's before naturally, but I truly felt had " low t " symptoms and was so depressed and full of anxiety i was desperate for change. Before i got my levels to 500's naturally they where high 200's at first. I knew that my lifestyle factors where a big cause of my low t, as well as depression. Bad sleep hygiene, porn addiction and masturbation, smoking weed on an occasional basis along with occasional pain killers to mask the pain. I did a massive amount of research I knew that all of what I was feeling was due to my actions. So I found Andrew Huberman as well as tons of other doctors who talked about living optimal to increase test. I removed a lot of my bad habits ( but not all ) and was only able to get it to 500's. Still however, I convinced myself that it was nearly impossible to get my t levels optimal unless a lived a near perfect lifestyle. I was lying to myself. So, I went to a T-Mill and you know the rest.
A year later, I feel much better, even though I was in decent shape before, I am even better now, but a part of me feels like I am using TRT as a drug. I am over 2 months completely sober, and realized that I never gave myself enough time to feel better because I was still abusing substances and watching porn etc. Also I know now that drinking even only on the weekends massively effected my mental health, as well as porn. I am 26y/o and there is no reason why I should be on TRT, I am cheating myself and want to be true to myself. All I have been doing now is postponing getting off trt because I fear I am going to crash hard and go through a deep mental health crisis again. Also, I start a new sales job in 3 weeks for a dream tech company as a Business Development Rep and fear I will lose my job from poor performance. However, there is never going to be a perfect time to get off, and the deeper I go the harder it will be to recover
My questions/ thoughts are:
1) Should I do a PCT program? I know there is mixed opinions to this, especially considering the fact that I was only taking T for less than a year, and also HCG along with it so my systom is not completely fucked.
2) How long should I wait until I start a PCT program from my last shot so its cleared completely from my system? (Two days ago and was 33 IU of test c)
3) Should I run HCG and Clomid? If so how much? I know some do massive amount of HCG like 3000 -5000 IU every week but obviously thats for more severe cases.
4) How long do you think untill I feel normal again?
I hope you guys understand where I am coming from. I am just a young lad trying to be a better man! I know some of you might troll but i would appreciate folks who are trying to help!