Have steroids prematurely aged you?

[ZyzzBrah]

Looking for anecdotes from long time gear users, as androgen induced skin aging typically takes a while to show up.

I've been on 200mg - 250mg test for a few months now, basically just sports TRT, haven't noticed any premature aging yet although I do a fuck ton for my skin (retin a, 2.5mg dutasteride, HCG to keep E2 a bit high for more elastin/collagen synthesis, vit c serum, ghk cu...and a couple of other things)

I've been holding off on upping the dose for a while because I already look pretty fucking good on just 250mg test, however I am curious to explore 500mg+ doses.

I'm worried about prematurely aging myself though, I've already accepted that even 250mg test will age me more then staying natural, but the dutasteride and high dose anti oxidants I take hopefully "mitigate" some of that damage.

TL;DR: Have steroids prematurely aged you?

 

[FutureSlayer]

What are those anti oxidants?

 

[ZyzzBrah]

What are those anti oxidants?

astaxanthin, vitamin C taken both orally and topically, NAC, occasional injectable glutathione and megadose melatonin before bed

 

[FutureSlayer]

astaxanthin, vitamin C taken both orally and topically, NAC, occasional injectable glutathione and megadose melatonin before bed

IV glut? How much are you paying for all of that?

 

[ZyzzBrah]

IV glut? How much are you paying for all of that?

i do IM, my chinese peptide source sells a bunch for cheap lol

the others can be found on amazon/iherb, really not that expensive

 

[FutureSlayer]

i do IM, my chinese peptide source sells a bunch for cheap lol

the others can be found on amazon/iherb, really not that expensive

Mirin then, will start my protocol next month. The issue is I am quite busy with some surgeries so I have no idea how will I reconcile the recovery with not wasting my roids' gains potential

 

[aztecas]

i’ve had people tell me I look younger since hopping on test

Dut+ retin A+ reta+ multi vitamin

 

[ZyzzBrah]

i’ve had people tell me I look younger since hopping on test

Dut+ retin A+ reta+ multi vitamin

Thats really good to hear, how old are you, how long have you been on test, and what are your dosages?

And your stack is very good, mines almost identical + i take 2mg GHK Cu on top of it, dutasteride is doing the heavy lifting though, as it prevents the negative paracrine effects of DHT on skin, i probably wouldnt touch roids if it weren't for dutasteride lmao