Hopping on TRT cause depression fucking me up

[Mushroom]

Today i will hop on TRT and 0.5mg dutasteride once a week and try if it's good or not, wish me luck i will update you in some weeks (i'm 20 btw)

 

[Bewusst]

Did your labs actually came out low or are you just randomly gonna inject T, hoping it'll cure your depression?

 

[dawooddX]

Today i will hop on TRT and 0.5mg dutasteride once a week and try if it's good or not, wish me luck i will update you in some weeks (i'm 20 btw)

this is sum id do tbh

 

[Mushroom]

Did your labs actually came out low or are you just randomly gonna inject T, hoping it'll cure your depression?

randomly, and depression is not the only reason (impossible beard, hard time building muscle, fatigue...)

 

[Bewusst]

randomly, and depression is not the only reason (impossible beard, hard time building muscle, fatigue...)

Then it is a bad idea imo. It might not fix your depression and comes with a host of possible complications.

Aside from the obvious HPTA suppression, you'll have to get regular bloodwork, not just to assess your E2 etc., but also to reduce risk for blood clots, since androgens stimulate erythropoiesis quite significantly. Depending on dosage and genetic factors, donating blood can be necessary. Then there's suppression of pregnenolone, which can cause downstream reduction of progesterone, DHEA, allopregnanolone and other neuro- and neuroactive steroids. Pregnenolone should be supplemented on TRT to avoid deficiency of these steroids. All of this requires regular bloodwork and medical supervision.

 

[Mushroom]

Then it is a bad idea imo. It might not fix your depression and comes with a host of possible complications.

Aside from the obvious HPTA suppression, you'll have to get regular bloodwork, not just to assess your E2 etc., but also to reduce risk for blood clots, since androgens stimulate erythropoiesis quite significantly. Depending on dosage and genetic factors, donating blood can be necessary. Then there's suppression of pregnenolone, which can cause downstream reduction of progesterone, DHEA, allopregnanolone and other neuro- and neuroactive steroids. Pregnenolone should be supplemented on TRT to avoid deficiency of these steroids. All of this requires regular bloodwork and medical supervision.

are you with the idea of trying for like 3 months ? and see, i will donate blood, stick to a fair TRT dose like 125mg per week + i will check hematocrits cause High hematocrit → blood clots, stroke risk , + and i don't think watching my E2 levels at this low dose is necessary and if i spot some high E2 symptoms i will use low dose AI, + Pregnenolone will be supplemented what do you think ?

 

[Bewusst]

are you with the idea of trying for like 3 months ? and see

Not really, unless you're actually suffering from hypogonadism. Androgens are not something to dabble with, like a nutritional supplement or a new cooking recipe. Even with PCT (which comes with its own set of possible complications), there's always a risk of incomplete recovery. Even if nothing bad happens, even short time use can trigger the onset of androgenetic alopecia in susceptible people, which may persist in some cases, even after coming off. I think of TRT as a long term, often life-long path, that should be considered wisely. The benefits of short term use are not worth all the extra hustle imo. It's your life though, this is just my opinion.

 

[Mushroom]

Not really, unless you're actually suffering from hypogonadism. Androgens are not something to dabble with, like a nutritional supplement or a new cooking recipe. Even with PCT (which comes with its own set of possible complications), there's always a risk of incomplete recovery. Even if nothing bad happens, even short time use can trigger the onset of androgenetic alopecia in susceptible people, which may persist in some cases, even after coming off. I think of TRT as a long term, often life-long path, that should be considered wisely. The benefits of short term use are not worth all the extra hustle imo. It's your life though, this is just my opinion.

"Androgens are not something to dabble with" proof for claim please "incomplete recovery after 3months 100mg TRT is a very very low chance" i take dutasteride so androgenetic alopecia is impossible

 

[SoundnVision]

Then it is a bad idea imo. It might not fix your depression and comes with a host of possible complications.

Aside from the obvious HPTA suppression, you'll have to get regular bloodwork, not just to assess your E2 etc., but also to reduce risk for blood clots, since androgens stimulate erythropoiesis quite significantly. Depending on dosage and genetic factors, donating blood can be necessary. Then there's suppression of pregnenolone, which can cause downstream reduction of progesterone, DHEA, allopregnanolone and other neuro- and neuroactive steroids. Pregnenolone should be supplemented on TRT to avoid deficiency of these steroids. All of this requires regular bloodwork and medical supervision.

What would you take to counteract side effects of DUT?
If you had to take anything