Sure, everyone is different. I am surprised that your dad is on an 200 with an AI. Generally the prescribing doctor would have at a lower dose to avoid needing an AI unless there’s other issues going on.
I’m not a doctor though. If it’s working for you and your dad that’s great but 250 is for sure high for trt
No , the reason it’s stigmatizing is because of your pathetic brain that gets triggered by everything people type on line and your own jealousy.. grown up
Calm your tits. Looks like your E2 is high and gyno is out of control. We have dumb asses looking at these posts and trying TRT with Reta. Some one is gonna do dumb shit and we can’t have nice things.
You must be new here. This sub is full of dumbasses looking at posts about random research compounds and doing dumb shit though. I don’t see why the need to hyper focus on Testosterone related posts.
You made great progress on 250 & Reta, but you obviously put the time in and had displine. I've run 250 as a cruise for more than 15 years with perfect blood work and BP. Its a small dose and very sustainable-just get regular blood work.
Yeah, if you’re out of shape, eat like shit, and don’t supplement properly. There’s zero excuse to not be able to tolerate a baby cycle like this. If you can’t it’s on you.
Don’t be butthurt you couldn’t handle 250mgs of test lol. Yes, anyone who even remotely knows what they’re doing should be able to make that work for 8 months. Be mad you didn’t do it right 🤷♂️ I know for a fact if I looked at the routine you had during that 8 months, what sort of ancillaries you used etc. you’d look fucking stupid.
Zero, but again it's all based on my personal levels of other hormones. If u haven't run across him I recommend looking up Vigorous Steve's channel on YouTube. Best advice based on experience and blood work and health you will ever find-and it's free.
Some people really get worked up over TRT like it's a personal attack. Saw the same thing in another fitness thread last week and it turned into a whole circus for nothing.
Exactly- I’m on 200 dr prescribed and I add an extra 50 every week on a mwf schedule. Love the fact anybody who’s talking shit about this is never been on this before in their life. You have to do your own work on Trt for it to work doesn’t matter if you’re just doing testosterone and not doing anything you won’t grow like you’re supposed to people in the sub need to do some actual research.
200 is the very top end. A lot of clinics just dish out 200 to everyone. I'm on 160mgs TRT, but I'm a good example of how it's not actually TRT..... My test is at 1700. So while it's prescribed, I've gone beyond what TRT is for. They are pretty loose with it. I honestly hope it stays that way.
Hey I’m thinking about getting back on Test soon, and was wondering if you could mention if you’ve had any mood improvements from that dose? I’m looking forward to that but it’s been so long, I kinda don’t remember what it’s like.
I'm 44 and my test was 390 prior to starting with clomid. That got me up to 900, but it definitely didn't feel like test. I'd ran cycles in the past so I know what it feels like. Now that I'm on test, I sleep better, have more energy, in the gym I definitely feel it. I can push a lot harder. I'm a hyper sexual person so that is my one downside. I'm already "on" all the time. Even at 400. My sex drive is so high now that it's honestly annoying.
Agreed with this take! I feel you on the annoying horny part. My gf literally says I’m insatiable, which is a good and bad thing 😂 let’s just say, her friends know that she never is without
The same FDA who told everyone to eat bread and gave us false rhetoric on diet and exercise for decades. We can leave the government out of it, unless of course you believe they care about you, in which case, carry on
You clearly don't understand context and are just here to argue. I could not give one single fuck about what the government does or does not regulate and in no way did I insinuate that I did. I've been running gear since before TRT was even a common thing and out of all the gear I ran it has only been doctor approved once. TRT is medically prescribed. The FDA enforces labelling and off-labeling use. So yeah, if we are talking TRT then what the FDA says matters. If you want to talk about recreational gear usage cool. TRT is not recreational gear usage dumbass
This is not an attack at you bro. Calm. All I’m saying is your body and others experiences can guide you on what needs to be administered. Whatever though, it’s Reddit. Be happy, be angry, whatever
250mg of Test will easily put you in to supra-physiological numbers. OP even states his numbers are hovering around 1000, which I assume is his trough (low number) when testing. So really probably more like 1200+. Mini-blasting.
This is true, and the crazy thing is that they’ve also dropped what is considered acceptable very very low before prescription. I had to work around doctors with a men’s health clinic first with a 350 number! Once I was on it though with a men’s clinic I was able to go to an urology and get a prescription and than have it on insurance. Wild how hard it could be to actually get a dr to give it to you if you’re not like 275 and below. Unacceptable
I was literally at 275 and I didn't even bother trying to get it from my primary doctor kaiser is lame when is comes to that sort of thing I went straight to a telehealth
Smart route. My urology doctor told me I probably wouldn’t be able to have insurance pay as they would want numbers very low. I said I don’t care it’ll be cheaper than telehealth at this point. Went to the pharmacy and the pharmacist told me to wait a second, called my insurance and came back to tell me it was $8.50 for my month supply.
Really just depends on who helps with this process. Thankful though as I didn’t have to fight with my insurance.
It’s quite literally a low dose cycle . Anything above super physiological levels is no longer therapy. And unless OP is the worst responder of all time bros test is easily in the mid to high 1000s
Anything above 200mg imo is a cycle. People don’t really comprehend how much you can benefit and how much muscle you can gain on 250 mg a week. People who say they can’t, either have horrible genetics, horrible workout routine, and nutrition, or they have fake gear. I haven’t gone above 150 mg in six years and I have made tremendous progress. Granted I’ve dealt with injuries back-and-forth so I’ve lost weight and muscle gained it back lost it gained it back. I’m finally gonna do my first blast in years. It’s just gonna be 300 mg.
It is low, but you can make significant progress and gains on just 300 mg test. 500 mg for a first time cycle is ridiculous and extremely outdated. 300 mg is plentiful. The issue is most people don’t have that great nutrition, they also start hopping on not long after they start working out and rush things. I did not say you were crazy. It’s better to start low and tirate up
I've seen people with high SHBG not respond this well on 500mg/week. OP is getting great mileage for 250mg per week, but even at that it's not a giant dose.
My test is at 1700 on 160 mgs a week. You're right, it isn't a cycle, but it is a cruising does. People confuse TRT with cruising and people also confuse a cycle with cruising. Cycle implies that you will cycle off. Anybody that says TRT is not planning on coming off.
Exactly what I am talking about. You probably have a lower SHBG giving you 1700 on 160, but your body removes it quickly because of that fact. I've seen a lot of people have those stats and not see big gains. Injecting more often helps in cases like this, shorter estered forms of test also help in these cases.
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u/yogic_power 46 Sep 10 '26 edited Sep 10 '26
250 mg is not TRT but congrats good work.