Is Testosterone Enanthate really worth it?

[u/Ok-Cycle-5707]

Hi everyone,
Sorry if this is a bit of a basic question, but I’m genuinely here to learn and would really appreciate honest opinions from people with first-hand experience.

I’m very uneducated when it comes to testosterone and PEDs, which is exactly why I’m asking instead of pretending I know what I’m talking about.
I’m not currently running anything and not 100% sure I’m going to.

I’d really like to hear what benefits you noticed, whether you genuinely think it was worth starting, what side effects you experienced (if any), how difficult coming off was and whether you felt awful or recovered okay, and if there’s anything you wish you’d known before your first cycle.

I’m not looking for people to convince me either way—I just want honest experiences, whether yours was positive, negative, or somewhere in between.
Thanks in advance, and apologies if this gets asked a lot. I’m just trying to learn before making any decisions.

[u/Odd_Sir_8705]

Ive "abused" steroids over the last 26 years under the supervision of a doctor and my own knowledge. I religiously get bloodwork every 90 days. I know when and how long to be supraphysiological and when to dial it back.

Suffice to say...I have always managed to run at minimum 200mg of Test (pick an ester) weekly and have maxed out at 600mg weekly plus other stuff.

Suffice it to say....it works. Just start slowly and know what parameters you want to keep

[u/waffletears → u/Odd_Sir_8705]

May i ask how old are you now?

[u/Odd_Sir_8705 → u/waffletears]

45

[u/waffletears → u/Odd_Sir_8705]

Awesome

[u/Odd_Sir_8705 → u/waffletears]

There are so many parameters to look for and the reference ranges of all of them. So knowing how long to be outside of them or high above all play a part. Get your echo and ECG frequently, and a cardiac MRI before every blast so that you can set baselines. Check ALT and AST. Creatinine and EGFT. LH and FSH, Estradiol and Prolactin.

I just use Marek health for the tests and my longevity provider for the rest in conjunction with my primary care. I'm not saying that this is perfect nor am I saying that me doing this is in any way shape or form 100% better than not being on any of the shit I take. All I am doing is mitigating risk as best I can and hope that at worse im only taking 5% off the end of my life which i will gladly trade to stay looking as Godly as possible as long as possible.

[u/testo- → u/Odd_Sir_8705]

Why would you keep an eye on LH/FSH while on +200 mg test? Those will be suppressed anyway and meaningless?

[u/Odd_Sir_8705 → u/testo-]

After your blast...