

Those long protocols are from the stone age. You may end up feeling like an emotional roller-coaster, not to mention having much higher estrogen levels. It will most likely make you feel worse than what you started.

Coming to your doctor’s office every 2, 3, or 4 weeks for an injection is not healthy in the least. If you are not doing self testosterone injections, I would definitely push for them. If you absolutely can not dose E3D, I would suggest finding the longest practical range where you start feeling bad. If you have a lower conversion of testosterone to estrogen, you can generally get away with longer dosing periods.īut, there will be larger variations, which may result in greater ranges in energy, mood, and sexual function throughout the dosing period. You should aim for every third day (E3D) dosing, which minimizes fluctuations of testosterone levels to the greatest reasonable degree. Is it really necessary to do them every third day like you’ve suggested? My doctor gives me testosterone injections every two weeks. Your body needs to repair the dysfunctions caused over the years, from the effects of low testosterone (bad cholesterol, decreased muscle mass, low libido, etc…)ģ. If you have had low testosterone levels for awhile (which is usually the case), your increase in health may take even longer.

The increases will be subtle at first, but will culminate at a peak around 12 weeks. It’s differant for some people, but generally you should notice an increase in energy, mood, and libido after 3-4 weeks.

How long will it take me to feel better once I’ve started androgen treatment? With others, testosterone deficiency may have resulted from a head injury, infection, or blow to the groin.Ģ. Unfortunately our bodies aren’t able to repair the machinery responsible for testosterone production. A more energetic, happy, and motivated you. You’re still yourself, just with a little tune up. You may chose to go off therapy, but you’ll only go back to your old sick, tired, and depressed self.Īnd once you’ve felt great for awhile, most likely you won’t want to go back to the old you. Since your body isn’t capable of producing enough testosterone on it’s own anymore, treatment will have to be the rest of your life. Do I have to be on testosterone replacement therapy for the rest of my life or should I cycle on and off? Frequently Asked Questions About Testosterone Replacement Therapy Author: Brian Hildebrandt, Last Updated: Feb.
