youngest age to start TRT and oldest member here

**yesidont** · 04-03-2017, 09:59 PM

i started ... i started .... i stared hmm any one of you know what was your test level before TRT and how its look now ??
My test at december was ~150 now its about 650 ... and i add only few things to my diet ( all you can get from swanson ) and ive spend on it about $200 for 3 months ...
First all should check, prolactin, cortisol, E2, progesterone, SHGB ........ levels and read how it should look, what is effect of each and first try to heal your bodies instead of shoot test till the end of your life this is just my 2 cents

**Syber** · 04-05-2017, 12:31 AM

Id say it wasn't caused from AAS but i cant 100% prove it, lol decided to do a cycle one day and all of a sudden a lot of issues got better and it made me question things abit so once i came off did pct etc and waited a decent amount of time i told my doctor the truth of what i did and how it fixed symptoms i had complained of previously which lead to testing, blood tests showed low so got sent to an endo who i was also honest with but he wanted more solid evidence that it wasn't just me low from me manipulating levels. Shit load of tests and stress later MRI showed issues and i got a script... only took around 2 years haha

Originally Posted by Paradox

Was it caused by AAS or were you not cycling before then?

**polarbear** · 05-08-2017, 01:45 PM

i started my own trt last sept, just after turning 58, when doc refused to help. had test level at 200 ng/dl. so he reruns it and says it came back at 318. didn't bother to get a redraw. i figured the lab fudged the numbers for him. that was aug. so i did more research on my own and got started. "i'm feeling much better now", lol.
i notice a dramatic difference when i stop now, even for a week and a half.
you aussies aren't the only ones with problems getting docs to listen. it's a matter of what area you're in or who your doc is, or just plain dumb luck. mine is a va doc, so you can imagine what i put up with. lol.
never did steroids before last sept, except an androgel once when i was around 50 y/o. had no effect.
i may or may not be the oldest on here, but i do not think age is necessarily a factor in needing trt. one guy on here needed them in his 30's, because of genetics.

**Steel Beast** · 05-08-2017, 01:52 PM

At age 36 I had never ran gear and my test levels came back at 40 doc put me on try then after winning my first show I told him I wanted to cycle he told me to run what I wanted cause I would be on try for life he pulls blood on me every 6 months and when I decide to just maintain and stop growing he would put me on pellets but I like pinning lol

**Torcha** · 05-09-2017, 05:22 AM

Originally Posted by Gonzomendo

Torcha you're an Aussie too?

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sure am man!! im the 'Australian of the year' this year... not many voted this year it seems. my one self vote got me the win!

**CourtneyScott** · 05-09-2017, 12:11 PM

i started trt at age 25, never used any AAS prior to but lived a very stressful life. levels came back low on two separate tests. Did my first pin in the doctors office and ill be pinning once a week the rest of my life.

**350zsidewayzz** · 05-10-2017, 02:06 AM

yeah gels are shit. im probly the youngest one on trt here. im 21. tested at 305.on a scale of 300-1100 started 5 months ago at age 20

this was also after taking dhea for like 2 weeks. which im sure fucked it all up. (which by the way is a fuckin nightmare. dont fuck with your adrenal glands)

but a year ago on natural test boosters i was only at 445. fuck that. id rather pin the rest of my life n be in the 900s and not have to worry about my levels fluctuating between day n night, worrying about cortisol and diet to keep my test right. you bet ur ass i was scowering the internet for info on how the HPTA functions, testosterone, primary and secondary hypognadism, diet, LH FSH estrogen igf1 SHBG everything.

i got an easy going urologist, she suggested a clomid restart, and i was actually the one that explained to her it would make sense to start injections considering the fact my LH tested at 7.0 on a scale of like 1.5-9. primary hypogonadic. clomid wouldnt do shit with lh that high. y estrogen was normal and shbg was low

oh shit just read elmos, same as him.

since trt and steroid cycle ive put 100 pounds on my bench squat and around 150 pounds on deadlift, i was only in the mid 100s for all these stats before hand. also put 40 pounds of mass on with a slight decreaese in fat and very inconsistent dieting. definitely the right decision for me. i remember my first shot of testosterone. felt a dopamine rush for 2 hours.

**BIGCASPER** · 05-10-2017, 02:14 AM

My father is 71 years old...On TRT 200mg per week...Plays softball on the senior league..and still smashes the ball!!!!! Has forearms like popeye.....

**go hard or go home** · 05-15-2017, 02:34 PM

I am 35, went to my Dr, he ordered a few test and my numbers came in at 280. Never pinned before or anything, however had shit tons of surgeries 7 in the last 5 years for torn labrums, distal bicep tendon rupture, shattered ankle, slap tear, and rotator cuff tear so I got a bit out of shape. Dr just prescribed TRT and get my first shot tomorrow.