posted Mon, 01/05/2015 - 23:56
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Hi guys, im shak 23 years old. Been researching gear for a good year or so and hoping to start my first cycle sometime this year or maybe next year.
Look forward to discussing stuff with yall
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Shak, whats up young man? Unfortunately you are two young to be using steroids. You need to wait for your HPTA to fully develop first at after age 25. Right now go to the diet section and tune that in, you will get great results. Good luck
shakyfakirHey man - appreciate what you're saying, one of the reasons why I was considering running sooner rather than in 2 more years or so is that I believe I am fully developed in terms of height/sexual characteristics and have recently had blood tests done and I was shocked to see my test levels are 8.6nmol/L which I believe is what has resulted in my gains plateauing - they certainly shouldn't be that low for my age! I've never used any AAS or prohormones before and I certainly do not drink alcohol or use drugs. I'm trying to get an appointment with an endo to see if we can get this resolved but it is proving to be quite difficult and could take upwards of a year :(
I think you're thoughts about approaching an endo are spot on. Your test levels are low for your age and you want to get to the root cause. Taking AAS at this stage isn't the answer and could fuck up your HPTA completely in the long term. You don't want to be on TRT before you're 25. Good luck brother
shakyfakirIt's proving to be very difficult! I had the bloods done privately and I'm trying to get my community doc to refer me to an endo, but to do that he has to run the tests again himself so its all on the system but he is being quite frankly a dick about it and doesn't want to test for sex hormones as they are expensive (i'm constantly tired with brainfog all the time) so he ran a vitamin D test, this came back all normal, thyroid test came back normal so I asked him for the third time to check test. I'm switching doctors this month but this whole situation has turned into a shitstorm and I can see it taking a real long time to get fixed! It's been so tempting to pin a TRT dose myself and see if I feel normal again but I would rather have it all done through the proper channels.
Sounds like the community doc is trying to rule out more probable reasons for your symptoms which would be fine if you didn't have the bloods done privately already. Show him the bloods you had done and see what he says. Refusing a blood test because it's expensive is a bullshit excuse on his part. There may be something contributing to your low t levels and going for replacement should be a last resort. I know you said lifestyle factors are under control like drugs and alcohol but there could be other things like stress and or depression just by way of example which can cause low test levels. Not sure if that's applicable but I'd rule out other causes before going down the trt route. Just my opinion bro
shakyfakirNo doubt bro. You speak sense. Im getting a new doc and hopefully get this shit sorted, just gotta stay positive meanwhile!