Hi all,
I'm a 23y/o male and I've been on test for a few months now. I probably made every possible mistake you can make starting out, including not getting baseline bloodwork, and impulsively pinning before optimizing other aspects of my life like training, diet, sleep, etc. I did get bloods done to see my total test (just total test, no other blood markers) which put me at 300ng/dL, which is part of my impulsive decision to start test.
After about six weeks on 100mg test/wk, I increased the dose 50mg every two weeks until I hit 250mg, no clear goals or plans, just experimenting. At 250mg/wk I lost all my energy and libido, chest pain and difficulty breathing, so I finally got bloodwork. Elevated RBC, HGB, Platelet Count, 52.8% HCT, LDL and HDL out of range. Decided to take a step back and reevaluate my goals.
I've dropped back down to 100mg/wk, energy and libido are back to feeling great. Looking at my goals, I want to focus on improving my training and be more consistent with my diet and sleep. I want to feel good and look good, but it's clear to me now that I'm wasting my time and money rushing into it the way I did. I plan on doing another blood panel in two weeks or so, and from there I will decide if I want to stay at 100mg/wk, lower the dose, or stop entirely.
It's obvious I didn't do enough research and planning, but I went into it not really caring about my health, fertility, etc (just got out of a five year relationship, boohoo for me).
Moving forward, my main focus will be on lifestyle changes, consistent diet, getting lean (currently just under 20% bf if I had to guess), and putting my health first. I haven't included a whole lot of specifics about me so there's probably not a lot of advice or suggestions that can be given, just lmk if anyone wants more info/blood work.
TLDR: Just another 20something y/o idiot prematurely hopping on test.
I'm a 23y/o male and I've been on test for a few months now. I probably made every possible mistake you can make starting out, including not getting baseline bloodwork, and impulsively pinning before optimizing other aspects of my life like training, diet, sleep, etc. I did get bloods done to see my total test (just total test, no other blood markers) which put me at 300ng/dL, which is part of my impulsive decision to start test.
After about six weeks on 100mg test/wk, I increased the dose 50mg every two weeks until I hit 250mg, no clear goals or plans, just experimenting. At 250mg/wk I lost all my energy and libido, chest pain and difficulty breathing, so I finally got bloodwork. Elevated RBC, HGB, Platelet Count, 52.8% HCT, LDL and HDL out of range. Decided to take a step back and reevaluate my goals.
I've dropped back down to 100mg/wk, energy and libido are back to feeling great. Looking at my goals, I want to focus on improving my training and be more consistent with my diet and sleep. I want to feel good and look good, but it's clear to me now that I'm wasting my time and money rushing into it the way I did. I plan on doing another blood panel in two weeks or so, and from there I will decide if I want to stay at 100mg/wk, lower the dose, or stop entirely.
It's obvious I didn't do enough research and planning, but I went into it not really caring about my health, fertility, etc (just got out of a five year relationship, boohoo for me).
Moving forward, my main focus will be on lifestyle changes, consistent diet, getting lean (currently just under 20% bf if I had to guess), and putting my health first. I haven't included a whole lot of specifics about me so there's probably not a lot of advice or suggestions that can be given, just lmk if anyone wants more info/blood work.
TLDR: Just another 20something y/o idiot prematurely hopping on test.
