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Bowtied Jung's avatar

I've been on TRT for 6 months after spending 1 year trying to resolve low T levels (300-400). Ate 90%+ whole foods, 4 days/week Z2, 3 days a week strength training, great sleep, worked hard towards a wifi biz, but still no improvement. Had very low libido, which is what prompted me to go down the TRT route

6 months later and libido is great, T levels (and rest of bloods) look good, and I have energy again! Though I do have a more stationary job and am less active than before, but still hit the gym 3-4x/week

The problem though is my insatiable appetite. I cannot stop thinking about food and look forward to it every moment. It's never been like this before, restraint used to be much easier than it is now.

I've done a multi-day fast and it was absolutely brutal. I thought the appetite issue would be resolved by now, but it's still raging and negatively affecting my body composition (20% BF vs. around 12% pre-TRT)

Total T: 700 ng/dL

Free T: 18 pg/mL

Estradiol: 23.5 pg/mL

Currently running:

Test Cyp: 150mg - 3x/week

HCG: 250 IU - 3x/week

1) Have you seen any instances of people able to reverse this in any way?

2) I'm thinking of reducing or even eliminating HCG for a little bit to see if that helps - is this a prudent decision or is that off-base?

3) Is there anything I should focus on optimizing that could help the appetite issue?

Thanks BTBio

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Popodopolopolis's avatar

I (and many others) could really benefit from a deep dive on lowering SHBG and when all options are exhausted and TRT is called for.

Low(15%BF), donate blood regularly, 750-800 total T, 7.5 to 13.5 (multiple tests) free T. SHBG has been going from 45 to 55 over the past 18 months (across 3 tests).

What's the next step - Cameron Max Clinic/SERMs? TRT? feel like i've done everything

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