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  • vmax

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    I'm sure it is less than legal, but what business does anyone have anyway about what supplementation someone uses that doesn't harm anyone else and isn't causing bloody conflicts in the street, it seems pretty benign at least in my opinion
    Well.. its Illegal....for starters
    Federal drug charges are serious

    I know a couple of body builders who went down for that now they are convicted felons.
    Plus I've just never been a fan of injecting something into my body that I bought off a guy on the street....
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    avvidclif

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    I had a discussion about low t with my Dr. Mine was slightly below normal (whatever that is). He did not recommend taking anything. His statement is once you get on that medicine your body shuts down whatever level it was producing and will not start up again if you stop the shots. A friend gets a shot a week. No thanks, I'll try my own methods, more exercise, diet, etc. All of the stuff that will boost it naturally.
     

    Big Green

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    I got tested a few years ago at 33. Was told it was low and the doc highly recommended I go talk to this other doc and go from there. He was nice enough to inform me he did not recommend it at my age also due to the body stopping to produce it. I’m not overweight and was still running and was in the reserves so I didn’t really need it but it sounded interesting. A few Marines I served with on active duty had been taking it and they said the energy levels were great.

    My wife strongly disagreed with the test results. She was worried my hormones would kick into ultra high gear if I was supplementing testosterone. :cool:
     

    pronstar

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    It really surprises me how much mis-information is being perpetuated. Sheesh.

    “It’ll shut down your own production”
    BS
    Assuming there are no teenage boys in this site, you’ll never make more T than you are right now.

    If your body ain’t making enough, then it will never make enough...you’ll ALWAYS be deficient.

    I’ve stopped taking it for a month when my health coverage had a lapse.
    My levels dropped.
    They didn’t go to zero.

    “It’s a natural part of getting old”
    So is getting cancer, brittle bones and myriad other age-related disorders.
    Are we just to accept them all and do nothing?

    “It’s for bodybuilders”
    Therapeutic levels are orders of magnitude lower than bodybuilding levels. That’s literally not how it works.

    Are there ways to boost your own body’s production?
    Yes.

    Do these ways always work?
    No.
    And they won’t produce a significant boost if your body is highly deficient.

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    sidebite252

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    Somehow I sense I have low T so I always follow these threads.

    Between Low T, Tinnitus, mid 50’s, 40 lbs over weight, early stages of COPD.......... damn I’m falling apart.

    I really should follow up on the low T diagnosis.
     

    Dawico

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    Exactly.
    We get old.
    We get tired.
    We die.
    This is my philosophy.

    Basically I don't want to be stuck on medication that I will have to take forever unless I have an actual life threatening situation.

    My T can get low. My hair can fall out and turn gray. My gut can get bigger. My skin can wrinkle.

    All of these are signs of getting older and are perfectly natural. Let them come.

    You want T injections, liposuction, hair implants/ color, etc. then have at it. More power to you.
     

    oldag

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    This is my philosophy.

    Basically I don't want to be stuck on medication that I will have to take forever unless I have an actual life threatening situation.

    My T can get low. My hair can fall out and turn gray. My gut can get bigger. My skin can wrinkle.

    All of these are signs of getting older and are perfectly natural. Let them come.

    You want T injections, liposuction, hair implants/ color, etc. then have at it. More power to you.

    Let your T levels drop into double digits and you will be singing a different tune.
     

    Mowingmaniac 24/7

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    Vaquero and Dawico are spot on.

    How did our parents/grandparents get by without tweaking testosterone?

    We all would like to live healthy and forever...ain't gonna happen......
     

    vmax

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    Somehow I sense I have low T so I always follow these threads.

    Between Low T, Tinnitus, mid 50’s, 40 lbs over weight, early stages of COPD.......... damn I’m falling apart.

    I really should follow up on the low T diagnosis.
    What are YOU going to do about it?
    Kick yourself in the arse, get off the damn couch and get active.
    Get you BMI close to 25 as you can.
    Get skinny..get strong
    We dont always lose our health....we give it away
     

    Mowingmaniac 24/7

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    While working at keeping healthy is always a good idea, there does seem a rather large contingent of folk who think 'if I take this pill or that injection' I'll live to be...immortal, like Ray Kurzweil.

    Ray is convinced (he injests/injects many, many things daily) he's going to live long enough with a biological body until he eventually arrives at the The dawn of the singularity.

    Then he'll be able to download his conscience into a machine thus becoming a cyborg and live forever...yeah, he really thinks that.

    Sorry, while I too would like to live long enough to finally say enough, we won't ever have that choice, no more than growing wings and flying.....

    Accepting mortality is a healthy perspective, cuz you aint gettin outta this world alive......
     

    sidebite252

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    What are YOU going to do about it?
    Kick yourself in the arse, get off the damn couch and get active.
    Get you BMI close to 25 as you can.
    Get skinny..get strong
    We dont always lose our health....we give it away

    You’re 100% correct. I own it. Maybe it’s time to make some changes.

    Cheeseburger anyone?

    Got to make a few changes.
     

    oldag

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    Vaquero and Dawico are spot on.

    How did our parents/grandparents get by without tweaking testosterone?

    We all would like to live healthy and forever...ain't gonna happen......

    Well, they didn't take statins. And judging by their activity levels, they were not suffering from low T. But then they also died young from heart disease.
     

    Indisputabull

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    It really surprises me how much mis-information is being perpetuated. Sheesh.

    “It’ll shut down your own production”
    BS
    Assuming there are no teenage boys in this site, you’ll never make more T than you are right now.

    If your body ain’t making enough, then it will never make enough...you’ll ALWAYS be deficient.

    I’ve stopped taking it for a month when my health coverage had a lapse.
    My levels dropped.
    They didn’t go to zero.

    “It’s a natural part of getting old”
    So is getting cancer, brittle bones and myriad other age-related disorders.
    Are we just to accept them all and do nothing?

    “It’s for bodybuilders”
    Therapeutic levels are orders of magnitude lower than bodybuilding levels. That’s literally not how it works.

    Are there ways to boost your own body’s production?
    Yes.

    Do these ways always work?
    No.
    And they won’t produce a significant boost if your body is highly deficient.

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    You made some incorrect points coming from someone with a medical degree, but I'm sure your intentions were good
     

    pronstar

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    You made some incorrect points coming from someone with a medical degree, but I'm sure your intentions were good

    I don’t have a degree, but I was pre-med biology way back in the day.

    Been on testosterone therapy for maybe 6 years or so.
    Steroid use from bodybuilding in my youth likely contributed.

    I’d love to hear your thoughts on any misstatements I may have made


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    oldag

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    Each person has to weigh the pros and cons of starting any medication in their particular situation.

    Personally, I don't take anything unless I feel it is absolutely necessary and the pros well outweigh the cons.
     
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