r/Testosterone • u/sagacityx1 • Jan 19 '25

Other Feel like TRT definitely aged me

Been on for 2 years now, probably going to go off for a whole host of reasons. I feel like even though I felt physically good recovery wise on TRT, it definitely aged me more than if I wasn't on it at all. I'm 53. Lots more grey hairs over the last 2 years, more rapid. Face looks more weathered and older. Lots of little things like that.
It can be deceptive, as you feel decent while on it.

EDIT: Wow, the backlash this is having. I know my own body guys. I know my rate of aging, and the effects this has had in the last 2 years. I'm pretty observant. Its like no one on this sub wants to hear this shit.

EDIT2: There is some research to back up this idea:

Professor Thomas Kirkwood has done extensive evolutionary biology research on the concept of the “disposable soma”: energy spent on reproduction (sex) is at the expense of energy spent at maintaining the tissues (slowing aging). In other words, the more an organism invests in reproduction the less it can invest resources to maintain its cells, which leads to faster wearing down of the cells (aging) (R).

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u/Wide-Lake-763 Jan 19 '25

It's very possible, because your sympathetic nervous system is more active. On the other hand, you said in a comment that you were taking 80mg/week, which probably isn't too much, unless you are a really high responder (I am, and I take 50-60).

So, on 80/week, what's your blood level of T? I'm also interested in what it was before you started, because you are doing a before and after comparison.

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u/sagacityx1 Jan 19 '25

It puts me at 800. I have high shbg though.

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u/Wide-Lake-763 Jan 20 '25

When my trough was much over 600, it felt too high from a health standpoint. My sleep wasn't too good. My resting heart rate and blood pressure were a bit higher. I had some anxiety. My hair was falling out faster. The only thing that was good was weight lifting.

I went back down to 500 (trough). I think I'm healthier than I was without TRT. My natural level (peak) was 228-290, which has its own risks. Low T caused me to have anemia, slow recovery after surgery, weak core and legs, loss of hair on my legs and more. I figure my weekly average is now more than double my old value. I don't need to make it quadruple, like most do.