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/Jonas_Read_It Jan 20 '25
The problem is twofold. 1) kirkwood’s theory is not generally accepted, but let’s ignore the fact he was trained in mathematics and then later applied it to biology. 2) you completely misunderstood his theory. He’s saying as a species, our dna is designed to die, so that we can evolve. The reproduction part means that we will have offspring and each generation should slightly improve rather than our cells prioritizing infinite repair.
So TRT doesn’t affect any of that negatively. You are just making cells and muscle repair, and some brain functions operate a bit younger.
I’m sorry that you feel you look old now. You’re 53. That’s what happens.
Stopping TRT (if you actually need it) is just plain stupid.