Can my body survive with no testosterone Day 5

Coping with Low or No Testosterone.

Ok, I know the title is a bit dramatic, but behind all the drama. I do wonder whether my body can survive without Testosterone? For over the last 10 months or so I have been taking Testosterone Replacement therapy for Low Testosterone Levels. Either in the form of a shot of Sustanon 250 or during the latter part of TRT I was taking Androgel (Testogel in the UK).

Now that I have reached Day 5:

“Without any form of Testosterone I guess my body is the same as any car that suddenly loses power and displays the yellow ‘check engine light’ . This usually means the car has gone into limp home mode. That’s how I feel without Testosterone.”

This is my statement about how I currently feel. I know that my body is surviving on adrenals that are probably not the best at coping with more symptoms of Low T an with me being Hypothyroid lazy thyroid is also getting in on the act and throwing it’s spanner in the works!

I believe that the human body is one well functioning machine where everything is all in tune and working to a rythm. When something starts missing a beat or doesn’t quite perform as it should the whole  ‘orchestra’ starts to mess up. Other parts of the endocrine system try and compensate and they in turn start to come under extra stress. This is why I think my thyroid has become underactive. It was probably ok just doing it’s day to day thing. But as soon as it needs to do a whole lot more it just cannot seem to be bothered anymore.

I had Low Testosterone results even while I was on TRT so why bother?

It sounds a little contrite, but it’s true, why bother going through TRT and having to cope with the rollercoaster ride of steroids causing high E2 and Low T. I know that because of the blood tests I had done during Testosterone Replacement I either wasn’t getting enough Testosterone added OR my body just wanted to convert it to E2 (estradiol).

So not only did I cope with very low T before being diagnosed and just wondering what on earth was wrong with me. I also had to cope with having Low T while I was on Testosterone Replacement. Lastly I now have to deal with this possibly at it’s worst because I am trying to restart my HPTA from a standing start with very little forward momentum.

I have been suffering for the last week without Testosterone, but it’s a case of maintaining a positive mental attitude. If I don’t hang in there and just wait and see how my body is going to react to stopping TRT.

The hardest thing for me is laying in bed, my muscles and bones feel like they are aching, I cannot sleep as my heartbeat is all over the place and I keep thinking ‘ why don’t I just put myself out of this misery and dab on the Testogel I have left over’.

Then in the cold light of day when I’m awake I am grateful that I managed to hang in there for another day. Giving my HPTA and testicles a chance to start working how they should be. It’s sure not going to be easy and I am having alot more lows than highs right now. But I reckon every day I hang on in there, I may be a day closer to finally feeling better and getting off of TRT.