r/AusTRT

Hi, I’ve been on TRT for 6 weeks now and I’m curious to know how many of you aspirate the needle before you inject? I’m still adjusting to jabbing myself (never really been a fan of needles). The thought of pulling back the syringe to check for blood or air… yea nah

On the phone they're throwing out all these services, when you're with them for a while then theres no sign of the services they spoke of to pull you in.

Web portals, phone consults, apps, 24hr availability.

I left one clinic because I was offended with how they treated my blood tests. I got sent an email that was bltantly AI. complete with all the emojis as bullet points. This happened twice.

The clinic is on here so it may be funny if they read this. I could've done this myself or reached the same conclusions based off whatever markers came back elevated and with a few minutes of internet research.

I left them shortly after that, tbh I was a bit offended that they'd think their customers are that stupid(I guess we are a bit). Im now with another clinic who I send bloods to and get no feedback.

Im not expexting them to dote on me and respond at the drop of a hat, i dont need that. But a phone call or an email interpretation of my blood tests written by a human would go a long way.

I might as well go UGL and do it myself or blast on UGL and cruise on their pharma stuff.

/rant

Hi Everyone, hope your all doing fantastic.

Recently went and got my bloods done by a TRT clinic, with registered doctors.

I did this as being 38 and being quite lethargic, I had the sneaky suspicion that it may be due to low test.

However bloods came back with:

Testosterone 26 nmol/L (5.0-25.0)
free Testosterone (calc) 413 pmol/L (150-700)
Sex Hormone Binding Globulin 57 nmol/L (13-71)

Yet the doctor has prescribed me with 125mg weekly of Test Enanthate.

What do you expect me see with this dosage with my levels already at where they are?

Heard the PHC and PZ source from infinity, how about the other clinics like TRT Australia or Testoclinic

I’m looking for some guidance on the current landscape for TRT in Australia. I’m currently lifting consistently and my diet is dialed in, but I feel like I’m hitting a plateau and want to reach peak physiological performance. I don't believe I have "low T" in the clinical sense, but I’m interested in being at the top of the optimal range rather than just "fine."

Are there specific clinics in Aus that focus on optimization rather than just treating severe deficiency? I'm looking for a medically supervised path where I can do this responsibly without "abusing" it. Anyone has experience with private clinics that are open to this? How much should i expect?

I’m nearing 30 and honestly feel completely burned out after 2+ years of chronic stress and overwork.
Over time I’ve developed pretty much every symptom you can imagine:
zero libido

- chronic fatigue / no energy
- depression-like symptoms
- anxiety
- personality changes / emotional flatness
- brain fog
- loss of motivation and drive
- poor recovery and just feeling “off” all the time

The weird thing is that on paper I should be healthy. I’m very fit, muscular, low body fat, train regularly, barely drink alcohol, don’t smoke cigarettes, sleep reasonably well, and generally eat clean.

I’ve been getting bloodwork done for more than a year and my testosterone came back borderline low. Not clinically crashed, but definitely lower than expected for someone my age and lifestyle. Like at 300 ng/dL.

I’m starting to wonder whether years of chronic stress / burnout basically wrecked my hormones and nervous system.

Has anyone here had experience with TRT helping specifically with chronic burnout / fatigue symptoms like this? Especially when the issue seemed stress-related rather than just aging?

And just to be clear: I already know the potential downsides, side effects, fertility implications, lifelong commitment etc. I’m not looking for lectures about that.

What I genuinely want to know is whether TRT actually helped people recover from severe burnout symptoms — mentally, emotionally, physically, energy-wise — or whether it ultimately didn’t make much difference.

At this point I barely feel like myself anymore, so I’d really appreciate honest real-world experiences, both positive and negative.

Currently with a clinic for TRT which I won’t name. Have been going for 12 months and feeling great. The clinic is way too expensive, massive mark up on meds, won’t hand over scripts, generally unreliable. I have just found a GP that is happy to take over my TRT. Latest bloods came back at TOTAL T: 39.1, Free: 930. E2: 225. I have had higher levels than this and the clinic was happy with the numbers. The GP that has agreed to takeover has asked that I get my numbers down into the ‘normal range’ e.g under 740 free and under 28 total. They also want my estrogen down within range, suggested maybe Dimm? Not  a full blocker. They have given me a script for Primo and sent me on my way. The primo is costing about $210 for 9mls which is great. I have the script and can go where I want to get it. They want me back in a month for bloods. The issue I have now is, I don’t really want to lower anything as I feel the best I ever have. I told the GP that and they harped on about Aapra guidelines etc etc, which I get. BUT I can’t afford to keep going to the private clinic. Any suggestions as to what I do here? Crash levels to appease GP? Keep getting fucked by private clinic? Cheers lads!

I’m about 3months in on my TRT journey, energy levels are great, mood and everything has improved. I’m about 3kg heavier. I train a lot I always have.
Just wondering when do you start to notice legit body comp changes ? Want to lean out a bit more.
Also does being on TRT make fat loss a little easier ?

Energy, gym performance, mood, confidence, anything. What improved most for you?

Has anybody managed to get dialled in on cream? (Talking about 10% or 20% not gels)

Starting TRT shortly and opting for compounded cream to start off and hopefully stick with

Edit (post replies):

Basically, (as suspected), test levels are decent, lose some weight fatty, use a GLP1 of some sort to help, then reasses when you are 20kg (at least) lighter.

I thought this was the case, but simetimes you just need a bit of a sounding board.

Glad I dug out the results themselves BTW. Bit of a worry GP said all was "fine", especially the insulin score......

Thanks everyone!

Hi all,

Been poking about on this sub for a while, finally sticking my head above the parapet.

45M. Been symptomatic with “low T” type symptoms for around 18 months now, gradually getting worse. Constantly feel in a funk, brain fog etc. Over the last 9 months it’s become noticeably worse. I’m a VERY mediocre powerlifter, and my deadlift PB has completely tanked by around 25%, which has almost driven me off a cliff to be honest. Admittedly this wasn’t helped by getting shingles last year either, but we’re well past any post-viral phase now and the spiral of doom continues.

Yes, I am a fatty. Fluctuate between 115–120 kg. On CPAP for about 3 years (was 130 kg when I started CPAP and powerlifting). Definitely helps – I feel even worse if I miss a night.

Currently doing about an hour a week on the indoor bike as well as 3–4 weight sessions. Honestly, if I DON’T do these, my symptoms are even worse, so I can’t be doing everything wrong.

Finally convinced my GP to run some endo/metabolic bloods. She said they were “fine”, but I managed to get hold of the results and I’m not convinced. She does, however, want me to get a calcium CT to check the ticker.

Bloods were as follows:

Total Testosterone: 19.1 nmol/L
SHBG: 34 nmol/L (10–45)

Missing: Free testosterone, LH/FSH, E2, prolactin

Glucose (fasting): 7.2 mmol/L
Fasting insulin: 20.1 mU/L
HbA1c: 5.6%
Total cholesterol: 5.9 mmol/L
LDL: 4.1 mmol/L
HDL: 1.3 mmol/L
Triglycerides: 1.1 mmol/L
ALT: 50 u/L
AST: 37 u/L
GGT: 48 u/L
CRP: 5.7 mg/L (0–8)
Creatinine: 97 µmol/L
eGFR: 80
Hb: 145 g/L
Hct: 0.43
PSA: 2.97 µg/L

So looking at these, although I’m missing a few hormone labs, this looks more like insulin resistance rather than low testosterone.

Initial thoughts/questions:

1. An endo probably won’t touch me, but what about a TRT clinic? Do any of the bigger TRT clinics also manage metabolic/weight loss issues?
2. Given I don’t want to tip over into full diabetes, if TRT isn’t appropriate I probably need to go back to the GP and push for metformin. I know I can get GLP-1s privately, but they seem even more expensive than TRT. If the GP doesnt play ball - has anyone tried berberine? 
3. Weight loss will obviously help everything, but is it worth trying TRT to improve symptoms/recovery and potentially assist with weight loss?

TLDR: Suspected low T, but labs suggest insulin resistance instead. Worth treating that first rather than pursuing TRT? And do TRT clinics also handle metabolic issues/weight loss?

Sorry for the ramble, just trying to get my thoughts clear. Any guidance would be much appreciated, thanks.

I can get Trt don’t no if I should do 150 200 twice a week

54, my free test was about 230. Actually felt semi ok but did fall asleep on couch often after work.

I did 10 months of TRT and felt million bucks but was border line not myself. Bit too confident. Wanted to screw 24/7

This seemed great but after a while just didn’t feel like me so I dropped test.

Levels did crash to 120 free test about 5 weeks out from no test at all but surprisingly felt good.

Then few months after stopping felt very bad. Depressed.

That was about 7 months ago. The depression lasted about 4 months.

I’m still flat but ok. Energy wise I’m ok.

Toying with idea of getting back on TRT

Anyone done the full circle ?

Hi all, I need some guidance. I have been on testavan gel 2% two pumps for last 3 years and my levels are somewhere around 13nmol/l which my endo thinks is okay. Reading through comments here I think this is low and reason why I still feel crap. I am on pbs so the cost is low for the gel. If I switch to one of the trt clinics can I still be on pbs? Anyone in Brisbane seeing a endo and are on a higher dose? I think I need someone who understands better. I also had an issue with high hematocrit and have started to do blood donations. How much does it cost to go with the clinics?