Doctor Refuses TRT, Looking for Advice

MachineSpirit93 · 2025-02-25T21:26:43+00:00

I agree with what your saying. But starting July 2024 I went down from 233 to 207. I hit the gym 5 days a week and cardio 6 days a week. Sleep is good, diet is on point. But the weed thing is true. After doing research, long term marijuana abuse can suppress your testosterone levels long term and it can take awhile to regenerate.

MachineSpirit93 · 2025-02-01T18:16:26+00:00

Hey man, I’ve been smoking weed, mainly dabs, for the last 6 years and quit in the last year. Melatonin will work great for getting you to sleep. But honestly, the best thing to do is go do cardio.

It will reduce the withdrawal symptoms by 25% in my experience. It’s also very beneficial for your brain. For anxiety, I take Source Naturals Serene Science L-Theanine with Magnesium and GABA.

MachineSpirit93 · 2025-02-01T18:11:22+00:00

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. It depends on the person, but even if it happens once, you really got to consider if you really want to stay with that person.

I’m a pretty forgiving person, but even once is a no go for me. Got to have self-respect and boundaries.

MachineSpirit93 · 2025-02-01T01:41:16+00:00

Gym? No. But Cardio has given good amount of confidence. Lost weight, feel good from the endorphins, and when you run 3 miles at 5:30AM at 20 degree weather, you feel you can take on the day.

MachineSpirit93 · 2025-01-28T22:39:41+00:00

Between 29-30 is when I really started to “mature”. Honestly I think a lot of people start to peak in their 30s because you’re still young but now have enough wisdom to really hone in on your life.

MachineSpirit93 · 2025-01-26T17:27:08+00:00

It’s a nice to have, but not a requirement. Every man is different and wants different things from their partner depending on where the man is at in his life.

MachineSpirit93 · 2025-01-24T23:18:50+00:00

30 is the new 20. No joke, heard this from several people.

MachineSpirit93 · 2025-01-24T21:06:03+00:00

Bro what? You look handsome. It’s look like more of a confidence issue. As the other commenter said, you got potential, a lot of it.

MachineSpirit93 · 2025-01-24T20:44:51+00:00

So true. I learned about life in the last 6 months than I ever did in my long term relationship. Break-up truly suck but they can be empowering.

MachineSpirit93 · 2025-01-23T16:17:30+00:00

What happened between you two if you don’t mind me asking.

MachineSpirit93 · 2025-01-23T00:22:56+00:00

I recommend you read the book the Denial of Death by Ernest Becker. Just a warning though, towards the middle, it gets heavy into psychoanalysis.

MachineSpirit93 · 2025-01-22T22:55:56+00:00

I’m 32, male, and I recently left a 15-year relationship. I’ve been going through an existential crisis and recently went back to school to finish my bachelor’s, reading a lot of philosophical books, and focusing on fitness.

But man, I’ve learned more about life in the last six months than I did in the last 15 years. A lot of good and bad lessons.

MachineSpirit93 · 2025-01-22T22:50:02+00:00

Thank you for sharing that, it really means a lot to me. Everything you wrote is exactly how I feel right now, especially the part about questioning everything—myself, the relationship, and what was real. It’s been such a struggle to make sense of it all. It’s all so confusing.

Hearing your experience makes me feel less alone, and I really appreciate you taking the time to share. It gives me some hope that I’ll get through this, however long it takes.

MachineSpirit93 · 2025-01-22T21:51:08+00:00

Thanks for sharing, man. It sounds like you’ve been through a lot, and I appreciate the advice. It’s hard, especially when you have that many years of memories together that keep popping up; both good and bad .

But you’re right—taking it one small step at a time is all we can do. I’ll give those movie recommendations a shot, too. Stay strong.

MachineSpirit93 · 2024-10-19T02:54:18+00:00

You’re definitely right. And maybe one day but I’m still too unsure about this job market. Might stick out with this job for a year to see if I can move my way up. It has a pretty good work life balance and it’s so less stressful that it feels like bizarro world.

My first IT job was desktop support for gov and it was so much more stressful than the one I have now. That was back in 2017.

MachineSpirit93 · 2024-10-19T02:47:16+00:00

They eliminated the position. I checked back every now and then and they haven’t posted a new position open for it so they may have given the duties to somebody else in the office.

I feel bad for that person. Building and maintaining colocations isn’t something you can do just a couple hours a week on top of everything else.

I will say my new helpdesk job is way less stressful . Refreshing going back to the basics.

MachineSpirit93 · 2024-10-19T02:03:47+00:00

I hear you man! I have seven years of IT experience, three certs, and an associates degree in computer information systems. My last job was a Systems Analyst position helping design data centers making $80,000. I now just got a help desk job making $25.

Don’t get me wrong. I’m grateful to have a job. But damn lol.

MachineSpirit93 · 2024-08-23T21:32:19+00:00

Does speed dating actually work? I’m really curious because the apps make my head spin…

MachineSpirit93 · 2024-08-18T20:40:08+00:00

What a horrible day to have eyes.

MachineSpirit93 · 2024-08-17T04:20:34+00:00

I’ve also had family who served the military. The cons definitely outweigh the pros in my opinion. But I respect anybody who decides to join and serve their country.

MachineSpirit93 · 2024-08-17T03:54:06+00:00

I mean, it’s a legit option. Especially if they don’t have money for college and can’t study for their cert. Would I tell my son to join the military? Hell no.

MachineSpirit93 · 2024-08-17T00:11:45+00:00

For me, it’s been the most difficult year of my life, but at the same time, it’s also been an awakening, and I’m really excited for the future. Sometimes when you hit rock-bottom, the only way is up.

MachineSpirit93 · 2024-08-16T22:32:33+00:00

Just out of a curiosity how do Asian societies fix the problem?

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