Today is day 10 of daily trt. I am noticing my skin is much more red today, particularly chest, neck, and my cheeks to some degree. It has been raining for a while so it definitely isn’t sun related. Is this a common reaction in early trt? I should also mention I take 5mg per day of tadalafil, so that might exacerbate it. It is not tomato red like the GIF below, but I am just wondering if this is something that some of you experienced early on.

I want to know what you’re working on right now. Vote below on the one thing you want to dial in this month, then drop a comment with your current protocol or what you’ve tried so far. I read these and use them to decide what to cover next.

So I know that we can never really know 100% if someone will be able to have kids or not after being on trt, but I’d love to hear actual experiences of people on both sides of this: - do any of you have taken trt and now regret it because you want kids but aren’t able to? - Do any of you take trt and have been taking it for some time, yet had no problem having kids? I have one kid now, my wife and I want at least one more, the thing is my enclomiphene isn’t really working for me anymore, I am 39 years old, I don’t feel in the gutter but I also don’t feel optimized, and I am in a point in my life where I need to be 100% for me and my family, so I am considering making the switch to trt sooner than later, so just trying to get some opinions and advice from anyone who’s been there. I know hcg can help keep the nuts on, but I also heard it can increase chances of side effects.

I got on reta a month ago mostly for food noise reduction, and it has helped big time. It is no longer a constant battle in my head. I am not overweight, but losing 10 pounds was a nice bonus. I am coming to the end of this vial of reta, and I am considering switching to tirzepetide because I really have no weight to lose, and food noise reduction is my main goal, so I do not need that glucagon element and potential increase in heart rate. I have put my heart through hell enough when I was younger making stupid decisions, so I think tirz makes more sense. My question is what dose should i start tirz at? Here are all my reta doses with time frames: Aug 1, 2026 — 0.5 mg — Dose #1 Aug 7, 2026 — 0.5 mg — Dose #2 Aug 12, 2026 — 1.0 mg — Dose #3 Aug 18, 2026 — 1.0 mg — Dose #4 Aug 23, 2026 — 1.5 mg — Dose #5 Aug 29, 2026 - 1.5 mg - Dose #6 Sept 4, 2026 - 1.5 mg - dose #7 Sept 10, 2026 - 1.5 mg - dose #8 (and last of vial)

I just started reta mostly in order to calm food noise, as I would go through days of binges, sometimes weeks. I have a major sweet tooth, and definitely an addictive personality if there is such a thing (I had to stop drinking 7 years ago after 18 long years of abuse for context). I am not overweight, good muscle mass etc. so I wanted to try reta mostly for the food noise. WOW! I did just one pin of 0.5mg on Saturday, and I have not been wanting any sweet after my meals despite other people eating them around me, I am way less hungry, it is the weirdest thing. Its kind of crazy how powerful it is, and I am goad I started super low. I wish this stuff was around when i was struggling with alcohol & drugs in the past, many people are also getting off of those due to reta. Curious if anyone else had similar experiences? My mind if blown 🤯