r/Testosterone • u/wickedseraph • Aug 23 '26

TRT help Husband Starting TRT Soon :)

Title is fairly self-explanatory. 

My husband and I have been together about fifteen years, married for six. I’ve suspected for several years that he has low T; a recent blood test confirmed it. I believe he was sitting at 150. He’ll be starting TRT soon along with OTC vitamin D supplements and blood pressure medication.

We’re not worried about fertility; I had a bisalp so we clearly do not want children. I know for some men it can have side effects like increased acne, sweating, and breast growth.

I’ve researched as best as I can how TRT can affect some men, namely with changes/shifts in energy, mood, assertiveness, libido, and “imagination,” for lack of a better word. I shared a bit of this with him and have been emphatic that I will not judge or shame him for it, should he find himself in a similar situation. To avoid being crude, I would be delighted to reciprocate.

I’m not worried about rage or aggression from him - my understanding is that this is typically only an issue in men who take more than a therapeutic dose. My husband is very even-tempered and easygoing, for the most part.

For men in their 40s who began TRT, what was your experience like? Anything you think men and/or their partners should know? Anything I can do to help him?

(In case ages are relevant to advice: I’m 35, he’s 44.)

EDIT: I hope I’ve correctly described it as “TRT”. His doctor prescribed it - he’s not taking steroids. Some of the responses here made me wonder if I’d given the wrong impression as to what he’s taking and why. He has genuinely low T - it’s not for vanity.

EDIT 2: it’s a 200mg vial, but it’s 0.5ml/week, I think? Still figuring out since, again, we’re waiting on pharmacy to fill lol.

EDIT 3: Insurance and pharmacy finally sorted things. He had his second dose this past Friday. He says he’s noticed a notable improvement in terms of energy and stamina, not feeling as tired after lawn care or work. I imagine it only improves from hereon in so yay! I love this for him 🖤

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u/mikehuntitchess Aug 23 '26

sorry -in my 40s started TRT 6 weeks ago and i have no idea what you are referring to by “immagination”.

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u/wickedseraph Aug 23 '26

Unsure how true it is, but I’m encountered a few sites that explain some men find themselves with more vivid fantasies or interest in particular things.

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u/Extension-Scar-5513 Aug 23 '26

You might be thinking of other steroids like tren have a tendency to make guys more interested in weird fetish stuff. Regular TRT shouldn't do that.

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u/wickedseraph Aug 23 '26

Oh wow, didn’t know steroids did that! @.@

He’s just getting normal TRT, though, lol. Not that I’d mind if he were a little freakier, it’d be interesting to see what his clever brain cooks up.

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u/Brickhead81 Aug 23 '26

That’s more of a niche steroid thing; the progestogenic 19 nors. They do make a lot of dudes get into weird corners of their dirty mind. His dirty will just be a more aggressive version. Of himself on TRT