So the answer is simple, right ? Just take a pill. Well, in his case it's not so simple as the pills run around $200 a month and he said he cannot afford it. (he was only hobbying because it was his b-day and yes, I gave him a break) I felt really awful for for him because I could clearly see the distress it was causing. He said it's ruining his life.

So since I have free time right now, I offered to do some research and see if I could find a solution. Of course, everything is closed today but does anyone have a suggestion on where to start ? He is new to the area and has just applied for a "Healthy San Francisco" card. He does not yet know if testosterone is something covered by that or not. With all of the programs and services in SF, surely there is *something* that can be done ? Money is obviously the issue with him so he would need free services with a small co-pay and his prescription covered.

He was just such a nice guy and I'd really like to help him figure this out so he can get on with his life and reach his full potential.

~Stella

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you wish to see

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There may be other issues -- lots of food and drink generate estrogen, which counters testosterone. Alcohol is estrogenic, so if he drinks he should quit. I myself quit drinking on days I go to the gym, because it's fucking stupid to even have 1 or 2 beers after a gym session (real weight lifting, not walking on a tread mill). It would be best if I quit altogether. I also have a problem with looking too young (not lack of muscle -- 192 pounds, 5'11" and 13% body fat), which makes me feel really sad when I am between the legs of a 26 year old.

Men who drink a lot will get tits. It's not just body fat, it's the estrogen too. The big lie was that this is what pot does. Nope. It's actually what good 'ol legal alcohol does. Those studies by Gabriel Nahas on pot were federally funded lies, but are still touted by anti-pot douche bags as the truth. He was a fucking liar who used his medical degree to legitimize lies. Now he speaks out against medicinal Marijuana. Fucker. He should be forced to eat the puke of chemotherapy patients... Ok, but I digress...

But I get it -- he looks really young, weak, can't have sex properly. The meds he needs are too expensive. Look into welfare (medicare, medical, medigap) if you can't afford it. If that doesn't work, see if you can legally obtain your drugs overseas via mail order. If that doesn't work, maybe you can get some black market diabanol...

See -- people say "Oh steroids are illegal and so awful". No -- they are legal and are actually prescribed for people like this guy AND also certain doctors that are in anti-aging practices. You can legally take steroids -- just don't expect to while you're pole vaulting in the Olympics (most of these athletes 'roid up in the off season -- if anything the illegality makes them more willing to stack in the off season -- by stack I mean taking a whole lot of lots of different types of steroids).

It's funny that we prescribe anti-depressants (which, while they do something, don't treat depression better than placebo) like fucking chicklets, but steroids are so frowned upon. You can inject botulism toxin into your forehead, have the fat sucked out of your ass, but heaven forbid if you try to gain a little extra muscle at the gym at the expense of your balls.

And all these side effects are pretty jazzed up (like they are about most "illicit" drugs). Jose Conseco did more roids than anyone (ratted them out) and the only health problem he has is that his body no longer makes testosterone... Not surprising. Just about every pro athlete has taken them. Our Governator has too. I would never take them, but it's just a moral fucking quandary as to why people can have fake tits, get fat sucked out of everywhere, take all sorts of psychotropic drugs (really? 80 million Americans have a chemical imbalance in their brain?!?) yet steroids are the worst thing ever... Congress has to masturbate about steroids in sports, because they're all a bunch of fraternity douche bags...