Steroiddummy
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Have a dr appt next week should I tell my doc I did a steroid cycle still getting sides 3 months post cycle.
There are quite a few threads on here covering this very subject. While you do have a client-patient confidentiality, their NOTES are available for your insurance company to read. All it takes is one note indicating that you have used a schedule III drug for off-script use and you could be denied future benefits or even have your current benefits rescinded. I would advise NOT telling your PCP about AAS usage as there are many alternatives which are legal and can have similar outcomes such as legal prohormones that can cause suppression or a B-12 injection causing an abscess. The risk isn't worth it in my humble opinion.Some people are afraid that the information is documented and given to your insurance company. It's not a big deal. The insurance company isn't forwarding the list of its clients to local police departments and asking them to arrest individuals for steroid use. Otherwise the information is privileged from the doctor and by law he's not allowed to share the information.
Shoot the doctor straight, you're likely to get better results. Let him know you did the cycle, your system didn't bounce back as expected and you need his help to get you healthy and back to optimal levels.
There are quite a few threads on here covering this very subject. While you do have a client-patient confidentiality, their NOTES are available for your insurance company to read. All it takes is one note indicating that you have used a schedule III drug for off-script use and you could be denied future benefits or even have your current benefits rescinded. I would advise NOT telling your PCP about AAS usage as there are many alternatives which are legal and can have similar outcomes such as legal prohormones that can cause suppression or a B-12 injection causing an abscess. The risk isn't worth it in my humble opinion.
To the OP: This is dependent on both how progressive your doctor is and what your current insurance deems to be hypogonadal. Many docs will not prescribe testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) unless you are below "normal" range (which unfortunately includes sick 90 year old men) which using the imperial scale is
348-1197 or 280-800 depending on the laboratory where it was performed. I don't know the SI scale off the top of my head, so if you're from outside the US, you'll have to google the range. If you have a progressive doc, they may prescribe testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) solely based on how you feel; so if you are at 400ng/dL and feel like crap - they may prescribe testosterone and see if you benefit.
My .02c![]()