• Energy loss question

Posted: **Sun Nov 11, 2018 4:33 am**

Hi everyone!!!

I'm currently 27 years old. I've wanted castration since I was about 16, but I've always planned it as something to be done in the future. I work landscaping and I always thought I'd be unable to continue doing so as a eunuch.

However, after talking with an individual, he says that's not the case. He says as long as I stay physically active, it shouldn't be a problem.

So, in light of this, I've begun considering caatration as only a few years out(age 30, maybe) as opposed to my original plan of 40 or 45.

However, I realize the importance of trying a chemical castration first, between 6 months to a year. I've read tons of literature and, honestly, I feel I'm prepared for all the effects... except possibly one. I'm concerned with the energy loss aspect. I know this is probably one of those things where YMWV is an understatement. Just curious on everyone's input.

So, in short, here's what I'm asking: what degree of energy loss should I expect STRICTLY BASED ON YOUR EXPERIENCE, and also, because I'm a little skeptical, do you think I'd be able to continue landscaping? Thank you so much!!!

Posted: **Sun Nov 11, 2018 7:29 am**

I went 7 months without T and could still manage 5 mile runs and do weights etc. I did loose about 5% of my strength in this time.

I don't know how this would pan out long term.

I did make a point of staying active during this term.

I have heard of a ground worker who had no real problems with 2 1/2 years off T again his work made him keep active.

However everyone is different and there is the depression and other mental issues that some folks get.

Posted: **Sun Nov 11, 2018 4:35 pm**

YMMV, as they say, but energy is important for work and life in general. How will it affect you? Nobody knows until you try. Best to try chemical first, which can always be stopped if you don't like how it feels.

It seems that the nearest to surgical castration are meds like Lupron ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonadotro ... ne_agonist for how they work.) AFAIK, all are still expensive, but they do shutdown T production. There are less expensive meds that block the action of existiing T. There are folks here who have used them, but I haven't as I don't make T anyway.

A few folks get significant depression, so stay within reach of professional help.

Posted: **Sun Nov 11, 2018 5:02 pm**

I was castrated in June 2000. At the time I owned a lawn, snow, and landscaping business. I frequently worked in the field, although I had 6-7 guys working for me. I did not experience any loss of energy – I was always able to get up, go to work, and get things done. In time, however, depression started to take over. I became severely depressed, almost to the point of psychosis. My foreman ran the business and she did a fine job. I ended up, after much testing and trialing on 450mg of wellbutrin daily, and am doing fine. Insurance is a good thing! Eventually, I sold the business, and nowadays I work as an urgent courier and a customer service rep.

Posted: **Sun Nov 11, 2018 10:58 pm**

For me it's not so much loss of energy, as it is loss of energy at the end of the day.

Stay active as I do, perhaps.

But by 4pm I'm somewhat tired. Not depleted beat but it could be that it's winter, will know for sure next summer.

I'm 50+ but never slowed down in my 40's, high energy...and the 20 something year olds still try to keep up with me. I teach Martial Arts, bit less Kumite endurance though.

Posted: **Mon Nov 12, 2018 12:00 am**

I'm pretty inactive, but fit. And I've found that I easily get out of breath when doing things like carrying shopping upstairs or waking uphill. As for energy levels, I tend to get tired in the early evening (6-7pm). Not noticed much difference in strength, but then I wasn't particularly strong before the chemical castration.

Posted: **Mon Nov 12, 2018 6:54 am**

kitchkinet18 (imported) wrote: Sun Nov 11, 2018 4:33 am Hi everyone!!!

I'm currently 27 years old. I've wanted castration since I was about 16, but I've always planned it as something to be done in the future. I work landscaping and I always thought I'd be unable to continue doing so as a eunuch.

However, after talking with an individual, he says that's not the case. He says as long as I stay physically active, it shouldn't be a problem.

So, in light of this, I've begun considering caatration as only a few years out(age 30, maybe) as opposed to my original plan of 40 or 45.

However, I realize the importance of trying a chemical castration first, between 6 months to a year. I've read tons of literature and, honestly, I feel I'm prepared for all the effects... except possibly one. I'm concerned with the energy loss aspect. I know this is probably one of those things where YMWV is an understatement. Just curious on everyone's input.

So, in short, here's what I'm asking: what degree of energy loss should I expect STRICTLY BASED ON YOUR EXPERIENCE, and also, because I'm a little skeptical, do you think I'd be able to continue landscaping? Thank you so much!!!

I’ve been chemically castrating myself for nine months now and my experience is very similar to WannaBeSmall’s.

I do get tired early evening and I’m now usually in bed by 9-10pm, though on the plus side I sleep very well. Not noticed myself getting out of breath more often, but I have lost strength…

I have quite a large garden and I’m thinking that next year I may get someone in to cut the hedges for me, as I’m finding lifting the hedge trimmer much more difficult than before. Also I have a portable gas heater in the house for some extra heat in the winter and I’m now having real difficulty changing the gas bottles as I can hardly lift a full one off the ground!!

But having said that I’ve made no effort to keep my strength up and rather like the fact that my arms are looking slimmer. Over the summer I was doing a lot of walking and had little difficulty getting fitter. If I put the effort in I could probably keep my strength up too.

Posted: **Mon Nov 12, 2018 7:12 am**

Thinking about it now, I could always opt for the surgery in the near future(after counseling and chem-cast, of course), and just take T until I'm ready to sell the business. I definitely don't plan on doing landscaping forever. It's a young man's game after all, but I plan on doing it until I'm at least 40 or so.

Posted: **Mon Nov 12, 2018 8:19 am**

I was castrated just over 3 years ago at 23. I didn't take TRT for the first 18 months which had some major effects, feminization being the main one. However I didn't have any problem with loss of energy, I continued to be a regular gym member and carried on as usual with my hobby of winter sports.

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