If you're managing your own Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT), you're probably familiar with the challenge of staying consistent. You need to remember injection days, track how you feel over time, and monitor your bloodwork — but most guys are doing all this in a spreadsheet… or not at all.
Let’s talk about why that’s a problem — and how to make it better.
Why Tracking Your TRT Matters
TRT isn’t just “take a jab and move on.” Hormones fluctuate, and symptoms can swing. A missed dose or inconsistent protocol can lead to:
- Mood crashes
- Fatigue or insomnia
- Libido swings
- Poor gym performance
- E2 spikes or crashes
Tracking consistently helps you stay in balance and catch trends before they escalate. For example, sudden spikes or dips in hormone levels can trigger irritability or fatigue (Cleveland Clinic).
What You Should Track (at Minimum)
For best results, be sure to log three things: your injections, your daily symptoms, and your bloodwork results. Here’s what to track in each:
✅ Injections
- When you dosed
- What you took
- How much
✅ Symptoms
- Mood
- Energy
- Libido
- Sleep
- Mental focus
- Anxiety or irritability
✅ Bloodwork (every 3–6 months)
- Total Testosterone
- Free T
- Estradiol
- SHBG
- ALT (liver), HDL (lipids)
These recommendations follow general TRT monitoring guidelines such as those from the American Family Physician and Endocrine Society.
Why Spreadsheets Aren’t Ideal
Spreadsheets require:
- Manual setup
- No reminders
- No visual trends
- No easy mobile use
Worse: you won’t get alerts, insight summaries, or symptom correlations unless you’re a spreadsheet wizard.
A Smarter Way to Track TRT
That's why we built TRT Monitor — a free tool designed specifically for self-managed TRT.
You can:
- Log injections with automatic scheduling
- Track your symptoms daily
- Spot patterns between when you dose and how you feel
- Upload and visualize your blood test results
- Get weekly summaries straight to your inbox
TRT Monitor in Action: All your TRT data lives in one place, automatically organized and plotted. You can instantly see how your doses, labs, and symptoms line up, and even generate a shareable report for your doctor.
Try TRT Monitor
It's completely free to use, keeps your data private, and was built by actual TRT patients — so it zeroes in on what really matters for your therapy.
Sign Up for Free and See Your TRT Journey Clearly
Closing Thoughts
Whether you're new to TRT or just tired of winging it, a structured approach to tracking can change everything. Your health deserves more than guesswork.
As the saying goes, you can’t improve what you don’t measure. By tracking diligently, you’re taking charge of your health—and that can make all the difference in your TRT journey.
Start tracking. Feel better. Stay consistent.