It's not really that bad depending on how much you're cruising on. 200mg/wk of test is pretty good, if you want to stay on the high end of the range. I've been on TRT for about a year and half, I get mine through a compound pharmacy a 10ml vial costs me about $100 and will last me about 2.5 months. There are other things, AI and HCG but, it's still not too bad. I spend way more than that on food. Do have to keep up with blood work, I take OTC supplements to help manage BP, cholesterol etc. it's not for everybody but, it's way worth it to me not just the physical benefits I'm seeing but, some days I just feel like a million bucks. I still have my ups and downs like anybody, good days and bad days but, I feel so good sometimes. I hardly drink anymore, if I do it's not more than 2 drinks, I haven't been drunk since I started and I was turning into an alcoholic, I've quit everything else I was doing recreationally.
I was already pretty close to low-t when I was tested, not quite but, after deciding for a few months I felt like I wanted to go through with it. Anti-aging clinics are prescribing them like candy these days. It doesn't come without it's potential sides and anti-aging clinics treat it like a business so they'll prescribe anything, so you have to do your homework. My liver values have gone up since I got on, BP started going up until I started managing it, have to donate blood regularly because of high hemoglobin etc. but, to me the reward outweighs the risk but, that's just me YMMV. It is a big decision to consider because once you go on, you're most likely not coming off because if you do, you'll probably have even lower test than before you started because of long term damage to your HPTA.