My first major experience with lookism came from my stature/development and resulted in my interest and personal experience with pharmacology. I grew up very small, hovering below 5th percentile for height and weight during middle school. As I went into high school, I was not developing normally. Long story short, at 15 I was given testosterone by my endocrinologist; I weighed around 85 lbs and was just under 5 feet tall. I had CDGP. Analysis of my growth plates showed a 3 year delay at that time. The testosterone worked and I began developing normally (still delayed). However, for "social wellbeing" my parents we able to put me on omnitrope (HGH) at 16 for 6 months. I did not have a GH deficiency so this short duration did not result in any major advantage. Another x-ray after HGH treatment showed my bone age was now 3.5 years behind (I was 17.5 chronologically and plates were 14.0). I received no further treatment. Given this x-ray and my height and height velocity, I was predicted to be 6'1.25. In the summer of 2025, I developed a case of gyno (that was at least partially prolactin related). That summer, when I turned 19, I was exactly 5'11.5. From August 2025 to May 2026 I did not get any taller (pubertal gyno obviously coincided w plates closing earlier than expected).
I was very upset given that I was expected to growth longer and taller; going from tiny to somewhat tall also had become part of my identity so I felt something was taken from me. I had long been causally interested in pharmacology and often watched MPMD but never took part on my own. When I learned I probably would not grow taller I was upset but this also made me determined to maximize the growth windows I may have left.
In May 2026, I began injecting 350 mg of testosterone weekly and taking arimidex. I completely wrote off growing taller but wanted to maximize my remaining facial development and maybe help my frame get wider. I felt cautiously optimistic given I had never (and still never) had coarse facial hair and look young. Over the last 3 months, I have gone from somewhere around 135 lbs to ~165 lbs. Over this time I have drank a gallon of whole milk a day and consumed at least 3k calories every single day. I am also shocked and happy to report that I legitimately grew to 5'11.75 meaning I grew a quarter inch in 3 months of just taking test + Ai.
Going forward, I am hoping to squeak out another quarter inch but primarily maximize clavicular width and bone apposition along the periosteum. Happy to share my personal experience and gain knowledge!
I was very upset given that I was expected to growth longer and taller; going from tiny to somewhat tall also had become part of my identity so I felt something was taken from me. I had long been causally interested in pharmacology and often watched MPMD but never took part on my own. When I learned I probably would not grow taller I was upset but this also made me determined to maximize the growth windows I may have left.
In May 2026, I began injecting 350 mg of testosterone weekly and taking arimidex. I completely wrote off growing taller but wanted to maximize my remaining facial development and maybe help my frame get wider. I felt cautiously optimistic given I had never (and still never) had coarse facial hair and look young. Over the last 3 months, I have gone from somewhere around 135 lbs to ~165 lbs. Over this time I have drank a gallon of whole milk a day and consumed at least 3k calories every single day. I am also shocked and happy to report that I legitimately grew to 5'11.75 meaning I grew a quarter inch in 3 months of just taking test + Ai.
Going forward, I am hoping to squeak out another quarter inch but primarily maximize clavicular width and bone apposition along the periosteum. Happy to share my personal experience and gain knowledge!