Hi guys, I am new here, I am writing from Italy. After reading this topic for a while I decided to reply.
Same story here…everything started 5 years ago. I’ve used deca only (my mistake) at mild dosages for 4 weeks, then the 6th week I had severe HPTA shutdown (T level was under 100). No libido, no erection, felt always sleepy and so on. After a blood test and a visit by a endo, a month passed, and then under his guide I did a proper PCT with clomid for 2/3 weeks (don’t remember exactly).
It took a while but then after another 1 month for my body to balance everything, HPTA was completely fine, all levels of estrogens, prolactin, testosterone (800 since then, tested again a week ago and is still that high) and so on were and are fine.
That was 5 years ago.
This got slightly better with the time, problem is that since then I am still experiencing severe libido loss, and ED. I also have mood problems too (it’s kind of weird, my mind is fine but as the day ends I feel bad inside, kind of anxiety that goes away as soon as I get sleep) concentration / memory problems, and no matter how long I sleep I always feel really tired. I also feel something strange with my heart…I now it’s weird but it’s something between pressure problem (which is fine) and the feeling you get as soon as you have an adrenaline spike (but I feel this constantly).
I literally lost years trying to convince meds that I had a real problem and that it wasn’t in my mind…it’s something real, I can feel something is not ok.
So after reading all your posts I then discovered these problems could be related to adrenals, and so 2 days ago I did another blood test also to test them (serum levels 7.30am):
acth - aldosterone - cortisol - dhea dhea-s - dopamine - norepinephrine - progesterone - gh
I hope that these results will tell something more about adrenals status.
I will let you know as soon as I get the results 2/3 days.
I know this sounds absurd but I had to do these exams in a private clinic, asking them by myself reading your posts to know what exams I had to do, since all the meds I went to told me I was ok and it was all in my head, not even considering the adrenals disregulation possibility.
@physioLojik I’d really like to hear your opinion about and any suggestions if you have are really appreciated!
@ztanzanite I think you know really well this situation…if you can PM me, I would like to know more about your “journey” through all this, through the years, what you took for the adrenals, how you felt after taking hydrocortisone, if things got better and so on.
Of course as soon as I get the results I will go the the endo again, as I always do since then; I’ve found out that messing around alone with hormones is a dangerous game I don’t want to play anymore!
I know it is a very long road, but I believe that there is still a lot more to do that can improve my situation, I don’t wan’t to give up so easily!
Thanks guys for your support and for your precious help, hope to hear from you soon