Blood Test Results

Is L-Dopa any good for lowering prolactin?

BMbrady77 - is Oestradiol the same thing as E2?

Yes it is. Not sure why it’s spelled estradiol in some circles, and oestradiol in others, but it’s the same thing.

Thanks, the spelling was throwing me off too!

I think rather than jump in a start TRT, I’m going to try some supplements to bring down the Prolactin and SBHG.

For Prolactin:
Vitamin B6
L-Dopa

For SBHG
Boron

I think I’m also going to get some iodine and Ashwagandha for thyroid support as those numbers didn’t look great.

I don’t have libido problems, my main issues are brain fog, fatigue, increased mid-section fat and decreased motivation to exercise. I’ll try the supplements for 1-2 months and retest the bloods and re-evaluate.

Any thoughts or other recommendations welcome.

Supplements will not decrease SHBG, it’s pointless as manipulating SHBG is nearly impossible. Any decrease in SHBG when using supplements will be transient, your body will just re-adapt. Everyone that has gone down this road eventually ends up on TRT at some point in the future wasting time, often you’ll hear them say “I wish I had started TRT sooner”.

TRT the only thing that will lower SHBG, two moderate doses twice weekly.

Libido was the very last thing to go for me.

OK, perhaps I’ll give TRT a go in parallel to the supplements and vitamins.

I can’t really justify paying over £1000 a year though, it works out far far cheaper to fly to Turkey and pick up what I need and fly back!

Good idea. Cause if you start trt you may always wonder ‘what if’ I fixed my eating weight and supps without trt. Or what if fixing thyroid helps first

Also high prolactin calls for a pituitary mri

100$ a month for a better quality of life ? I’d spend 10k a year I’d it meant I could live life properly again.

Mining boggling how we see money as a deterrent. Especially at such a low cost.

I guess it depends where you live and overall income for that region. Here in the states it’s cheap. Also don’t forget you get what you pay for. The good TRT docs will be a bit more and your in better hands vs a 150$ a month clinic…

This is versus living in a shell slowly dying and withering away .

I had the same issue but didn’t try al the other vitamins and such because I simply did not have the mental or physical energy to do anything. It truly sucks and I wish you tons of positivity in your healing.

There’s a diet called bulletproof diet (google) or something where the guy says he was on trt and found a natural way tk biohack for more T. I have never tried it or used it , but I would read his or their book if I was trying alternatives to trt

Mucuna Pruriens, which contains L-Dopa lowers prolactin. Mine went from 14 (4-19 ug/l) to 10 while using it.

What does of L-Dopa did you go for? Has it remained lower or has it gone back up?

OK, so I’ve started TRT (self medicated), going for initial dose of 50mg twice per week sub q. I understand this might not be ideal with high SHBG but would rather try and keep my levels stable so will see how I react to this.

I’m taking 0.5mg Arimidex a week to try and lower the E2 a bit.

I’m also taking vitamin B6, iodine, selenium, L-Dopa, vitamin D and Ashwagandha.

I plan to retest in about 4-6 weeks to see how things are.

Why would you add an ai when everything points to micro dosing allows men to avoid ai. There is so much helpful information here on these boards. There really is no point in posting what your going to do, if you are dead set on doing it your way. Make sense?

I was advised on another board to use it due to current E2 and prolactin levels. I plan on dropping it after the first blood test and monitoring what happens without it.

There is no one size fits all when it comes to e2 being high or low… Every person had different thresholds. Some people notice side effects over 30, others 100. We should treat symptoms not numbers.

Just like a guy wth normal T numbers. Doc says your fine. Clients symptoms say otherwise. Client suffers for 20 years because docs never treated the symptom. Frustrating

Hi Lenono,

How’s the TRT/rest of your routine going? Did you get your TRT through Optimale? My free T levels were similar to yours (mine were slightly higher), and my SHBG was also raised, but they didn’t want to prescribe TRT to me. I’m interested to see whether it improves your problems in the coming weeks/months.

Felt great the first week but been feeling a bit lethargic in week 2 but I have been a bit under the weather with a cold. Libido is really good too,

Something triggered a panic attack yesterday (I do get these a couple of times a year) and gave me heart palpitations all day. I’m pretty sure it was the Arimidex so I’m going to put this to one side and continue without it for now and re-asses after first blood test.

What were your lab numbers for free T and SHBG?

That sounds like good news overall, seems like it’s had a fairly instant effect, but early days still of course.

My lab numbers for free T was 0.35 (within range, but on the lower side, similar to yours) and SHBG was 73. My thread is here.

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Could be the medicine. Or just sickness and your two weeks into a long process. If this treatment teaches me anything, it is patience. I’ve never had any; and now it’s being tested to the brink of insanity:)

Take care and just stay focused on the long game.