After years of symptoms, got tested 2 weeks ago and T was 177. Only other oddball readings were estradiol of 7, and TSH @ 0.4. First injection 2 weeks ago - 200mg. Then 140mg the next week. Set for another 140mg tomorrow.
My question - I actually feel my WORST from 1-3 days after injection (non-existent libido, worn out, etc) when most people seem to be feeling their best. Then I feel marginally better as the stuff wears off. They are already planning bloodwork in another 3 weeks as part of their normal protocol (w/ full thyroid test this time), but any ideas as to what could be going on? Anything I should be prodding them about? It’s a Low-T clinic so I assume they know their stuff but even the NP there kinda brushed those concerns off last week. Wondering if I need to be patient and let things happen, or start pushing for an AI or something already…seems like an uncommon reaction.
[quote]AverageWeakling wrote:
Greetings all - the stickies on this website were a big help, and it seemed like a lot of knowledge lives here, so I signed up to ask a question.
After years of symptoms, got tested 2 weeks ago and T was 177. Only other oddball readings were estradiol of 7, and TSH @ 0.4. First injection 2 weeks ago - 200mg. Then 140mg the next week. Set for another 140mg tomorrow.
My question - I actually feel my WORST from 1-3 days after injection (non-existent libido, worn out, etc) when most people seem to be feeling their best. Then I feel marginally better as the stuff wears off. They are already planning bloodwork in another 3 weeks as part of their normal protocol (w/ full thyroid test this time), but any ideas as to what could be going on? Anything I should be prodding them about? It’s a Low-T clinic so I assume they know their stuff but even the NP there kinda brushed those concerns off last week. Wondering if I need to be patient and let things happen, or start pushing for an AI or something already…seems like an uncommon reaction.
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It might be because of supra-normal levels of T in the beginning of the week and a resultant supra-normal level of E because of this. And it very well could be occurring because you are using more than the standard dose which is 100 mg per week. So 200 mg is twice as much as some men need. I know quite a few men on TRT and they do fine on 100 mg per week, including myself.
Thanks for the responses. I reiterated my experience to the NP today and he wants to just wait until the next blood test in a few weeks. Then they stuck me with another 140 (I hadn’t seen this yet - will ask to go down to 100 next visit).
I don’t see fT3 or fT4; if those are thyroid #s, I won’t have them for a few weeks…
I’ll read up more on the thyroid sticky; the last blood work I had done was 15 months ago, and TSH was around 0.8 back then. Seems like I do get hot more easily these days, but it is summer in TX, so that might be it.
Also will read things that damage hormones sticky. I suspect distance running is in there! Can’t give it up though. I’ve had a low libido for maybe 5-6 years, but most low-T symptoms have really shown up bigger the past couple years as my training has ramped up (10-12 miles/day).