Alright here we go. After getting the run around from several doctors, “Mens health specialists” and the like, I’ve decided to put my own knowledge to use due to the fact I am over feeling like absolute hell. I get 7-8 hours sleep and 2-3 hours later I need to nap due to just constantly been exhausted, I have no motivation or able to concentrate for study. I’ve stopped going to the gym and when I do I get insanely sore not just my muscles but joints and bones. I coach 2 sports and really struggling to keep up with aspects of it and it just fatigues me. I have absolutely no libido and haven’t for the best part of 6 months and I have definitely put on weight the last year. Before I post my bloods, I attribute several things to my low levels but will mention I was on Finasteride for over a year about 6-7 years ago and since then I have battled depression and side effects on and off, by no means am I saying this is the cause 100% and may happen to others who are on the drug but I personally view it as poison and just wish I shaved my nicely shaped head earlier and got on with life.I had levels tested a year after I was off it and they were at 432 at the age of 27 and free test was at 45 P/mol (60-130) at this time I was working out 5-6 times a week and by no means small but muscles constantly looked soft and for a body type that should gain easy, wasn’t compared to others.
Anyway to fast forward to now, I will post all my blood work and stats, what I think my plan of attack should be but also want others to voice there opinion as there is definitely a lot of guys in here more knowledgeable than I am and a lot more knowledgable than the doctors I’ve seen who ask me what IGF-1 is and why do I need free testosterone tested when I already have the total…I’ll do my best to convert measurements for metric and etc
Age - 33
Height - 183cm (6 foot)
Weight - 99 Kilos (218lbs)
Body Fat % - Have to estimate around 17-18%
BP 118/80
Can’t say what my current lifts are as I have not been consistent for a while and also tore both hamstrings a few months ago, I miss deads
Total T 201 (Taken twice at 8 am)
Free T 25 (60-130)
IGF-1 23 (14-40_
DHEAS 6.0 (4.3-12.2)
FSH 3 (<10)
LH 3 (<9)
Oestradiol 79 (55-165)
SHGB 17 (13-71)
TSH 3.3 (0.3-3.5) Keeping an eye on this as Thyroid conditions run in the family
Free T4 16.6 (9.0-19.0)
Free T3 4.4 (2.6-6.0)
Thyroid anti-bodies none
Sodium 140 (135-145)
Potassium 4.1 (3.5-5.5)
Chloride 104 (95-110)
Bicarbonate 30 (20-32)
Anion Gap 6 (<16)
Calcium 2.48 (2.10-2.6)
Phosphate 1.2 (0.8-1.5)
Urea 8.0 (3.0-8.0)
Urate 0.382 (0.200-0.500)
Creatinine 107 (60-110)
eGFR 78 (>59)
Fast Glucose 5,1 (3.6-6.0)
Total Protein 74 (66-83)
Albumin 43 (35-48)
Globulin 31 (23-43)
T Bilirubin 23 H (<21)
ALP 78 (35-110)
AST 22 (10-40)
ALT 26 (5-40)
GGT 14 (5-50)
LDH 215 (120-250)
Cholesterol 4.3 (3.9-5.5) I have had high cholesterol in the past and runs in the family
HDL 0.94 (0.90-1.50)
LDL 2.1 (0.0-4.0)
Triglycerides 2.6 H (0.6-2.0)
Hb 151 (135-180)
RCC 5.1 (4.2-6.0)
Hct 0.46 (0.38-0.52)
MCV 91 (80-98)
MCH 30 (27-35)
Plats 318 (150-450)
WCC 9.7 (4.0-11.0)
Neuts 4.2 (2.0-7.5)
Lymphs 4.4 (1.1-4.0)
Monos 0.8 (0.2-1.0)
Eos 0.19 (0.04-0.40)
Basos 0.10 (<0.21)
That’s most of it I think, I have a heap of bloodwork in front of me and if I have possibly missed something please let me know. I’ve had 1 doctor offer to put me on Clomid, 1 doctor was interested in my 2 low test readings, he wanted to do another one, it jumped up to 317 for that test and he wanted to hear nothing more about it because it was now within normal range, even though there was 2 previous tests at 201, so he wants to look for other causes to my fatigue and lack of sex drive?
Anyway once I receive my “script” the plan was to front load the first injection of 200mg of Test E, and then 50mg thereafter every 3 days and gauge how I feel and change the injection protocol if needed, or I was going to just scrap the front load and go 50mg E3D, but would like everyones thoughts as I’ve seen some great info getting posted on here.
I plan on getting bloods done monthly and then every 3 months after a while, I’d like to go to my long time doctor but I am living 6 hours away now and only head back that way every 3 months or so, so I am trying to find a doctor where I am currently who isn’t either going to give me an ill informed lecture or give me the run around re: Testing.
Sorry if this was a massively long post.