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Ignore calls for depression meds for a while at least.
Get your pre-TRT labs and post with ranges.
TT
FT
E2
LH/FSH
Prolactin
- if done.
If you were put on TRT without LH/FSH or following up low LH/FSH with Prolactin, the doctor should have his balls cut off.
Headaches:
Has your width of peripheral vision become narrowed? Should be near 180 degrees. Concerns is a prolactin secreting pituitary adinoma that can press on optic nerves and reduce LH/FSH and T. Don’t panic, that is easily shrunk and managed with 0.5mg/week Dostinex/Cabergoline pills.
Many come here with some thyroid issues. Please evaluate via oral body temperatures, see below, and don’t consider this trivial.
Please read the stickies found here: About the T Replacement Category - #2 by KSman
- advice for new guys - need more info about you
- things that damage your hormones
- protocol for injections
- finding a TRT doc
Evaluate your overall thyroid function by checking oral body temperatures as per the thyroid basics sticky. Thyroid hormone fT3 is what gets the job done and it regulates mitochondrial activity, the source of ATP which is the universal currency of cellular energy. This is part of the body’s temperature control loop. This can get messed up if you are iodine deficient. In many countries, you need to be using iodized salt. Other countries add iodine to dairy or bread.
KSman is simply a regular member on this site. Nothing more other than highly active.
I can be a bit abrupt in my replies and recommendations. I have a lot of ground to cover as this forum has become much more active in the last two years. I can’t follow threads that go deep over time. You need to respond to all of my points and requests as soon as possible before you fall off of my radar. The worse problems are guys who ignore issues re Thyroid, body temperatures, history of iodized salt. Please do not piss people off saying that lab results are normal, we need lab number Aand ranges.
The value that you get out of this process and forum depends on your effort and performance. The bulk of your learning is reading/studying the suggested stickies.