Androgel Reduced my Total T Levels?
Here's a brain twister for all of you.
2 months ago - Total Testosterone 409
1 month ago - Total Testosterone 360
(on nothing)
Decided to use up the rest of my Androgel.
In the past, 1/2 packet a day for 3 weeks resulted in Total T levels of 740.
Decided to do 1/4 packet a day for 2 weeks. Was curious what level it would bring me to.
First 5 days - Felt the minor but sufficient improvement.
Next 5 days - Enjoyed the improvement
Next 5 days - Felt aggression and got in a huge yelling match with someone (totally unlike me)
Decided to stop the Androgel and see what crazy high level I was at.
Blood test came back:
Total testosterone - 208.9 (348-1197)
Free testosterone - 3.9 (8.7-25.1)
LH - 2.0 (1.7-8.6)
FSH - 2.2 (1.5-12.4)
Estradiol - 12.8 (7.6-42.6)
SHBG - 31.6 (16.5-55.9)
I can't believe that result. But the Labcorp result says ***RESULTS VERIFIED BY REPEAT TESTING*** under the Testosterone.
On that day how did I feel? I felt like I had been on Androgel for 2 weeks. I just had great sex that weekend. On the day of the test I felt perfectly normal for me. Normal - mind you - is "blah" ... but I didn't feel any different than I felt when I was at 400. Honestly I felt worse at 360 with no Androgel in my system.
Is it possible that Androgel supplied testosterone artificially but this blood test was only looking at my natural production?
I already know the answer to that is "no" ..... but maybe? If I was 209 on that day, then I must be at 100 today because I don't feel as good as I did on that day ...
Thanks