24 and having low t issues
Hey guys Im 24 years old and have been experiencing some symptoms of low testosterone. I know at my age it is rare to develop low testosterone, but is not impossible. I have never taken any sort of steroid or hormones, never taken any antidepressants, or heavy pain killers. Now I did take hydrocodone for a little bit when i had surgery on my finger and then i took it for about 2 weeks with a broken hand. I workout 3-4 times a week, and have an above average diet.
That is a little background information, but the symptoms that I have been experiencing are as follows. My mental focus (main issue) seems to crash from time to time. This is very disturbing because I cannot hold full conversations with people, and it makes me seem like I am trying to blow off the conversation but thats not the case at all. Along with that I also am way more irritable then I used to be not to long back. Also, my workouts have suffered. I used to be able to be in the gym for 1-2 hours, but now after 20-30 min. I am wasted. My energy crashes and I will start getting headaches, and when I get a headache working out is not even a question. I have been having restless sleep for a while now, meaning I wake up feeling like I only slept a few hours, but I really slept for a full 8 hours. That said, I almost never dream and do talk in my sleep frequently. I do not have any sexual issues at all, and I wouldn't imagine I would at 24 anyways.
I have done things to help with the issues I have been having as well, and have been recommended from some very good sources to do different things. I am just looking for some opinions, for there may be something that I have not tried that I may need to. I have taken 2000mg of l-carnitine and 30mg of zinc a day for 30 days twice. Also, I tried melatonin 2-3 mg a night to help with sleeping, but I tend to wake up earlier.
My first blood test showed TT 699 FT 9.8. The rest of my blood checked out to be a perfectly healthy 24 year old. After taking 30 days of carnitine and zinc I retested at TT 825 FT 12.0, so this did seem to help my numbers, but I still the same symptoms. However I did see a slight improvement in my mental focus.
It has now been about 3 months since my last test, and I am still experiencing the same symptoms. Please let me know what y'all think.
ps. all that being said, I would prefer not start testosterone until I absolutely need it later in life, but I am definitely not opposed to the idea at all.
Thank you!
