TRT off to a rocky start, help me get dialed in.
Off to a rocky start I think. I went into my GP with the usual symptoms, low libido, focus, energy, etc.
GP did initial blood work with the following results:
Free Total = 395ng/dL, range (300-890)
Free(calc) = 65.7pg/mL, range (47-244)
% Free(calc) = 1.7%, range (1.6-2.9)
SHBG = not tested, range (13-71)
Estradiol = not tested, range (0-39)
Put me onto 200mg every 2 weeks testosterone cypionate IM injections. Things improved for about 3 weeks and then I started feeling bad on the 2nd week. I asked doctor to move me to 1 week injections and he ordered new blood work.
This was 12 days after a 200mg injection.
Free Total = 206ng/dL, range (300-890)
Free(calc) = 34.8pg/mL, range (47-244)
% Free(calc) = 1.7%, range (1.6-2.9)
SHBG = 40nmol/L, range (13-71)
Estradiol = not tested, range (0-39)
GP referred me to a urologist who took me off of the injections and prescribed 75mg clomid /day to try and restart my natural production and see if I was able to produce my own testosterone. That didn't work, I could feel that it wasn't working.
After 21 days on 75mg clomid / day - 10/14/2015:
Free Total = 296ng/dL, range (300-890) -- urologist only tested Free total for some reason.
After getting results back urologist told me to inject 400mg of cypionate to build me back up, injected on 10/15/2015.
Here is the latest bloodwork results 10/21/2015 -- 6 days after 400mg injection
Free Total = 1471ng/dL, range (300-890)
Free(calc) = 355pg/mL, range (47-244)
% Free(calc) = 2.4%, range (1.6-2.9)
SHBG = 40nmol/L, range (13-71)
Estradiol = 59.2pg/mL, range (0-39)
I'm still not feeling well.. Libido is bad, erections are very hard to maintain, focus is gone.. overall well being is bad. I know I've overshot with the 400mg and now my Estradiol is too high, is that why I'm not feeling right?
Thanks.