I know you are going to say Deit but I do

**riddick1059** · 06-20-2010, 09:57 PM

Hello needing help guys this will be sort of long so please bare wth
me. I found this site and have been reading over it the past several
weeks found lots of good information.

I am a 41 year old male been lifting weights off and on scince I was
24. never was ripped just in good shape overall. bf. was always
maintained around 15%-18% not because of my diet just genetics up until
about two years ago I maintained a weight of about 215. from the age of about
30 until present I've had very little sex drive, have lways had some
high ldl and low hdl but can control ldl with meds. my doc told me
that hdl would increase with cardio never has. Two years ago after
some blood work my doc put me on synthroid told me I had hypothyroid
. thats when things started going off course.

My weight went from 215 to 230 in three months I addressed my
concerns with my doc at the time he told me to add more cardio
so was doing cardio 6 days a week, 3 months later was at 240 doc told
me to work out more and watch my cal. intake. too make a long
story short I was told over the past two years your thyroid is under control
, your just getting older, cut back on your cal, more cardio, I
kept asking the doctor could it be my thyroid and should I be on t-3
only he said no my blood work was fine. he caled me a liar when
i told him my diet he said no way i went so far as to ut my cal. back to 1300 a day...

I am doing this
So you wanna learn how to Diet?

again to make a long story
short.
I went to another doctor 2 hrs away that deals with thyroid and
adrenal issues she told me I probably had adrenal fatuige and
ordered a but load of blood work they took 6 vials of blood
when the results came back she said my free test was 8.6 way too
high and told me to stop workingout, to go strait to my doc. well
of course he was ticked off retested my testosterone and said I was in
my range for my age at 2.4. well I've ordered some t3 t4 med from
thialand and still hasn't helped. my wife is totally unsuportive
she thinks it's all in my head she is totally behind my doctor
"your getting older" she will be the first to admit I eat right
better than most poeple and I'm always going to the gym.

lately she has been calling me a pill popper and swears I'm doing
steroids because I come to this site. she says "steroids will cause
your cholestorel to go up and cause a heart attack" she is a nurse.

Well I said all that to get to this

The past two years I've continued to gain weight up to 264
I still workout recently rechanged my diet to the one under "so you wana know
how to deit'

also the pills I take are as follows

vit C
vit A and D
Mukti vit
fish oil
one asprin a day
liver pills
creatine on workout days during my workout as my carb
welchol
whey protien

The past two months after reading posts on here I tried a over the counter A.I.
formastane and went from 264 down to 248.

Given I have zero suport from the wife or doc. here I am. I am thinking of going with
nolvadex as an estrogen blocker to see how that helps also might try about 250 mg/week of
testosterone.

I know this is the short hand version of the story but I tried to hit the main points. On
top of all that I'm loosing muscle, almost all the fat I've gained had been in the belly.
I don' drink, or smoke ect.

sorry for typo's typing fast on a tiny computer

**Jeffers** · 06-21-2010, 06:51 AM

Hi Riddick..
I also suffer from hypothyroidism, taking 175mg levothyroxine daily ,I have self medicated to 250mg since taking hgh...
I am convinced since having thyroid problems my natural testosterone levels have changed..I had thyroid problems for at least 2 years before doctors finally checked for it ...I was fatter ,slow digestive system ,depressed,skin was pale & dry,tired all the time and lost my sex drive which was high before..
I must admit all these symptoms went away when I started taking the T4..
it was like turning the light on...
Exept my libido had not changed, I got it checked out and it was normal,I am adamant that it was much higher but I never had it checked pre thyroid...
So I went on a cycle and feel great now,I intend to try and keep my levels on the high side of normal now by taking a trt dose of test for the foreseeable future...
I wish you well on your quest for health

**stevey_6t9** · 06-21-2010, 07:50 PM

go to an endo and get a full blood test, i wouldnt be self medicating with a lack of knowledge of my conditions.

**TITANIUM** · 06-21-2010, 10:46 PM

Finding a competent endo doc is hard, I must say.

I'm 45, and the ONLY time I feel right is on cycle.

Blood work says 320(natty test). But natty test levels jump around.

I was 260 or something around that a week before that blood work was taken.

I am starting a cycle soon, and will keep track of it in my blog for everyone.

Best

T

**lovbyts** · 06-22-2010, 02:47 AM

T check you PM please.

Are you going to a longevity clinic or? Why the 2 hr drive? That is how I started also until I found a Endocrinologist close to me and it's GREAT so far.

Sorry you have no support at home, that sucks but you need to do what you feel is best for you and your health. I know since I started HRT I fell 100% better than 3 years ago. I feel 10 years younger than before in most ways and I look 1000x better than I did 3 years ago.

Dont give up. If you are not happy with your doctor please try to find another one. I know it's hard to change doctors sometimes but it's no different than a bad employee, fire them and find a good one.