Well, lemme tell ya, lol! From the time I had my levels checked out due to symptoms to the time I started with LowTestosterone.com was about a year. Levels throughout the year (got checked about 3 times) were always about here...lab corp ranges.
Total T...250-325
Free T...9-10
FSH...3
LH...2.2
I saw my GP about 3 times on this subject bringing in documentation & good solid reading on Low Testosterone & he kept saying there's nothing wrong with me.
Changes To another doctor (Kaiser health care)...brought in all the same stuff & explained everything very politely & asked what we can do do be rid of my symptoms...he atleast went in the right direction. Did an MRI to rule out Pituitary issues (clear), did a sleep apnea test (clear), checked Thyroid but of coarse only TSH (2.6), he says it's all good & I'm in good health...nothing we could do! Says no way I have Low Test symptoms since I appear to be in good shape!
To add I've been training for the previous year & a half & dropped 40lbs & learned a lot on Nutrition in hopes of feeling better in general. I looked better, but still felt lame.
So enough was enough & I came to realize I would get no help through my health care & talked with a few clinics & ended up signing on with LowTestosterone.com. Went over my blood work with the LowT Dr. & it was said that I was a little of both, Primary & Secondary. Said nothing will fix it but TRT is an option to get me right again. So I took the plunge & it's been 8.5 months on TRT.
Many symptoms have improved or completely went away...took a while to get dialed in after trying diferent doses & such to see where I felt best. So generally I feel good again, but I still have a couple annoying issues...feel pretty tired at times & a bit lethargic no matter if I'm eating at maint. Or a caloric surplus.
I dug deeper into my Thyroid & my FT4 & FT3 are below & at bottom of range...I checked adrenals, cortisol & antibodies...all are good. So looks like I'm gonna do a trial run of NDT to see how I respond to it. I wish I was better educated on this earlier cause I would've tried this before starting TRT, but my wonderfull GP said my Thyroid was fine by only looking at TSH & he should've looked deeper knowing my symptoms & seeing TSH level that is questionably elevated close to 3.
So that's my ride so far
! I def feel better but still trying to improve myself a bit, lol!
Originally Posted by 64509chvl
Well, lemme tell ya, lol! From the time I had my levels checked out due to symptoms to the time I started with LowTestosterone.com was about a year. Levels throughout the year (got checked about 3 times) were always about here...lab corp ranges.
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