Clomid Questions

[JCabral]

Just got clomid prescribed to me for low testosterone. Doctor wants me on this because I'm 24 and still want a family. The only reason I'm iffy about taking it, is because of the visual disturbances people said they have had. He said I should be fine with my doseage at 50mg every other day but I was wondering if anyone had any problems at a dose similar to mine. Any input would be useful.

First blood test 9am - routine blood work. Nothing more. This was from my GP who told me I was fine, but I knew it was low for my age. My fathers was close to 600 and he's 49. I also know testosterone is at its highest in the morning.

Total 403 NG/DL

Second testosterone test 11am

Total T 378 (270-1070 NG/DL)

Bioavailable 175.7 (113.1-397.7 NG/DL)

Albumin 4.5 (3.5-5.0 G/DL)

Free test 71.8 (48.2-169.6 PG/ML)

SHBG 35.2 (17.3- 65.8 NMOL/L)

Prolactin 13 (2-17 NG/DL)

LH 1.9 (1.5-9.3 mIU/ML) - assuming ts means its secondary.



I randomly ran across someone who had been dealing with similar symptoms as me and he was talking to me about low testosterone. Now me, being 24 and going to the gym regularly and eating clean most of the time, was like there's no way I have low t. I never had any sexual diminishes or sexual performance problems. Maybe a decline in the sexual desire actually. Anywho, I lacked energy and motivation. I was depressed...who am I kidding... I still am. I new to all this. So some of my questions or concerns might seem stupid to someone knowledgeable on the topic so I apologize in advance. I'm just seeing such a variety on the results. It seems like everyone either totally hates clomid or totally loves it. Either way....just looking for someone who is in a similar situation as me or someone who can lead me in the right direction.

Johnny.

[Armykid93]

Bump, hopefully someone with more knowledge can help

[InsaneInTheMembrane]

Your LH is low, which may imply primary hypogonadism (pituitary problem, not testes) but your totals, though low, is not alarming, which is why most doctors will not reccomend TRT

Clomid seems like a good thing to start off with, although proviron should help too, by lowering shbg

Don't worry about not being able to start a family... There are many ways to give your swimmers a boost, both through supplementation and meds (like HCG, clomid) and I honestly believe it will probably not come down to any drastic measures

get an FSH reading and a sperm count done if you want to feel at ease. Remember, even with low sperm count, as long as your swimmers are healthy, it takes only ONE to fertilize an egg

I got my wife pregos mid TRT (went on trt cuz like you my natural T levels were at the 300s although free test was middle of range at 100) and all I had to do was keep my ZMA intake high and pin 1000 ius of HCG EOD for 2 straight months...