posted Mon, 02/29/2016 - 08:43
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Help with Bloods, should I self trt
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I have been experiencing most of the basic symptoms of low-T. I have been on HGH for a couple month to recover from a major injury and decided to get my test levels tested to give me a starting point.
Total test- 557 (normal range labcore)
Free test- 1.3 (very low)
Should I start a trt type protocol?
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Have you had a metabolic panel done? If so, how was your blood glucose? If not, prolly worthwhile to have that looked at. HGH can reduce insulin sensitivity. Hypo and hyperglycemia can result in lethargy and increase propensity to put on weight. I see thyroid mentioned below as well. Definitely something else to look at.
These boys have you in good hands, @Aging Athelete38. You'd be wise to listen to them.
Brother, I truly have low T, and it sucks. After lots of medical exams and money spent with a doc and an endo who know very little of true low T, I went self TRT. It hasn't been all I thought that it would be cracked up to be.
It's great, but not because "it's great!" It's great because, I'm healed. That's it.
I was constantly sore and lethargic. Now, I'm still tired, but since I'm healed, the constant lethargy from being sore all of the time has gone away. I thought that TRT would "give me energy" but all it's done is heal me to where I can then go work my ass off some more (both at work as well as in the gym) but just so I can be really fucking tired again.
Like I said, my low dose of self administered TRT isn't magic. Yes, it's certainly helped me out from where I was before, and I feel I am indeed better off than I was a year ago, but certainly not magically.
Sadly, and this sucks, THERE IS NO MAGIC SOLUTION.
You already know this. Choosing to combat your current situation simply takes mental fortitude, constant will power and being open to all the medical data you can gather about yourself.
As always, yes, OF COURSE, listen to your conscious and follow it, but check your ego at the door and learn as much as you can from those who are willing to share their experiences. You're in good hands here at eroids. We will share what we have learned to help you going forward. Low T isn't your issue (or at least with the data you've shown us, it certainly doesn't seem to be). Keep seeking. You'll find your answers.
Never self medicate. Run everything by the doctor first. If at the end of the process you are not feeling better and are getting no results then you can consider self medicating. Once you start a self prescribed TRT you will almost always screw yourself up. Trust me I did and by reading here you will see I am not alone. There is so much to know that it would be almost impossible for someone that has never even runa a cycle to get it correct. Just my opinion.
Try some of this to increase your free T levels
https://www.eroids.com/forum/general/general-talk/natural-routes-to-lowe...
Awesome stuff, really appreciate the info
Cycle history?.....any chance this could b a prolactin or estrogen issue?....
No history, currently taking 5iued of HGH, but never anything else. Don't take any meds of any kind. Can't figure out why freeT is so low?
Definatly need to get a full checkup n bloodwork done thru your dr....being as this is not related to aas, and I'm not a med professional that's all the advise I can give...hope u get some answers soon
Something else is probably going on since that is the number your doc would be shooting for if he was to put you on TRT. Don't go screwing up your natty levels and long term health by self medicating TRT.
High is 1100 low is under 300 you are almost in the middle. Go talk to your doctor and do a full blood test with a full physical. You do not have low T in the slightest.
what are your symptoms you think are related to low T
Symptoms are low sex drive. Can't hold erection very long. Getting fat even when focusing on dieting (exercise level very high) bit of a head fog/funk.
Isn't a free test of 1.3 a reason for concern?
Getting fat and head fog,...........could even be thyroid.
Like everyone else said, " see a doctor ".
What you described can be any number of things but low t isn't ine of them with your current test level. Could be current medications could be high blood pressure.. Go to your doctor explaine what's going on but low t isn't it brother
The simple answer is no. Your test levels are no where near low enough to justify trt. And self prescribed trt isn't trt. There maybe something else that could be off to give you the symptoms of low t. Your best bet is to see your doc and give him the info.