Starting TRT - Tips , Advice , Experience

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Well, Nick, I am no expert, I just do a ton of reading and the guys here are great... IMO, your Free T is too low... yes, your lab says it is within range, but again, IMO, their range is absurd... LabCorp range for Free T is 6.6 to 18.1... but your total T is decent... did they test for SHBG? I would bet it is too high... as is your Albumin... both tie up testosterone, reducing Free T. I think personally, I would first try to raise the Free T naturally... some guys with more experience here could help, Boron? Zinc Picolinate? magnesium? but IMO, you need to seek another doctor... or if you have the bucks, maybe try Defy. I got my nose out of joint with their charges for the meds... I pay around $15 for my monthly test-cypionate, they say $250-300/month for Test, AI and HCG... the last two I'm not sure everyone needs... maybe seek a good endocrinologist near you...
I have tried several SSRI's... they all have different effects... I was on Celexa for a few years... it worked, but turned me into a zero-libido zombie. Lexapro is similar... Prozac has helped many... but your low Free T may be responsible for any depression and/or anxiety you have, low libido/motivation... etc... so avoid SSRIs unless REALLY needed...

thanks for the great info! Unfortunately I didn’t get my SHBG tested. This is all the labs that I have, it is definitely unfortunate the lack of support from the healthcare system.i definitely want to try to get the problem fixed! I feel like I’m in a slug at only 21!

I wonder if defy would honor these labs. I know their startup is out of my budget

 

[deletedacct]

Well, Nick, I am no expert, I just do a ton of reading and the guys here are great... IMO, your Free T is too low... yes, your lab says it is within range, but again, IMO, their range is absurd... LabCorp range for Free T is 6.6 to 18.1... but your total T is decent... did they test for SHBG? I would bet it is too high... as is your Albumin... both tie up testosterone, reducing Free T. I think personally, I would first try to raise the Free T naturally... some guys with more experience here could help, Boron? Zinc Picolinate? magnesium? but IMO, you need to seek another doctor... or if you have the bucks, maybe try Defy. I got my nose out of joint with their charges for the meds... I pay around $15 for my monthly test-cypionate, they say $250-300/month for Test, AI and HCG... the last two I'm not sure everyone needs... maybe seek a good endocrinologist near you...
I have tried several SSRI's... they all have different effects... I was on Celexa for a few years... it worked, but turned me into a zero-libido zombie. Lexapro is similar... Prozac has helped many... but your low Free T may be responsible for any depression and/or anxiety you have, low libido/motivation... etc... so avoid SSRIs unless REALLY needed...

Who do you go through?

 

[TucsonJJ]

thanks for the great info! Unfortunately I didn’t get my SHBG tested. This is all the labs that I have, it is definitely unfortunate the lack of support from the healthcare system.i definitely want to try to get the problem fixed! I feel like I’m in a slug at only 21!

I wonder if defy would honor these labs. I know their startup is out of my budget

At 21 years old... I think I would first, really try to find a competent Doc... Urologist, Endocrine specialist... and maybe you have some TRT specialists nearby... you might ask the guys here about pregnenalone, DHEA and boron... I don't know enough to recommend it... Defy IS expensive... very. We have a TRT specialist here in Tucson, he does tele-medicine... if you have the ability to do that... and he is not nearly so expensive... I didn't use him because he is booked out too far and I can't do tele-appointments...

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At 21 years old... I think I would first, really try to find a competent Doc... Urologist, Endocrine specialist... and maybe you have some TRT specialists nearby... you might ask the guys here about pregnenalone, DHEA and boron... I don't know enough to recommend it... Defy IS expensive... very. We have a TRT specialist here in Tucson, he does tele-medicine... if you have the ability to do that... and he is not nearly so expensive... I didn't use him because he is booked out too far and I can't do tele-appointments...

Frank Comstock, MD, ABAARM, FACEP: Anti-Aging & Regenerative Medicine Tucson, AZ: Lifestyle Spectrum

Trusted Anti-Aging & Regenerative Medicine serving Tucson, AZ. Contact us at 520-547-2820 or visit us at 6127 N La Cholla Blvd, Suite 145, Tucson, AZ 85741: Lifestyle Spectrum

www.lifestylespectrum.com

This is great information. Thanks a lot for your help! I’m going to see if I can find a doc to look more into my situation. I’m open to telemedicine as well, so I will give your guy a call and see what the process looks like. I’m hoping to find someone cost effective that knows what they’re doing!

 

[TucsonJJ]

GL to you... hope it all works out and you start feeling great... let me know if you end up with Comstock...