ill start off with a bit of background info on myself and my situation.
im 26 years old and have had had all the symptoms of low t for a few years now however it has slowly become worse over that time (complete lack of libido, no energy focus or motivation, weight gain (chest and stomach), sleep issues, ED issues etc) im in the uk and have had an extremely tough time getting help from the nhs so went private but wasnt impressed with that service either (tried clomid which did absolutely nothing for me) im now getting private blood tests done myself but due to cost havent covered everything as of yet. total testosterone 12 nmol/l ref 8 - 31 (pre trt)
oestradiol 121 pmol/l ref 99 - 192 (on trt) (cant find sensitive assay in uk)
prolactin 238 miu/l ref 86 - 324
have had thyroid checked in the past by docs and apparently everything was fine (would like to re do this for peace of mind)
i went on 150mg of cypionate per week split on mon and thurs with 250iu of hcg twice a week.
testosterone rose to 32 nmol/l however i felt no improvement at all apart from a slight increase in self confidence.
currently also take D3, NAC, l carnitine, q10, SAMe, zinc, fish oil
im planning on testing cortisol, dhea and shbg next.
now, the odd incidence that i cant get my head around is that around 2 months ago i went through a very rocky patch with my girlfriend - she had basically had enough and wanted to leave. this seemed to trigger a response in my body and mind like ive never felt before with my libido absolutely skyrocketing and many other areas improving too such as sleep, energy and focus. Then a few weeks down the line i could actually 'feel' all those improvements slowly slipping away and returning to how i was before. Why did this happen? what was triggered to cause all these short term improvements? adrenalin? fight or flight response?
its a constant uphill struggle in the uk as the nhs seems so far behind in medical knowledge and will always look for the cheapest way out but im determined to try and turn my life around. if anyone has any input and advive it will be geatly appreciated.
im 26 years old and have had had all the symptoms of low t for a few years now however it has slowly become worse over that time (complete lack of libido, no energy focus or motivation, weight gain (chest and stomach), sleep issues, ED issues etc) im in the uk and have had an extremely tough time getting help from the nhs so went private but wasnt impressed with that service either (tried clomid which did absolutely nothing for me) im now getting private blood tests done myself but due to cost havent covered everything as of yet. total testosterone 12 nmol/l ref 8 - 31 (pre trt)
oestradiol 121 pmol/l ref 99 - 192 (on trt) (cant find sensitive assay in uk)
prolactin 238 miu/l ref 86 - 324
have had thyroid checked in the past by docs and apparently everything was fine (would like to re do this for peace of mind)
i went on 150mg of cypionate per week split on mon and thurs with 250iu of hcg twice a week.
testosterone rose to 32 nmol/l however i felt no improvement at all apart from a slight increase in self confidence.
currently also take D3, NAC, l carnitine, q10, SAMe, zinc, fish oil
im planning on testing cortisol, dhea and shbg next.
now, the odd incidence that i cant get my head around is that around 2 months ago i went through a very rocky patch with my girlfriend - she had basically had enough and wanted to leave. this seemed to trigger a response in my body and mind like ive never felt before with my libido absolutely skyrocketing and many other areas improving too such as sleep, energy and focus. Then a few weeks down the line i could actually 'feel' all those improvements slowly slipping away and returning to how i was before. Why did this happen? what was triggered to cause all these short term improvements? adrenalin? fight or flight response?
its a constant uphill struggle in the uk as the nhs seems so far behind in medical knowledge and will always look for the cheapest way out but im determined to try and turn my life around. if anyone has any input and advive it will be geatly appreciated.
