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33 yo w/ Free T/SHBG of an 85 yo guy & no libido for 2 years - help!
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<blockquote data-quote="corvetteguy" data-source="post: 122764" data-attributes="member: 25153"><p>Hi everybody!</p><p></p><p>Stefan here - longtime reader and fan of this forum and web site.</p><p></p><p>I've got some real puzzling libido/testosterone issues and have reached an impasse about what to do next.</p><p></p><p>I'm 33 years old, married, have kids and would like more. Body fat somewhere between 15% and 20%.</p><p></p><p>Main issue: Total T is ok but I have the free T and SHBG of an 85+ YO man. Zero libido for 2 years (nothing turns me on but I do wake up with erections) Difficulty sleeping (wake up easily and also have frequent urination during the night even with moderate to low liquid consumption during the day). I usually wake up 3x to urinate. Inconsistent energy during the day. Increased anxiety. Simple tasks take lots of effort. Very little desire to interact with others, take on ambitious goals. </p><p></p><p>(will post bloodwork and labs in subsequent message)</p><p></p><p>Just a brief background:</p><p></p><p>I've had higher anxiety and below avg sleep for many years but libido was ok until 2 years ago.</p><p>2 years ago I started losing a lot of fat.</p><p>I was statistically obese so I went from about 35% to 10% body fat but it was gradual (took about 1 year.)</p><p>I lost most of the weight w/ 16/8 intermittent fasting but also later did one meal a day and alternate day fasting.</p><p>For the better part of the last two months I have done only regular meals, no fasting.</p><p></p><p>IF has worked wonders for my body fat but it may have been at least the catalyst to my issues.</p><p>There is emerging evidence that if someone has higher baseline cortisol, chronic fasting will accelerate HPA axis issues.</p><p></p><p>But I've quit all the fasting and nothing is improving.</p><p></p><p>No drugs or roids ever. </p><p>Alcohol is maybe an avg of 5 drinks/week (have gone weeks w/ zero alcohol and no difference.)</p><p>Caffeine is zero to 4 cups/day. (have gone weeks w/ zero caffeine and no difference.)</p><p>I'm almost always in bed for 8 hrs but sleep quality blows so I still am tired w/ erratic energy during the day.</p><p>Diet is mostly clean and whole foods.</p><p>Stress is average to low. Just the usual ups and downs of a job and family life but nothing out of the ordinary.</p><p></p><p>I've tried just about everything from a natural standpoint and nothing is improving.</p><p></p><p>Earlier this year, I had a TSH of 6 so I thought my issues where hypothyroid but I've corrected that and TSH has been under 2 for months now and still no change.</p><p></p><p>I'm seeing a functional medicine doctor who is pretty good and is ready to prescribe me 100 mg cypionate/week + HCG. I'm ready to go for it at this point as I have tried everything else and am tired of feeling awful but I wanted to get advice from all you guys or see if I may be overlooking something.</p><p></p><p>I am very grateful for any advice or feedback! (I'll post more specific bloodwork/labs in a message to follow).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="corvetteguy, post: 122764, member: 25153"] Hi everybody! Stefan here - longtime reader and fan of this forum and web site. I've got some real puzzling libido/testosterone issues and have reached an impasse about what to do next. I'm 33 years old, married, have kids and would like more. Body fat somewhere between 15% and 20%. Main issue: Total T is ok but I have the free T and SHBG of an 85+ YO man. Zero libido for 2 years (nothing turns me on but I do wake up with erections) Difficulty sleeping (wake up easily and also have frequent urination during the night even with moderate to low liquid consumption during the day). I usually wake up 3x to urinate. Inconsistent energy during the day. Increased anxiety. Simple tasks take lots of effort. Very little desire to interact with others, take on ambitious goals. (will post bloodwork and labs in subsequent message) Just a brief background: I've had higher anxiety and below avg sleep for many years but libido was ok until 2 years ago. 2 years ago I started losing a lot of fat. I was statistically obese so I went from about 35% to 10% body fat but it was gradual (took about 1 year.) I lost most of the weight w/ 16/8 intermittent fasting but also later did one meal a day and alternate day fasting. For the better part of the last two months I have done only regular meals, no fasting. IF has worked wonders for my body fat but it may have been at least the catalyst to my issues. There is emerging evidence that if someone has higher baseline cortisol, chronic fasting will accelerate HPA axis issues. But I've quit all the fasting and nothing is improving. No drugs or roids ever. Alcohol is maybe an avg of 5 drinks/week (have gone weeks w/ zero alcohol and no difference.) Caffeine is zero to 4 cups/day. (have gone weeks w/ zero caffeine and no difference.) I'm almost always in bed for 8 hrs but sleep quality blows so I still am tired w/ erratic energy during the day. Diet is mostly clean and whole foods. Stress is average to low. Just the usual ups and downs of a job and family life but nothing out of the ordinary. I've tried just about everything from a natural standpoint and nothing is improving. Earlier this year, I had a TSH of 6 so I thought my issues where hypothyroid but I've corrected that and TSH has been under 2 for months now and still no change. I'm seeing a functional medicine doctor who is pretty good and is ready to prescribe me 100 mg cypionate/week + HCG. I'm ready to go for it at this point as I have tried everything else and am tired of feeling awful but I wanted to get advice from all you guys or see if I may be overlooking something. I am very grateful for any advice or feedback! (I'll post more specific bloodwork/labs in a message to follow). [/QUOTE]
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