AlcahueteJ
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https://www.excelmale.com/forum/sho...about-two-months/page2&highlight=clomid+blood
https://www.excelmale.com/forum/sho...nto-Clomid-treatment&highlight=clomid+anxiety
The first two links explain the entire journey, but below is my update as of last week. I meet with the endocrinologist for my 5 month follow-up in less than two weeks. Hopefully I can taper off the Clomid. I'll update this thread after that appointment.
5 months on Clomid plus weight gain update:
LH: January was 3.7, now 4.3 (range is 2 - 10)
FSH: May was 4.6, now 5.0 (range is 2 - 12)
Total testosterone: January was 158, now 678...was 425 before the weight gain (range is 280 to 800)
calc Free T: January was 20, now 105....was 52 before the weight gain (range is 60 - 185)
SHBG: January was 56, now 53...was 68 before the weight gain (range is 14 - 48)
Estradiol: May was < 5 (undetectable), now 13 (range is 8 - 45)
Energy is amazing (it was before the weight gain though), and strength is off the charts. Libido has definitely increased, feels like I'm 16 again. Morning erections can be insane at times (this is supposedly a key indicator that testosterone has risen). Anxiety is lower overall I'd say, but that's tough to tell. There's many variables. OCD is still lingering, more mild than moderate (and mental), but it's still there and it's still annoying.
I gained 16 lbs. so far, fat and muscle. Started at ~155 lbs. and I'm now 171. Waist went up from ~30.5/31" to ~32.5/33". I actually had this blood work done because I went to my primary worried that perhaps I had TOO much testosterone. There were a number of random symptoms, and I wanted to check to make sure. I was due in for follow-up blood work next week anyways.
My primary said 15 lbs. is probably enough (it was either 15 then, or I just told him 15 to give him a round number). I have way more abdominal fat than before, even the last time I was at this weight. Waist is about the same as before when I was ~170, but my calipers are reading ~17/18 mm next to the navel. Before at 170 I think it was ~12 mm.
I meet with my endocrinologist for the three month follow up in a couple weeks. I hope I can taper off the Clomid at this point. Hopefully the SHBG goes even lower and then I have more free T, and maybe it will help the anxiety/OCD subside a bit more. I think I've read that Clomid can cause higher SHBG and anxiety in some cases. I don't have a study off hand for reference, but I believe I've read that in the past. I could be wrong though. I've been on a 50 mg every M/W/F dose since March.
All in all, I put on weight (fat too, but I was supposed to), and successfully improved my hormones levels overall. I'd like to lose a little bit of fat in the middle soon, but I'll see what my endo says. I think I could lose a few lbs. and be ok, there's a sweet spot for me. I just can't be as lean as I was before, for as long as I was, and restrict calories for lengthy periods of time. But I'm in no rush for any of that, and will try to keep my body where it needs to be moving forward. It's been fun eating a ton though, but I need to work on getting it under control, especially late night on weekends. Probably about 10 of those 16 lbs. has maybe been within the last 2/2.5 months.
https://www.excelmale.com/forum/sho...nto-Clomid-treatment&highlight=clomid+anxiety
The first two links explain the entire journey, but below is my update as of last week. I meet with the endocrinologist for my 5 month follow-up in less than two weeks. Hopefully I can taper off the Clomid. I'll update this thread after that appointment.
5 months on Clomid plus weight gain update:
LH: January was 3.7, now 4.3 (range is 2 - 10)
FSH: May was 4.6, now 5.0 (range is 2 - 12)
Total testosterone: January was 158, now 678...was 425 before the weight gain (range is 280 to 800)
calc Free T: January was 20, now 105....was 52 before the weight gain (range is 60 - 185)
SHBG: January was 56, now 53...was 68 before the weight gain (range is 14 - 48)
Estradiol: May was < 5 (undetectable), now 13 (range is 8 - 45)
Energy is amazing (it was before the weight gain though), and strength is off the charts. Libido has definitely increased, feels like I'm 16 again. Morning erections can be insane at times (this is supposedly a key indicator that testosterone has risen). Anxiety is lower overall I'd say, but that's tough to tell. There's many variables. OCD is still lingering, more mild than moderate (and mental), but it's still there and it's still annoying.
I gained 16 lbs. so far, fat and muscle. Started at ~155 lbs. and I'm now 171. Waist went up from ~30.5/31" to ~32.5/33". I actually had this blood work done because I went to my primary worried that perhaps I had TOO much testosterone. There were a number of random symptoms, and I wanted to check to make sure. I was due in for follow-up blood work next week anyways.
My primary said 15 lbs. is probably enough (it was either 15 then, or I just told him 15 to give him a round number). I have way more abdominal fat than before, even the last time I was at this weight. Waist is about the same as before when I was ~170, but my calipers are reading ~17/18 mm next to the navel. Before at 170 I think it was ~12 mm.
I meet with my endocrinologist for the three month follow up in a couple weeks. I hope I can taper off the Clomid at this point. Hopefully the SHBG goes even lower and then I have more free T, and maybe it will help the anxiety/OCD subside a bit more. I think I've read that Clomid can cause higher SHBG and anxiety in some cases. I don't have a study off hand for reference, but I believe I've read that in the past. I could be wrong though. I've been on a 50 mg every M/W/F dose since March.
All in all, I put on weight (fat too, but I was supposed to), and successfully improved my hormones levels overall. I'd like to lose a little bit of fat in the middle soon, but I'll see what my endo says. I think I could lose a few lbs. and be ok, there's a sweet spot for me. I just can't be as lean as I was before, for as long as I was, and restrict calories for lengthy periods of time. But I'm in no rush for any of that, and will try to keep my body where it needs to be moving forward. It's been fun eating a ton though, but I need to work on getting it under control, especially late night on weekends. Probably about 10 of those 16 lbs. has maybe been within the last 2/2.5 months.
