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<blockquote data-quote="tmckenzie" data-source="post: 6922" data-attributes="member: 100"><p>Hello all. I mentioned on here a few weeks back that I had empty sella syndrome. I have been on trt for nearly three years with little benefit and no libido, no energy etc. I read a lot here and elsewhere about guys having the same issues. Let me urge you to have an MRI of the brain done. Especially if you are like me, diagnosed young. 32. But I had low levels that went untreated 10 years prior at 22. Empty sella is no laughing matter. I made an appt with an endo at the Cleveland Clinic. I did not like him at first because he said I was on too much testosterone. 180 mgs a week split into two shots a week. I argued him, he said my t levels would be off the charts, went on and on. I said lets let the blood work speak for itself. Level the day before my next shot was 600. He quit preaching about my test dose and moved on. And I found he is a good dr. We have in the past week determined that the missing pituitary gland has caused me to have Addison's and parathyroidism, I think he called it. Said my thyroid looked fine. I am waiting on levels. I was also found to be diabetic. He said it is a wonder I had not had an adrenal crisis and died. He put me on 40 mgs of hydrocortisone split up thought the day. I am already staring to feel better, metformin for diabetes as it did not warrant insulin yet. They are using it for more than diabetes he said, for cholesterol, weight loss etc. Either way, if you are young and on trt or if you are just diagnosed and not yet started trt, MAKE your dr find out the root cause. Do not just do like I unknowingly did and start trt without first having an MRI and anything thing else needed to find out why you have low t. I am thankful I started having migraines or my dr would have never done an MRI and I would still be walking around here sick and wondering why in hell is my trt not working. It will work now according to my dr. All of the other levels where keeping me messed up. And, I highly reccomend the Cleveland Clinic. I have no insurance and it cost me a small fortune, but I am on my way back to feeling better.. When I get my labs I will post them here for the benefit of the other members.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tmckenzie, post: 6922, member: 100"] Hello all. I mentioned on here a few weeks back that I had empty sella syndrome. I have been on trt for nearly three years with little benefit and no libido, no energy etc. I read a lot here and elsewhere about guys having the same issues. Let me urge you to have an MRI of the brain done. Especially if you are like me, diagnosed young. 32. But I had low levels that went untreated 10 years prior at 22. Empty sella is no laughing matter. I made an appt with an endo at the Cleveland Clinic. I did not like him at first because he said I was on too much testosterone. 180 mgs a week split into two shots a week. I argued him, he said my t levels would be off the charts, went on and on. I said lets let the blood work speak for itself. Level the day before my next shot was 600. He quit preaching about my test dose and moved on. And I found he is a good dr. We have in the past week determined that the missing pituitary gland has caused me to have Addison's and parathyroidism, I think he called it. Said my thyroid looked fine. I am waiting on levels. I was also found to be diabetic. He said it is a wonder I had not had an adrenal crisis and died. He put me on 40 mgs of hydrocortisone split up thought the day. I am already staring to feel better, metformin for diabetes as it did not warrant insulin yet. They are using it for more than diabetes he said, for cholesterol, weight loss etc. Either way, if you are young and on trt or if you are just diagnosed and not yet started trt, MAKE your dr find out the root cause. Do not just do like I unknowingly did and start trt without first having an MRI and anything thing else needed to find out why you have low t. I am thankful I started having migraines or my dr would have never done an MRI and I would still be walking around here sick and wondering why in hell is my trt not working. It will work now according to my dr. All of the other levels where keeping me messed up. And, I highly reccomend the Cleveland Clinic. I have no insurance and it cost me a small fortune, but I am on my way back to feeling better.. When I get my labs I will post them here for the benefit of the other members. [/QUOTE]
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