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Libido issues still - 8 months - Labs - Need help
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<blockquote data-quote="SilverSurfer" data-source="post: 144439" data-attributes="member: 38241"><p>Thank you in advance for your help. I started TRT a little over 8 1/2 months ago. My main complaint was libido, but also had ED, no morning wood, lost muscle mass, and mental fogginess. My opening TRT was 200 mg every 2 weeks. This solved all my secondary complaints but didn’t do anything to help my libido. Since then I have added HCG to no effect except restore my shrinking balls. I’ve also upped my dose a couple of times, went to weekly, then every 3 days, but nothing helps with libido. In fact, I feel no different from 200 mg every 2 weeks (100 mg week) to 100 mg E3D (200 mg week) I can’t feel a difference. I’m currently on 150 mg once per week. The prior 2 days to injection I use 350 iu HCG, so the labs are my peak blood levels.</p><p></p><p>I am a recovering Fentanyl addict of 16+ years, so still take a medication called Suboxone (partial opiate agonist) which creates some of my problems but I cannot stop taking it for another 6+ months minimum. I haven’t touched a drop of alcohol or used any drugs for almost a year. I’m 50 years old and only take Cialis, Viagra, and Campral in addition to the Suboxone. I’m 5’9” and weigh 207 lbs. (Was 284 lbs, lost 93 lbs fat and gained 16 lbs muscle since 11 months ago). I still need to lose 17 lbs and working on it. Walk/jog 5 days a week for 75 mins and lift weights 4 times per week for 1 hr each. Diet good, could be better.</p><p></p><p>Results - Peak #s (normal range #s)</p><p></p><p>SHBG - 50.4 (19.3 - 76.4)</p><p>PSA - 1.2 (0.0 - 4.0)</p><p>TSH - 3.87 (0.45 - 4.5)</p><p>T4 - 7 (4.5 - 12)</p><p>T3 - 30% (24% - 39%)</p><p>Free Thyroxine- 2.1 (1.2 - 4.9)</p><p>Hemocrit - 48</p><p></p><p>Testosterone - 1,429 (264 - 916)</p><p>Free T - 26.8 (7.2 24)</p><p>Estradiol - 86.1 (7.6 - 42.6) **Not sure if sensitive test, but rqst it - 6% of Testosterone</p><p>Prolactin - 25.4 (4.0 - 15.2)</p><p>DHT - 79 (No range given, but internet search says normal range) approx 5.5% of Test</p><p></p><p>All my other blood work normal or very good. Ie, lipids, vitamins, glucose, BP</p><p></p><p>I asked about my high prolactin which is a side effect of the Suboxone and my doc said it wasn’t that high to try any medications as he’s seen #s in the mid-hundreds. Also, my estrogen is a bit high, but given my testosterone is so high and test followed on day 3 and 4 of HCG this doesn’t seem abnormal does it? No gyno, no AI, no side effects except mild back acne at higher T doses. Again, on all doses and frequencies (with or without HCG) I feel the exact same. No anxiety, no depression, never been medicated for such. 7+ hrs sleep per night.</p><p></p><p>Any thoughts or ideas? My doc did give me an RX for T gel that I could fill but haven’t. I had thought maybe my DHT was low, and gels raise DHT, but after getting test back that doesn’t seem to be an issue does it?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SilverSurfer, post: 144439, member: 38241"] Thank you in advance for your help. I started TRT a little over 8 1/2 months ago. My main complaint was libido, but also had ED, no morning wood, lost muscle mass, and mental fogginess. My opening TRT was 200 mg every 2 weeks. This solved all my secondary complaints but didn’t do anything to help my libido. Since then I have added HCG to no effect except restore my shrinking balls. I’ve also upped my dose a couple of times, went to weekly, then every 3 days, but nothing helps with libido. In fact, I feel no different from 200 mg every 2 weeks (100 mg week) to 100 mg E3D (200 mg week) I can’t feel a difference. I’m currently on 150 mg once per week. The prior 2 days to injection I use 350 iu HCG, so the labs are my peak blood levels. I am a recovering Fentanyl addict of 16+ years, so still take a medication called Suboxone (partial opiate agonist) which creates some of my problems but I cannot stop taking it for another 6+ months minimum. I haven’t touched a drop of alcohol or used any drugs for almost a year. I’m 50 years old and only take Cialis, Viagra, and Campral in addition to the Suboxone. I’m 5’9” and weigh 207 lbs. (Was 284 lbs, lost 93 lbs fat and gained 16 lbs muscle since 11 months ago). I still need to lose 17 lbs and working on it. Walk/jog 5 days a week for 75 mins and lift weights 4 times per week for 1 hr each. Diet good, could be better. Results - Peak #s (normal range #s) SHBG - 50.4 (19.3 - 76.4) PSA - 1.2 (0.0 - 4.0) TSH - 3.87 (0.45 - 4.5) T4 - 7 (4.5 - 12) T3 - 30% (24% - 39%) Free Thyroxine- 2.1 (1.2 - 4.9) Hemocrit - 48 Testosterone - 1,429 (264 - 916) Free T - 26.8 (7.2 24) Estradiol - 86.1 (7.6 - 42.6) **Not sure if sensitive test, but rqst it - 6% of Testosterone Prolactin - 25.4 (4.0 - 15.2) DHT - 79 (No range given, but internet search says normal range) approx 5.5% of Test All my other blood work normal or very good. Ie, lipids, vitamins, glucose, BP I asked about my high prolactin which is a side effect of the Suboxone and my doc said it wasn’t that high to try any medications as he’s seen #s in the mid-hundreds. Also, my estrogen is a bit high, but given my testosterone is so high and test followed on day 3 and 4 of HCG this doesn’t seem abnormal does it? No gyno, no AI, no side effects except mild back acne at higher T doses. Again, on all doses and frequencies (with or without HCG) I feel the exact same. No anxiety, no depression, never been medicated for such. 7+ hrs sleep per night. Any thoughts or ideas? My doc did give me an RX for T gel that I could fill but haven’t. I had thought maybe my DHT was low, and gels raise DHT, but after getting test back that doesn’t seem to be an issue does it? [/QUOTE]
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