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<blockquote data-quote="Tjay" data-source="post: 55067" data-attributes="member: 14489"><p>Hi guys! </p><p></p><p>1st post have been reading for a while. Here goes....</p><p></p><p>I went the route of many. I was told I was low normal mid 30's and basically ignored it. I am over weight 30 bmi, used to be a heavy drinker and have a very irregular sleep schedule because of my career. My thinking at the time was I'll just lose some weight and all will be well.</p><p></p><p>Fast forward 7 years. I'm 43, still over weight, same career issues, but less drinking. I went for my 1st exam after 7 years and was told I was low T and had sleep apnea. I had been tired, fatigued , had brain fog, emotional issues, poor workout recovery and a tad lower libido. My equipment still worked and often just not as well. </p><p></p><p>I got a cpap for sleep apnea hoping it would correct issues, but no go.</p><p></p><p>So my gp starts me on trt. Started at about 230 serum test. Nothing else was checked. I didn't know any better at the time? Figured my Doc knew what he was doing? 100mg test cypt 1x per week for 8 weeks. New labs numbers close to 500. Backed off to 100mg 1x every 2 weeks. That's when thing started going south. Sore nips, extreme emotions and a couple anxiety attacks out of the blue. Had never experienced that before?</p><p></p><p>So I start doing my own research on here and other places. Bought a few books. Gained some knowledge . Figure my estrogen had spiked? (FYI if that was what it is like to be a women I take back anything and everything I have every said about any woman ever. Including my 2 ex wives lol.)</p><p></p><p>So I plead with my doc for additional labs and a AI. No go he keep up his protocol and tells me after more labs he wants to scale back to once a month!</p><p></p><p>At this point I break out all my own research and books. He throws his hand in the air and says either I take the anti depressents he keeps trying to shove down my throat or he is going to refer me to someone else. I say refer me I'm not depressed, something is wrong!</p><p></p><p>The referral process takes 2 months. During that time I'm off trt. I get past the Roller coaster and am back where I started.</p><p></p><p>The new anti aging doc is a little more knowledgeable but still doesn't do all the labs recommended on here. What I did learn after two months off trt...250 serum test, 11ng free, E2 23 and prostate numbers 1.0.</p><p></p><p>So I now realize I don't have the complete picture. My question is how is my serum low, but my free is in the "normal" range? Doc said I was one of the best converters of natural test he had every seen?</p><p></p><p>He agreed I should should shoot for 800-1000 serum for now. Three months then retest. Started me on 100mg test cypt, 1mg armidex and hcg per week?</p><p></p><p>Is this a good starting point? Seems like this doc is willing to work with me?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tjay, post: 55067, member: 14489"] Hi guys! 1st post have been reading for a while. Here goes.... I went the route of many. I was told I was low normal mid 30's and basically ignored it. I am over weight 30 bmi, used to be a heavy drinker and have a very irregular sleep schedule because of my career. My thinking at the time was I'll just lose some weight and all will be well. Fast forward 7 years. I'm 43, still over weight, same career issues, but less drinking. I went for my 1st exam after 7 years and was told I was low T and had sleep apnea. I had been tired, fatigued , had brain fog, emotional issues, poor workout recovery and a tad lower libido. My equipment still worked and often just not as well. I got a cpap for sleep apnea hoping it would correct issues, but no go. So my gp starts me on trt. Started at about 230 serum test. Nothing else was checked. I didn't know any better at the time? Figured my Doc knew what he was doing? 100mg test cypt 1x per week for 8 weeks. New labs numbers close to 500. Backed off to 100mg 1x every 2 weeks. That's when thing started going south. Sore nips, extreme emotions and a couple anxiety attacks out of the blue. Had never experienced that before? So I start doing my own research on here and other places. Bought a few books. Gained some knowledge . Figure my estrogen had spiked? (FYI if that was what it is like to be a women I take back anything and everything I have every said about any woman ever. Including my 2 ex wives lol.) So I plead with my doc for additional labs and a AI. No go he keep up his protocol and tells me after more labs he wants to scale back to once a month! At this point I break out all my own research and books. He throws his hand in the air and says either I take the anti depressents he keeps trying to shove down my throat or he is going to refer me to someone else. I say refer me I'm not depressed, something is wrong! The referral process takes 2 months. During that time I'm off trt. I get past the Roller coaster and am back where I started. The new anti aging doc is a little more knowledgeable but still doesn't do all the labs recommended on here. What I did learn after two months off trt...250 serum test, 11ng free, E2 23 and prostate numbers 1.0. So I now realize I don't have the complete picture. My question is how is my serum low, but my free is in the "normal" range? Doc said I was one of the best converters of natural test he had every seen? He agreed I should should shoot for 800-1000 serum for now. Three months then retest. Started me on 100mg test cypt, 1mg armidex and hcg per week? Is this a good starting point? Seems like this doc is willing to work with me? [/QUOTE]
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