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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Blood Test Discussion
TRT 2 years . Energy super low
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<blockquote data-quote="T0R0" data-source="post: 264071" data-attributes="member: 43537"><p>Hello Guys. Basically my biggest gripe is super low energy and low motivation. Lowish libido also..</p><p>So my history on TRT for 2+ years now. Pre TRT testosterone lvl was 182 ng/dL</p><p>55 yr male</p><p>Great shape</p><p>151 lbs</p><p></p><p>Anyway long story short, it took me almost a year/half to get dialed in and that only happened when I eliminated HCG / ai from the equation back last year. HCG was increasing my aromitization big time. Getting off the ai also was huge.</p><p></p><p>Current dose is 80-90mg test (200mg)cyp per week split up among 2 pin /wk</p><p>(week one = .2cc -2x and week two = .2cc - .25cc ).</p><p></p><p>Reason for this is that at :</p><p>11/16/2022 at 90/wk I was over 1100 ng/dl TT (e=45.8 pg/mL)</p><p>so reduce</p><p>01/11/2023 80mg/wk I dropped down to 680ng/dl TT (e=26.1 pg/mL)</p><p>so slight increase</p><p>So I was trying to hit something in the middle ergo, 80 one week, 90 the next.</p><p></p><p>So my current labs look like this: Took a more comprehensive test because feeling so low energy. Just noting the stuff out of ranges:</p><p></p><p>08/30/2023</p><p>TESTOSTERONE, TOTAL, MS 1090 ng/dL</p><p>TESTOSTERONE, FREE 266.0 H</p><p>SHBG 31 nmol/L</p><p>ESTRADIOL,ULTRASENSITIVE, LC/MS 54 pg/mL</p><p>PROLACTIN 10.8</p><p>DHT LC/MS/MS = 91 H</p><p>DHEA SULFATE 91</p><p>RED BLOOD CELL COUNT 6.37 H</p><p>HEMATOCRIT 51.2 H</p><p>MCV 80.4</p><p>MCH 25.9 L</p><p>MCHC 32.2</p><p></p><p>Ferritin 177</p><p></p><p>I recently also went to GP and thyroid tested about a month ago and could be a contributing factor.</p><p>July 11th TSH W Freet4 Reflex 6.970 UIU/ML</p><p>July 17th TSH 3Rd Gen 5.130 UIU/ML</p><p>August 28th TSH W Freet4 Reflex 5.510 UIU/ML</p><p></p><p>Am I correct in attributing this to my elevated TT ? My normal is in the 4's</p><p></p><p>Summary : So for the last 3 month or so, Super unmotivated and have to drag myself to gym. While I see some areas of concern here I was expecting high prolactin levels or anemia or some smoking gun here to explain why I feel the way I do..</p><p>I realize my TSH is suspect , my HCT isn't ideal.</p><p>Game plan here is slightly reduce dose. I'm thinking to keep 80mg and do 90mg once a month ..</p><p>Would appreciate any feedback from the gurus here !</p><p>Happy to elaborate on anything.</p><p>As an aside, I used discountedlabs for my latest labs, Thank you [USER=3]@Nelson Vergel[/USER]</p><table class='post-table ' style='width: 100%'><tr><td></td><td></td></tr></table></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="T0R0, post: 264071, member: 43537"] Hello Guys. Basically my biggest gripe is super low energy and low motivation. Lowish libido also.. So my history on TRT for 2+ years now. Pre TRT testosterone lvl was 182 ng/dL 55 yr male Great shape 151 lbs Anyway long story short, it took me almost a year/half to get dialed in and that only happened when I eliminated HCG / ai from the equation back last year. HCG was increasing my aromitization big time. Getting off the ai also was huge. Current dose is 80-90mg test (200mg)cyp per week split up among 2 pin /wk (week one = .2cc -2x and week two = .2cc - .25cc ). Reason for this is that at : 11/16/2022 at 90/wk I was over 1100 ng/dl TT (e=45.8 pg/mL) so reduce 01/11/2023 80mg/wk I dropped down to 680ng/dl TT (e=26.1 pg/mL) so slight increase So I was trying to hit something in the middle ergo, 80 one week, 90 the next. So my current labs look like this: Took a more comprehensive test because feeling so low energy. Just noting the stuff out of ranges: 08/30/2023 TESTOSTERONE, TOTAL, MS 1090 ng/dL TESTOSTERONE, FREE 266.0 H SHBG 31 nmol/L ESTRADIOL,ULTRASENSITIVE, LC/MS 54 pg/mL PROLACTIN 10.8 DHT LC/MS/MS = 91 H DHEA SULFATE 91 RED BLOOD CELL COUNT 6.37 H HEMATOCRIT 51.2 H MCV 80.4 MCH 25.9 L MCHC 32.2 Ferritin 177 I recently also went to GP and thyroid tested about a month ago and could be a contributing factor. July 11th TSH W Freet4 Reflex 6.970 UIU/ML July 17th TSH 3Rd Gen 5.130 UIU/ML August 28th TSH W Freet4 Reflex 5.510 UIU/ML Am I correct in attributing this to my elevated TT ? My normal is in the 4's Summary : So for the last 3 month or so, Super unmotivated and have to drag myself to gym. While I see some areas of concern here I was expecting high prolactin levels or anemia or some smoking gun here to explain why I feel the way I do.. I realize my TSH is suspect , my HCT isn't ideal. Game plan here is slightly reduce dose. I'm thinking to keep 80mg and do 90mg once a month .. Would appreciate any feedback from the gurus here ! Happy to elaborate on anything. As an aside, I used discountedlabs for my latest labs, Thank you [USER=3]@Nelson Vergel[/USER] [TABLE][TR][TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD][/TR][/TABLE] [/QUOTE]
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