Recent content by mikeofarabia

I recently had my T levels tested and found that I am in the middle to low range so I have been researching that subject as well. From what I have read most of the herbal stuff doesn't do much and is of inconsistent quality. After looking into all the options for supplements I think that...

Cool, thanks for the advice. I will up the vit D accordingly, is there any way to have too much of it? Please let me know how to get my blood checked so inexpensively. I would like to track my progress (if any) for fun even if it isn't really necessary. I saw home test kits on amazon for about...

Thanks for all the input guys. After doing quite a bit of online research and some help from yawl, I am going to start taking the following: Vitamin D3 - 5000 iu/day Astaxanthin 12mg/day (not related to Test, but might help with some joint pain I have) fish oil with 500mg EPA 250 DHA - my...

Yeah, after those last 2 posts it does give me reason to pause. I guess since I have made it this long without anything I can wait a bit longer to see what I can do naturally. I am trying to eat better and start eating vitamin D. I will also look into amino acids, does anyone have a good...

Thanks for all the input. I think I will go ahead with the doctor's plan and see what happens. If it doesn't do what I want I can always quit. From what people have told me and what I have read online most bounce back to their original levels within a month or 2 or 3.

Thanks to everyone for the replies. Since most say my total T is average but my free T is low, is there any good way to naturally free up some of my total test? I will keep searching google but would appreciate any advice I can get.

Pitch - I'm not quite sure what you mean by ranges but I'm sure they are all reported in the standard units. She did give me what she considered to be optimal ranges. Unfortunately I haven't received my paper copy of the blood work yet so all i have to go on is notes i took during the phone...

TRT Opinions/ advice I have been considering going onto testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) for a while now and finally got my blood work done which came back as follows: (some names are not exact because i took the results over the phone) estrogen - 12.1 Total Test - 527 Free Test - 9.4...