Hey all
When i was aged 18, after 2 years of natural weightlifting, I made a very ignorant mistake and ran the 500mg test e cycle along with AI (arimedix) and clomid only for PCT, i did a second same cycle a year later at age 19. Looking back now I was very stupid and impatient regarding my decision to use AAS at such an early age with insufficient knowledge regarding dieting and training. First of all before i get into my present state i would like to reconfirm all the info on this forum thats strongly advises against AAS usage before fully developing, as the long term side effects that i now have to deal on a daily basis could have been easily avoided if i had been patient and put off AAS use. Although my first Test e cycle did result in decent gains, i could have made the same gains with proper diet and training without all the problems that i now experience, so if you are considering AAS use in your late teens PLEASE DONT, this is coming from someone who is talking from experience.
symptoms:
you name it: brain fog (all the time!), constant fatigue even after a full nights rest, hard time gaining or maintaning muscle, on and off libido issues. Low motivation (horrible to have in your 20s).Getting sick a few times a year, poor immune function.
Lifestyle:
during my first few years of university, i stopped working out and eating well, during that time i formed many harmful habits such as smoking, getting little sleep, and eating junk food daily. However, it has been a year and i have corrected my bad habits, i train 5x a week with cardio, i quit smoking, and I eat a healthy surplus of calories (no more junkfood). Id say right now i have the healthiest habits ive ever had in my whole in life. Even after these adjustments i noticed i still had many of symptoms i detailed above so I did some research and realized that the cycle I had run earlier at an early age could be the cause of all this, so i went to the doctor and asked for blood work.
Bloodwork information and results:
This was my first time getting bloodwork, so i didnt know what to ask the doctor for and when was the proper time to get the blood drawn. The blood was drawn around 2pm, now i know that instead it should be done first thing in the morning. The next bloodwork that i will be getting done will also include LH, prolactin, estraordial, t3, and t4, and free testosterone.
Here are the main results from my first blood results:
TSH 2.83 - reference range (0.32-5.04 mU/L)
Total Testosterone: 14.9 or 440 converted - reference range (8.4-28.8 nmol/L)
Questions for you guys:
Am i completely screwed? the next blood work i will ask for other values such as LH to be determined in order to see if i have primary or secondary hypogonadism.
Also for my fellow canadians, what should i specifically ask the doctor in order to get all values tested, and how do i go about finding a well informed doctor, should i go to a hormone clinic or try to get referred to an endocrinologist?
Has any body else experienced something similiar to my case and have had a successful restart? I really want to avoid TRT treatment at such an early age.
Im in college right now and have researched that stress or depression could be the cause of my low T, and vice versa so i will continue to look for more work done. I also think i might have sleep apnea as i wake up continously throughout the night so i will try to arrange for a sleep study done.
Thank you all for your time, and again do not use steroids at an early age or you could end up in the same predicament im in.
When i was aged 18, after 2 years of natural weightlifting, I made a very ignorant mistake and ran the 500mg test e cycle along with AI (arimedix) and clomid only for PCT, i did a second same cycle a year later at age 19. Looking back now I was very stupid and impatient regarding my decision to use AAS at such an early age with insufficient knowledge regarding dieting and training. First of all before i get into my present state i would like to reconfirm all the info on this forum thats strongly advises against AAS usage before fully developing, as the long term side effects that i now have to deal on a daily basis could have been easily avoided if i had been patient and put off AAS use. Although my first Test e cycle did result in decent gains, i could have made the same gains with proper diet and training without all the problems that i now experience, so if you are considering AAS use in your late teens PLEASE DONT, this is coming from someone who is talking from experience.
symptoms:
you name it: brain fog (all the time!), constant fatigue even after a full nights rest, hard time gaining or maintaning muscle, on and off libido issues. Low motivation (horrible to have in your 20s).Getting sick a few times a year, poor immune function.
Lifestyle:
during my first few years of university, i stopped working out and eating well, during that time i formed many harmful habits such as smoking, getting little sleep, and eating junk food daily. However, it has been a year and i have corrected my bad habits, i train 5x a week with cardio, i quit smoking, and I eat a healthy surplus of calories (no more junkfood). Id say right now i have the healthiest habits ive ever had in my whole in life. Even after these adjustments i noticed i still had many of symptoms i detailed above so I did some research and realized that the cycle I had run earlier at an early age could be the cause of all this, so i went to the doctor and asked for blood work.
Bloodwork information and results:
This was my first time getting bloodwork, so i didnt know what to ask the doctor for and when was the proper time to get the blood drawn. The blood was drawn around 2pm, now i know that instead it should be done first thing in the morning. The next bloodwork that i will be getting done will also include LH, prolactin, estraordial, t3, and t4, and free testosterone.
Here are the main results from my first blood results:
TSH 2.83 - reference range (0.32-5.04 mU/L)
Total Testosterone: 14.9 or 440 converted - reference range (8.4-28.8 nmol/L)
Questions for you guys:
Am i completely screwed? the next blood work i will ask for other values such as LH to be determined in order to see if i have primary or secondary hypogonadism.
Also for my fellow canadians, what should i specifically ask the doctor in order to get all values tested, and how do i go about finding a well informed doctor, should i go to a hormone clinic or try to get referred to an endocrinologist?
Has any body else experienced something similiar to my case and have had a successful restart? I really want to avoid TRT treatment at such an early age.
Im in college right now and have researched that stress or depression could be the cause of my low T, and vice versa so i will continue to look for more work done. I also think i might have sleep apnea as i wake up continously throughout the night so i will try to arrange for a sleep study done.
Thank you all for your time, and again do not use steroids at an early age or you could end up in the same predicament im in.
