Scary Issues with very Low - T, need advice.

[SD3000]

This will be long so bare with me.

Been a lurker here for awhile and was hoping to find some people with similar experiences to me to give me hope that things can get better.

A yr ago when I was 30 yo and 5'11 200 decent shape, ate very clean and worked out 3-4 times a week I was having chronic fatigue issues as I've had my entire life despite being active. Did some research and went to my doc and demanded a bunch of test be ran. When I asked for a testosterone test my doc laughed at me and said I had facial hair and muscle tone so It was a waste of my money, I told him I didn't care give me the test. It came back 170 ng so he decided to start me on 100 ng test cyp ONCE A MONTH. After feeling great for about 4 days and then crashing hard I did my research and found he was uniformed on the subject and tried to convince him to give me the 100 on a weekly basis he said no so I discontinued treatment.

4 months later I was laid off from work and had gained 50 pounds in 4 months due to lack of energy and slightly bad eating habits (If i go a week without counting my calories and eating clean I can gain 10 pounds fast, my metabolism is shit). Ended up getting bad panic attacks I thought were heart attacks and going to the emergency room 3 times for them. I even fainted during one and hit my head. The third time I went in they said I didn't know who I was after awhile and was babbling so they tested me about 5 times for drugs and when that didnt work out like they thought they sent me to a mental health care facility for 72 hours. As soon as I woke up from resting for a few days I was fine and they let me go, diagnosing me as schitzophrenic.

Went to see a shrink and after a month he said theres no way im schitzo and put me on ssri's , clonapen, and adderall. the adderall has helped my fatigue but I don't want to stay on it forever. I still get panic attacks and they caused me to quit 2 stressful jobs and I've finally been working for 2 weeks now at something I can do without freaking out (clonapen does nothing for me and my panic attacks, so I stopped taking it).

I've put in an e-mail to IncreaseMyT and I'm waiting for the holidays to clear so I can hear back from them.

Anyone else go through anything similar to this? I don't have good blood test yet. All i have is a total test score, but I was also worried about adrenal fatigue. I've always felt like I'm running uphill, mentally and physically. Seeing no gains in the gym and having to drag myself there even when doing everything right. The anxiety has gotten worse and worse throughout the years and has really affected my life negatively, as has the chronic fatigue.

I've started supplementing dhea, pregnenelone, vitamin d, ZMA, and B-complex and it has seemed to help a tad bit.


Just looking for hope out there that someone else has been through something similar and lived to tell about it....

 

[Cajun897]

damn 170 is low as hell doctors seem to hate the idea of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) for some reason

 

[SD3000]

I think the problem is they aren't taught much about it in med school and are required to look into for themselves. there are a lot of big medical agenies out there that still advocate taking shots once a month and don't mention Ai's or Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG). It's about time they started learning about this stuff in school. Hell I read through about 40 pages of this forum in one day and I was much better educated on the subject than he was.

 

[Cajun897]

I think the problem is they aren't taught much about it in med school and are required to look into for themselves. there are a lot of big medical agenies out there that still advocate taking shots once a month and don't mention Ai's or Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG). It's about time they started learning about this stuff in school. Hell I read through about 40 pages of this forum in one day and I was much better educated on the subject than he was.

exactly we gotta learn em on the subject

 

[SD3000]

Only problem with that is most docs get pissed off when you try and tell them anything

 

[Cajun897]

Only problem with that is most docs get pissed off when you try and tell them anything

yeah its like im the doctor i know wtf im talking about lol glad i know where to get gear

 

[Megatron28]

I think the key is in finding a good doctor that will listen and work with you. Do you have family or friends that can recommend a good primary care physician? Where do you live? Maybe one of us can? Sounds like you have several issues that you are dealing with and need someone who can help you treat all of them.

Good luck getting the low T addressed. Your T is very low. You need to figure out what is going on there are start treating it. Ideally fix the problem and get your natural production back. If not, through test cyp injections on a testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) protocol. That might help reduce the severity of your other issues.

 

[Audi5k]

i have been through exactly 90% of that same situation weird. not getting into my situation i turned here for advice and after awhile i said to myself "why not me wny can others change their life styles but not me" so i decided to get on a diet plan with 3jdiet. here on the forums. i start soon but all i can say is i stopped trying to do the doctors job and self medicate i.e. test shots my test level was 175-185 he prescribes it 1 1/2 cc per week and tells me to just do cardio wheater to walk or jog just go sweat. so far thats given me energy and motivation to continue.

sounds like ur body is off wack hormone wise. somehow try to relax and b patient. took me 4 years after my back surgery and 60# lbs later i want a change from the insomia, anxiety weight gain due to stress/over eating . and all along it was me . i never did anything tobetter myself. so cheer up get a good plan in order and lets get it done 2013....

 

[SD3000]

Thanks for the replies. I live on the border of Tx and Ar. Can't find a good Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) DR anywhere near me. The closest large town is Dallas 2.5 hrs away and I called every clinic I could find and they all push pellets and do not allow im injections out of their office, so can't do those. Hoping IMT can help me, if not a clinic is opening up in houston in 1-2 months that specialises in low-t and has a long distance program similar to IMT so now im stuck in waiting mode. It sucks because the one week I had 100ng of test cyp in my body was probably the best I have felt in my life. I'm just trying to drag myself out of bed long enough ot work and eat until thne and hoping I dont mess things up at work til then. I have slept about 13 hours a day one xmas break, but I still feel like crap since I wake up every 2-3 hours and never feel like I've gotten rem sleep.

 

[newtohrt]

IMT is great to work with

Thanks for the replies. I live on the border of Tx and Ar. Can't find a good Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) DR anywhere near me. The closest large town is Dallas 2.5 hrs away and I called every clinic I could find and they all push pellets and do not allow im injections out of their office, so can't do those. Hoping IMT can help me, if not a clinic is opening up in houston in 1-2 months that specialises in low-t and has a long distance program similar to IMT so now im stuck in waiting mode. It sucks because the one week I had 100ng of test cyp in my body was probably the best I have felt in my life. I'm just trying to drag myself out of bed long enough ot work and eat until thne and hoping I dont mess things up at work til then. I have slept about 13 hours a day one xmas break, but I still feel like crap since I wake up every 2-3 hours and never feel like I've gotten rem sleep.

IMT is great to work with. testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) has not worked well for me at all, but not for lack of trying on IMTs part, that's for sure.

 

[Megatron28]

Thanks for the replies. I live on the border of Tx and Ar. Can't find a good Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) DR anywhere near me. The closest large town is Dallas 2.5 hrs away and I called every clinic I could find and they all push pellets and do not allow im injections out of their office, so can't do those. Hoping IMT can help me, if not a clinic is opening up in houston in 1-2 months that specialises in low-t and has a long distance program similar to IMT so now im stuck in waiting mode. It sucks because the one week I had 100ng of test cyp in my body was probably the best I have felt in my life. I'm just trying to drag myself out of bed long enough ot work and eat until thne and hoping I dont mess things up at work til then. I have slept about 13 hours a day one xmas break, but I still feel like crap since I wake up every 2-3 hours and never feel like I've gotten rem sleep.

I wasn't sleeping well either when my T was low. Woke up a lot to piss and couldn't get back to sleep. I started sleeping the whole night shortly after starting test cyp. But at the same time I would highly recommend that you get a sleep study done if you haven't already. The symptoms of sleep apnea can feel a lot like low T and it can actually cause your low T.

 

[Sikcack]

Its funny cause my test was even lower @ around 150 and my doc still wanted to give me the least amount of test possible(50mg/wk) even when I told him my sex drive was shit and was losing focus, and that I had enough kids and didn't want anymore. Sometimes I think that docs only want to give you what they can make the most money on or get kickbacks on

 

[SD3000]

I sent the paper work into IMT on wed havent heard anything back yet but will update once I start treatment.