Hi guys,
First post here but been lurking for a few months.
I am a 33 years old, 6'2", 204lbs. I have lifted seriously for over 4 years and to start, here are my bloods that I recently got taken at 10am after 9 hours of sleep: https://i.imgur.com/IUxM83D.jpg
Total T: 377 (348-1197)
Here's what happened. I took these results to my doctor and told him I wanted to check everything for why I was feeling how I was. Hormones, thyroid, liver, vitamins/minerals. He was all about it even getting blood for some things I didn't know of, so a lot of blood was drawn, urine sample given. And he said, I'll give you a B12 shot because it can't hurt.
I thought we were finished and the nurse was going to give me the B12. But then he came back in and said my blood results above suggest I am primary hypogonadism so let's start testosterone cyp 200mg. I was taken off guard and doctor visits give me anxiety anyway so I kind of froze up and ended up taking the shot along with the B12.
Then the plan was to come back in two weeks and test again. He said I will crash at some point, so take note of when that happens and how I feel.
I eat about 80% clean, practically flawless through the work week - beef, chicken, fish, salads, veggies, rice, sweet potatoes, etc. Take optmen multi, vitamin D3 3,000mg now that it's winter, vitamin K2, and magnesium. On the weekends I try to keep it clean but will have a pizza or burger or go out to eat. I drink maybe once every two weeks, 1-5 drinks usually only when I go out to eat with friends or something is going on. No drugs, don't smoke, no prior steroid use.
Here are the symptoms I have experienced, they all started suddenly about 2.5 years ago. I spent that time searching for natural/herbal remedies, really cleaned up my diet and habits but nothing brought improvement.
-The major symptom happened all of a sudden was erection problems, could get it up but about 70% strength and it would fade very quickly if stimulation stopped, sometimes couldn't get it up (a previous doc wouldn't test hormones and just gave me cialis)
-At the same time my ejaculation volume significantly decreased. I used to shoot big loads far, now it was just a dribble
-Libido is practically non-existent, I used to annoy girlfriends I needed it so much/masturbate multiple times a day
-Very hard for me to put on muscle, I'm fit but still have belly fat that just won't go. I keep dropping calories but then I just loose strength and muscle so I keep it close to maintenance either way depending anymore because I know fats and calories are important for testosterone. And I lift seriously. I've tried a trainer that is a bodybuilder, 5x5, 5-3-1, and other programs. I stuck with them too. didn't just hop around.
-This year especially it takes all I have to get to work, the gym, and sleep. I have no energy or motivation
-Workouts take it all out of me. I can't workout before work anymore because it makes me to exhausted, I pretty much need a nap after every workout. I used to come out of workouts feeling like I could take on the world, now I just feel drained. And I don't overtrain. I lift 3 times a week focusing on the big compounds and I'll do one set of sprints per week.
-I've tried bulking the past two years, but I just gain a ton of fat and don't really see a big improvement on strength versus when I'm not bulking
-No endurance as far as running goes, no matter how i work at it running a mile is still torture
-Slight depression, previous doctors tried to prescribe anti-depressants but I didn't feel I was depressed enough to warrant it and didn't want to mess with the sides
-Anxiety
-irritability, my girlfriend says I've become a boring, grumpy old man
-Feel like I've lost confidence in myself
-no desire to do anything but sleep in free time. it takes everything in me to get to the gym, to hang out with friends.
-Always tired, but then can't sleep well. i fall asleep fine, but then wake up after a few hours and even if I'm super sleep deprived can't sleep more than 5-6 hours usually
-Night sweats
-No morning wood or spontaneous erections. Can't remember the last time I had these
-I do have a FULL head of hair and can grow a decent beard but now have a couple patches in my beard that were definitely not there before judging from old pictures
Now I don't know if this was placebo but the day after I got the shot I felt really good, not in a high kind of way, but more of a 'oh this is how it's supposed to be'. Like the veil was lifted. I felt confident, I was making small talk with people at work. I had a HUGE appetite, my erections were like steel, and libido was back. it felt like there was life down there again, I would start to get hard just from seeing attractive girls out and about. I also slept better than i have in years.
This lasted for 3 days. Then for 1.5 days I felt like I got hit by a truck, or like I had the flu without the being sick symptoms - muscle weekness, extreme fatigue, brain fog, it was all I could do to get through the workday. The appetite and good sleep stayed. This cleared though and felt decent again. But then at 6 days after the shot (I jotted down quick notes everyday after the shot) I noticed the familiar feelings listed above coming back and this has been the case until now-11 days later. Not much appetite, bad sleep, grumpy, slight depressed/bummed out feeling. I'm supposed to go in again in 3 days, exactly two weeks later for a follow up.
My question is did I make a big mistake by letting them give me that shot of testosterone? I felt how I feel I should for the first few days, it was amazing. I don't want kids so that's not an issue. I just don't like the idea of being on something for the rest of my life. I'll be honest, I'm worried about my hair a little. And I don't know if I have exhausted all options for the root cause.
What does my blood results tell you and what are your opinions?
Thanks in advance
First post here but been lurking for a few months.
I am a 33 years old, 6'2", 204lbs. I have lifted seriously for over 4 years and to start, here are my bloods that I recently got taken at 10am after 9 hours of sleep: https://i.imgur.com/IUxM83D.jpg
Total T: 377 (348-1197)
Here's what happened. I took these results to my doctor and told him I wanted to check everything for why I was feeling how I was. Hormones, thyroid, liver, vitamins/minerals. He was all about it even getting blood for some things I didn't know of, so a lot of blood was drawn, urine sample given. And he said, I'll give you a B12 shot because it can't hurt.
I thought we were finished and the nurse was going to give me the B12. But then he came back in and said my blood results above suggest I am primary hypogonadism so let's start testosterone cyp 200mg. I was taken off guard and doctor visits give me anxiety anyway so I kind of froze up and ended up taking the shot along with the B12.
Then the plan was to come back in two weeks and test again. He said I will crash at some point, so take note of when that happens and how I feel.
I eat about 80% clean, practically flawless through the work week - beef, chicken, fish, salads, veggies, rice, sweet potatoes, etc. Take optmen multi, vitamin D3 3,000mg now that it's winter, vitamin K2, and magnesium. On the weekends I try to keep it clean but will have a pizza or burger or go out to eat. I drink maybe once every two weeks, 1-5 drinks usually only when I go out to eat with friends or something is going on. No drugs, don't smoke, no prior steroid use.
Here are the symptoms I have experienced, they all started suddenly about 2.5 years ago. I spent that time searching for natural/herbal remedies, really cleaned up my diet and habits but nothing brought improvement.
-The major symptom happened all of a sudden was erection problems, could get it up but about 70% strength and it would fade very quickly if stimulation stopped, sometimes couldn't get it up (a previous doc wouldn't test hormones and just gave me cialis)
-At the same time my ejaculation volume significantly decreased. I used to shoot big loads far, now it was just a dribble
-Libido is practically non-existent, I used to annoy girlfriends I needed it so much/masturbate multiple times a day
-Very hard for me to put on muscle, I'm fit but still have belly fat that just won't go. I keep dropping calories but then I just loose strength and muscle so I keep it close to maintenance either way depending anymore because I know fats and calories are important for testosterone. And I lift seriously. I've tried a trainer that is a bodybuilder, 5x5, 5-3-1, and other programs. I stuck with them too. didn't just hop around.
-This year especially it takes all I have to get to work, the gym, and sleep. I have no energy or motivation
-Workouts take it all out of me. I can't workout before work anymore because it makes me to exhausted, I pretty much need a nap after every workout. I used to come out of workouts feeling like I could take on the world, now I just feel drained. And I don't overtrain. I lift 3 times a week focusing on the big compounds and I'll do one set of sprints per week.
-I've tried bulking the past two years, but I just gain a ton of fat and don't really see a big improvement on strength versus when I'm not bulking
-No endurance as far as running goes, no matter how i work at it running a mile is still torture
-Slight depression, previous doctors tried to prescribe anti-depressants but I didn't feel I was depressed enough to warrant it and didn't want to mess with the sides
-Anxiety
-irritability, my girlfriend says I've become a boring, grumpy old man
-Feel like I've lost confidence in myself
-no desire to do anything but sleep in free time. it takes everything in me to get to the gym, to hang out with friends.
-Always tired, but then can't sleep well. i fall asleep fine, but then wake up after a few hours and even if I'm super sleep deprived can't sleep more than 5-6 hours usually
-Night sweats
-No morning wood or spontaneous erections. Can't remember the last time I had these
-I do have a FULL head of hair and can grow a decent beard but now have a couple patches in my beard that were definitely not there before judging from old pictures
Now I don't know if this was placebo but the day after I got the shot I felt really good, not in a high kind of way, but more of a 'oh this is how it's supposed to be'. Like the veil was lifted. I felt confident, I was making small talk with people at work. I had a HUGE appetite, my erections were like steel, and libido was back. it felt like there was life down there again, I would start to get hard just from seeing attractive girls out and about. I also slept better than i have in years.
This lasted for 3 days. Then for 1.5 days I felt like I got hit by a truck, or like I had the flu without the being sick symptoms - muscle weekness, extreme fatigue, brain fog, it was all I could do to get through the workday. The appetite and good sleep stayed. This cleared though and felt decent again. But then at 6 days after the shot (I jotted down quick notes everyday after the shot) I noticed the familiar feelings listed above coming back and this has been the case until now-11 days later. Not much appetite, bad sleep, grumpy, slight depressed/bummed out feeling. I'm supposed to go in again in 3 days, exactly two weeks later for a follow up.
My question is did I make a big mistake by letting them give me that shot of testosterone? I felt how I feel I should for the first few days, it was amazing. I don't want kids so that's not an issue. I just don't like the idea of being on something for the rest of my life. I'll be honest, I'm worried about my hair a little. And I don't know if I have exhausted all options for the root cause.
What does my blood results tell you and what are your opinions?
Thanks in advance
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