Hi, i'm interested in getting TRT because last few times i've had it tested it was in the lowest normal range both times were testing in the morning where i should be having the highest T levels of the day. I have also been diagnosed with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis where anti-bodies are attacking the thyroid mistakely. So for my hypothyroidism i'm also taking 100mg of Thyroxine (T4) daily for life. The T4 hasn't help much in improving my T levels but i feel a lot better than before.
Im about 6"2, 106kgs guessing about 18% BF, This is my second year of bodybuilding training, training all the bodyparts once a week 3 to 4 times a week (12 sets for larger bodyparts, 8 sets for smaller bodyparts)
Monday - Shoulders, Calves, Traps
Wednesday - Quads & Hams
Friday - Chest & Biceps
Saturday - Back & Triceps
Cardio: Post-workout 20-30min low-mod intensity. I tried doing HIIT cardio twice a week on off days but it simply exhausted me so much i wasn't able to weight train on the other days.
Calories are about 2200-2400 a day for cutting. My maintainence is 3000.
Eating 6 meals a day every 2.5-3 hours. First Four Meals are Protein and Carb Meals last two are Protein & Fat Meals, no cheat meals I only eat clean.
Supplementing with: Concentrated fish oils 4 capsules a day (2500mg DHA, 500mg EPA), Flaxseed Oil 2-3 Tablespoons a day. Glutamine 15g a day, Vitamin C 2g a day, ZMA, Protein, Vitargo (Post-workout).
My latest blood tests:
(Blood test done in the early morning in a fasting state)
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) - 7.72 High 1-5 being normal
Free Thyroxine (T4) - 15.0
Triiodothyroxine Free (T3) - 5.2
Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) - 5.4 *
Luteinising Hormone (LH) - 1.9 *
Prolactin = 105
Testosterone - 11.5 normal being 8 - 26 nmol/L
DHEAS - 4.5 *
Growth Hormone - 5.4
IGF-1 - 41.5
Immunology
Thyroglobulin Antibodies - 48 *
Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies - 2069 Very High
(all i see is an asterix next to a few of these results don't know what they mean the endo said its all normal lol yeah right!, and he didn't give me any info on what the normal ranges of the other hormones are or in what units they are measured in... hopefully some of you guys have a clue if anything is low etc) He said my Testosterone would improve with the Thyroxine... but its not doing anything.
My symptoms are as follows though a few of these things have improved a bit from the T4 but not much:
- Hair growth is scarse, facial hair grows only on the lower part of the jaw, very little hair growth.
- No sex drive.
- Sleeping long hours unable to wake up till I've slept at least 10 hours waking up earlier leaves me fatigued and exhausted throughout the rest of the day
- Fatigue
- Sometimes feeling exhausted especially after training.
- Joint paint in the knuckles and sometimes in the knees.
- Gain weight easily despite consistent diet, weight training and cardio, can't lose bodyfat.
- Hair is brittle and falls out easily
- Waking up in the middle of the night frequently with an appetite
- Can get extremely bad water retention in the abdominal, lower back and inner thigh area.
- Not gaining enough muscle mass, not getting stronger or bigger.
The biggest issue i'm having is in trying to lose bodyfat its extremely difficult almost impossible, i shouldn't be having this much trouble losing weight/getting lean at my age.
If the doctor doesn't help me i'm going to do a Test/Tren cycle for 10 weeks. 500mg of Test E for 10 weeks and 200mg of Tren E for 8 weeks as well as Armidex with Clomid and Nolva post cycle therapy.
Any help would be great, I'm hoping to get my life back on track as this condition has screwed me up and decreased my quality of life tremendously.
Is their anything else i could get tested? Would TRT be appropriate? or any other form of treatment?
Im about 6"2, 106kgs guessing about 18% BF, This is my second year of bodybuilding training, training all the bodyparts once a week 3 to 4 times a week (12 sets for larger bodyparts, 8 sets for smaller bodyparts)
Monday - Shoulders, Calves, Traps
Wednesday - Quads & Hams
Friday - Chest & Biceps
Saturday - Back & Triceps
Cardio: Post-workout 20-30min low-mod intensity. I tried doing HIIT cardio twice a week on off days but it simply exhausted me so much i wasn't able to weight train on the other days.
Calories are about 2200-2400 a day for cutting. My maintainence is 3000.
Eating 6 meals a day every 2.5-3 hours. First Four Meals are Protein and Carb Meals last two are Protein & Fat Meals, no cheat meals I only eat clean.
Supplementing with: Concentrated fish oils 4 capsules a day (2500mg DHA, 500mg EPA), Flaxseed Oil 2-3 Tablespoons a day. Glutamine 15g a day, Vitamin C 2g a day, ZMA, Protein, Vitargo (Post-workout).
My latest blood tests:
(Blood test done in the early morning in a fasting state)
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) - 7.72 High 1-5 being normal
Free Thyroxine (T4) - 15.0
Triiodothyroxine Free (T3) - 5.2
Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) - 5.4 *
Luteinising Hormone (LH) - 1.9 *
Prolactin = 105
Testosterone - 11.5 normal being 8 - 26 nmol/L
DHEAS - 4.5 *
Growth Hormone - 5.4
IGF-1 - 41.5
Immunology
Thyroglobulin Antibodies - 48 *
Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies - 2069 Very High
(all i see is an asterix next to a few of these results don't know what they mean the endo said its all normal lol yeah right!, and he didn't give me any info on what the normal ranges of the other hormones are or in what units they are measured in... hopefully some of you guys have a clue if anything is low etc) He said my Testosterone would improve with the Thyroxine... but its not doing anything.
My symptoms are as follows though a few of these things have improved a bit from the T4 but not much:
- Hair growth is scarse, facial hair grows only on the lower part of the jaw, very little hair growth.
- No sex drive.
- Sleeping long hours unable to wake up till I've slept at least 10 hours waking up earlier leaves me fatigued and exhausted throughout the rest of the day
- Fatigue
- Sometimes feeling exhausted especially after training.
- Joint paint in the knuckles and sometimes in the knees.
- Gain weight easily despite consistent diet, weight training and cardio, can't lose bodyfat.
- Hair is brittle and falls out easily
- Waking up in the middle of the night frequently with an appetite
- Can get extremely bad water retention in the abdominal, lower back and inner thigh area.
- Not gaining enough muscle mass, not getting stronger or bigger.
The biggest issue i'm having is in trying to lose bodyfat its extremely difficult almost impossible, i shouldn't be having this much trouble losing weight/getting lean at my age.
If the doctor doesn't help me i'm going to do a Test/Tren cycle for 10 weeks. 500mg of Test E for 10 weeks and 200mg of Tren E for 8 weeks as well as Armidex with Clomid and Nolva post cycle therapy.
Any help would be great, I'm hoping to get my life back on track as this condition has screwed me up and decreased my quality of life tremendously.
Is their anything else i could get tested? Would TRT be appropriate? or any other form of treatment?