Test deficiency symptoms with normal blood work

[Dreamstate]

Evening all,

A while back, I saw a TRT specialist as I’d been tolerating the effects of what I thought was low test, namely:
- Depression
- Zero concentration
- Zero drive/motivation
- libido non-existent
- putting on muscle mass next to impossible in spite of regular working out

My blood work came back as normal (results below) and my request for test + HCG was knocked back.

My question now is, has anyone ever seen numbers like this in a person who is experiencing testosterone deficiency symptoms anyway? I’ve had a look online, and most graphs of testosterone against age seem to agree that total T in my results is reasonable, but I still feel like half a corpse most days.

Has anyone had numbers like mine and still benefited from starting TRT?

Information/opinions appreciated.

 

[Dreamstate]

Apologies, blood work here:

Hormones
FSH 4.2 (1.5 - 12.4 IU/L)
LH 6.1 (1.7 - 8.6 IU/L)
Oestradiol 104 (41 - 159 pmol/L)
Testosterone 23.00 (8.64 - 29 nmol/L)
SHBG 50 (18.3 - 54.1 nmol/L)
Free-Testosterone(Calculated) 0.396 (0.2 - 0.62 nmol/L)
Prolactin 150 (86 - 324 mU/L)

 

[Ricky10]

Subbed for info

 

[Mack19]

I thought my test , free test and dht were going be low but they were all good so in for more info (SHBG was high )

 

[bad rad]

What are your DHEA and Pregnenolone levels?

 

[jim2509]

Evening all,

A while back, I saw a TRT specialist as I’d been tolerating the effects of what I thought was low test, namely:
- Depression
- Zero concentration
- Zero drive/motivation
- libido non-existent
- putting on muscle mass next to impossible in spite of regular working out

My blood work came back as normal (results below) and my request for test + HCG was knocked back.

My question now is, has anyone ever seen numbers like this in a person who is experiencing testosterone deficiency symptoms anyway? I’ve had a look online, and most graphs of testosterone against age seem to agree that total T in my results is reasonable, but I still feel like half a corpse most days.

Has anyone had numbers like mine and still benefited from starting TRT?

Information/opinions appreciated.

Pretty much a carbon copy of me mate. My Testosterone is 14.1 nmo/L
Free Testosterone is 0.273 nmo/L

I have all the same symptoms along with a very physical job in the emergency services and busy family life.....I feel like **** most of the time. I went to GP (UK) and they completely wouldnt entertain trt. I've looked at private options but its pricey and they may not go the test route so I'm seriously considering a mild 300 mg Test E cycle for 12 weeks then bloods and once it shows my numbers low.... go private for test script.

I feel your pain. The UK is terrible at helping guys (trt). I'm 46.

 

[Mack19]

What are your DHEA and Pregnenolone levels?

I know you were looking for dreamstate to reply but my dhea 166 (70-495) SHBG 57 (10-50) TT 726 (250-1100) free T 122 (35-152) DHT 48 (12-65) I thought high SHBG would lower freeT

 

[bad rad]

I know you were looking for dreamstate to reply but my dhea 166 (70-495) SHBG 57 (10-50) TT 726 (250-1100) free T 122 (35-152) DHT 48 (12-65) I thought high SHBG would lower freeT

I don't know what the dreamstate part means but TRT tanked my DHEA and Pregnenolone levels. My libido went with it so now I supplement them as needed to keep me balanced. I feel best with my DHEA over 500.

 

[Kronic]

have you tried everything for Natty test boost and mood boost? best if you can avoid trt shutdown anyways man. vitamin D, zinc, magnesium, test boosters (ksm66, boron, tribulous), mood boosters(shodan, resveros, Invictus, samE), take DIM, double check your diet

 

[bad rad]

i didnt know this was a risk

For me, hCG doesn't support my levels as expected.

 

[Dreamstate]

What are your DHEA and Pregnenolone levels?

Sorry, meant to reply to this ages ago!

I don’t actually know. They weren’t included in the report.

 

[thebigt]

have you tried everything for Natty test boost and mood boost? best if you can avoid trt shutdown anyways man. vitamin D, zinc, magnesium, test boosters (ksm66, boron, tribulous), mood boosters(shodan, resveros, Invictus, samE), take DIM, double check your diet

been on trt since 2008, i love running GOOD otc test boosters for the libido boost, energy and well being/mood effect i get from them...not guaranteeing anything, but they do work well for me!!!

 

[cheftepesh1]

Evening all,

A while back, I saw a TRT specialist as I’d been tolerating the effects of what I thought was low test, namely:
- Depression
- Zero concentration
- Zero drive/motivation
- libido non-existent
- putting on muscle mass next to impossible in spite of regular working out

My blood work came back as normal (results below) and my request for test + HCG was knocked back.

My question now is, has anyone ever seen numbers like this in a person who is experiencing testosterone deficiency symptoms anyway? I’ve had a look online, and most graphs of testosterone against age seem to agree that total T in my results is reasonable, but I still feel like half a corpse most days.

Has anyone had numbers like mine and still benefited from starting TRT?

Information/opinions appreciated.

I had a bunch of tests done a while ago as my test numbers were very low. The Dr I had didn’t want to proscribe anything so I went more natural. They helped a little, especially with moods. Libido was not an issue.