26. Normal Total T, Low Free T - Clomid or TRT?

We do see a lot of intense young guys who are over-training and having hormone problems. There are several factors that can be involves. Rather that speculate, it is better if you study the stickies and see what you feel sticks to your case. Also note references to stress and adrenal.

Please read the stickies found here: About the T Replacement Category - #2 by KSman

  • advice for new guys
  • things that damage your hormones
  • protocol for injections
  • finding a TRT doc

Labs: - always post with lab ranges - you have some of these now

  • TT
  • FT
  • E2
  • prolactin
  • LH/FSH
  • SHBG
  • CBC
  • hematocrit
  • TSH
  • fasting cholesterol - can be too low
  • fasting glucose

Looking at your labs there is a problem that TT is high relative to FT. This suggests that SHBG is high. Starvation diets can do that and intense over-training can look like starvation to your body. We need to know age=26, height, weight and waist size as well as other things that you will see in the advice for new guys sticky.

Your metabolic rate is greatly determined by thyroid function and not using iodized salt can simply slow down every cell in your body with symptoms largely the same as low T.

Your thinking re existing LH/FSH and prospects for clomid has some merit. Delay medication until you get more labs done. Note that clomid has nasty side effects for many guys, not rare, and that the SERM Nolvadex does not do that and works just as well - most docs do not have that knowledge.

Stop judging things by “normal range”. Many aspects of your life are not good right now. Normal range is simply a statistical bell curve capturing most of the sample population and there can be a lot of unwellness in that “normal”. Doctors make the mistake that normal range means healthy. Doctors are mostly into disease management. What you need is health optimization.