For several years I’ve felt run down, no energy, low sex drive, and have had a very hard time dropping fat and gaining muscle.
I had to find a new Doctor. I explained every thing to her. She did lab work this morning and I got the results a little bit ago. I have a extreme vitamin d deficiency. I’m on 50,000iu’s once a week for 5 weeks.
Several years ago I had lab work done and they just checked my test levels. They were in the 300/400’s back then. I was complaining of no energy, low sex drive, felt like I couldn’t put on muscle, and overall just always feeling foggy. I still feel that way to this day.
Vitamin D is 22.4
Normal is 30-100
Based off these numbers. What do you guys think? By no means do I want to just jump right into TRT for the rest of my life. But I do want to start feeling better and hopefully find a way to raise my levels.
I am no good when it comes to understanding this stuff. I was searching google and came across this forum and it will now be my new home for a long time! I’m enjoying the info. (i did some searching before posting) I’d appreciate any advice and information anyone can give me.
I have a lot to learn when it comes to this stuff and I’m eager to learn to live a longer healthier lifestyle.
These are about the same numbers I had when diagnosed with low-T. I also had a diabetes diagnosis to go with it, low SHBG (11) and a vitamin D deficiency.
I’m not seeing it. She ordered a full panel though. I’d upload everything but there’s just so many different results.
wow! I’ve had the low sex drive, low sex drive, and just overall feel foggy for years. I do get pretty irate pretty easy as well.
What dose of TRT are you on? Has it improved your life?
So how bad are my numbers? I see the ranges but how bad are they? I’m not good with medical stuff and don’t know much about it. My doctor hasn’t sat down and talked to me yet. I imagine her nurse will call me monday.
Jatenzo has only been on the market for 2 years and very few people actually know about it.
I have Medicare and the only reason they are paying for it is because my doctor gave me a medical exception due to treatment failure on all other formulations of TRT.
Pretty much looks as though you have two choices, TRT or no TRT. It’s doubtful you can raise your testosterone through other means enough to make a significant difference.
Did you get any other tests? LH, FSH, E2, TSH, fT3, fT4?
I’ll see what she says tomorrow. I just don’t understand it because she said a full panel and she was testing for everything. But it seems like that is not the case.