Labs After Discontinuing TRT

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Follow up on my discontinuation of TRT.

To keep it short - when I was 24, my total T tested at 159 (264-916) on an afternoon blood test (wasn’t knowledgeable on T at the time and the importance of a morning test).

I was Put on Test cyp/hcg for 4 years or so with a brief intermission on clomid. I felt good but had a lot of concerns about being on for life and I couldn’t seem to get my BP under control despite having normal HCT the whole time.

I discontinued TRT about 14 or so weeks ago and did a HCG then nolva “restart” if you even want to call it that.

At 6 weeks off everything except supplements, here is my blood work:
Total T: 422 (264-916)
Free T: 51 (52-280) LOW
SHBG: 54.7 (15-55)
Estrogen: 13 (11-44)
Lh: 1.7 (.6-12)
Fsh: 2.3 (.9-12)

SHBG has never been below ~53 in the last 5 years so I realize my free T will be negatively impacted there.

I was with defy due to my doc being incompetent but went back to a university doctor due to $$ concerns. She is likely not going to treat this as the total T number looks ok which is what she seems to be concerned with.

I’m going to set up another consult with defy but what are y’all’s thoughts?

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So you’re getting back on?

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I don’t know why you were expecting anything different, I saw this coming a mile away. The LH is a better indicator of T status when SHBG is high and primary hypogonadism is ruled out.

I remember a guy with Defy once was on cypionate/cottonseed and couldn’t control his blood pressure, switched to a different carrier oil and his blood pressure normalized. You just need to figure out what is causing the high blood pressure.

I wonder if this university doctor realizes Total T is inactive and the the Free T is what truly matters. I mean she’s at a university so…

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Don’t know yet - I actually don’t feel terrible.

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I have a friend with TT in the 200-300 range and his sex drive seems healthier than mine at nearly 1000 TT. Everyone’s different.

Personally when I dipped into the 400s, I thought my life was ending.

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And there it is………

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I felt terrible a few weeks ago but it has since improved.

Tamoxifen was extremely hard on me. I don’t know how people tolerate that medication - it made me feel like death all around. It made me useless in bed, unable to sleep, unable to work out.

Ever since discontinuing that, I have slowly begun to improve. However, my joint pain has recently become an issue and is currently my biggest complaint.

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Shocking news here folks. Everyone take note

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