anything else I should get tested one last final time?
For now Im doing just
Total T, Free T, SHBG, and e2 and DHT
is it possible that I have kidney or liver disease and the doctors are too stupid to figure it out?? I dont even know if I would say I have low libido. Just complete ed, with 0 sensitivity.
All things that have to do with liver/kidney function I have are elevated. ALT, GGT, Creatine, Albumin, Billirubin. Cholesterol is all elevated, but doc doesnāt care since the good cholesterol is high too. I have a horrible body coming from my armpits that doesnt go away no matter how bad I wash them+deodarant.
I want to say I feel anemic but donāt know if thats the words, like my blood feels pale/weak? I got out of breath at work picking up a chair, and I would sweat around my nipples. My face has become itchy (nose, nostrils, chin) but no rashā¦ ?? I found these all under kidney issuesā¦
Like severe caloric restriction and over training messed up my kidneys/liver? Most of these symptoms are also found under hormonal imbalances as well soā¦ 
I dont know if this helps/gives a hint , but my actual scrotum on the inside feels dry? Like there is no fluids in there anymore?
If youāre in the US and financially sound, youāre saved, but if in a country outside the US, finding a competent doctor will be like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Your comprehensive metabolic panel will be all messed up if you had a problem with kidneys and liver.
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ok guys does this make sense? So although my symptoms are identical to post finasteride syndrome etcā¦ I have reviewed my labs. I Have Normal T but below the range DHT and E2. My armpits smell even after I wash/scrub them. I want to say it smells like sulfur?? I have read that High doses of Zinc can inhibit t->dht conversion.
So am I wrong to think I have high zinc which depleted copper? The low Copper would explain my low e2 as im not on trt or an ai? Maybe the armpit odor is zinc as I have read it is linked to body odor. Also I have an itchy face with no rash, also linked to zinc.
Seems like a stretch to me
Whatās your shbg and free T?
I dont think soā¦ I even started taking like 60mg of zinc a day, thinking I was deficient in zincā¦ I probably made it even worseā¦
Such high doses of zinc taken for a longer period of time makes you depleted in copper by inhibiting copper absorbtion. Copper deficiency can lead to fatty liver disease (especially on a high fructose diet), and problems with iron metabolism. Copper is also required for dopamine production.
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to be clear my symptoms started before I started taking 4 zinc pills a day 80mg I think.
My diet was bascially huge bowls of salad with crucieferous vegetables, beans, onions, eggs, and nuts. So I assume the diet was maybe high in zinc, and I wasnāt eating enough ācopper foodsā I smell horrible, no matter how hard I scrub my pits. There is this odor like sulfur or something? I feel toxic 80 % of the day
So I have 0 answers from doctors for my symptoms. Only people on internet forums giving me answers saying my issues are from low dht + low e2. I have been reading around on forums and it seems they are right. I have also read about pfs/pssd/pas etc. My problem is organic in nature since I didnāt take any of those drugs so I would assume it would be a mineral/vitamin imbalance causing this hormonal imbalance.
How long since you stopped taking Zinc?
symptoms started about 3 years ago. I took zinc maybe from January 2018-Febuary 2018. 80 mg a day. Probaby. Then did zma for a bit. I stopped for the last year probablyā¦
did you try topical or sublingual DHEA with high doses of carnitine yet?
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I have only tried soy milk and creatine to increase dht or e2. Neither workedā¦ I have looked around for DHEA but canāt seem to find it anywhere in Croatia. Also Im not sure if you read I have above the range Dhea-s.
I think some you guys think this is something minor, like slight loss of libido. This feels like total androgen resistance. Like something its effect in my body.
Is L-Carnitine the same thing as Carnitine? If so I found it and could get it tommorow? What will it do ?
yes, l-carnitine, l-carnitine-l-tartrate, etc. You cant buy DHEA online and have it shipped to you?
Carnivore diet dude. Eliminate everything except meat for a month, then slowly add stuff back in. It worked for several ailments for me. Please note I graduated with general college degree which took me almost 7 years. You can add that to your total
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I saw the labs with high dhea but this is one of those its not so clear cut situatiions. Just because your blood levels are in the high normal range doesnt mean the DHEA is doing what you want it to do. In the skin and the fat lining you can get higher conversion rates to DHT and Estrogen. So you are just trying to get DHEA there to aid conversion.
could you please send me a reliable link for dhea, im aware that it could help raise dht and e2, but im a little lost with the carnitine with regards to benefits)
thanks again
Carnitine has been shown to increase penile sensitivity through various mechanisms and its known to upregulate androgen receptors.
alright I will buy it, how much of it should I take?
Also anything else you think I should do? More blood tests? Mineral hair anaylsis? Naturopath? etcā¦