Low testosterone diagnosis this week

[emguru71]

Hey all really new to all of this. I went for a physical on Monday and requested a T count ( I'm 42 thought it my be time to see what was going on) much to my surprise I have very low testosterone. Being an information junky I googled the crap out of it. I have never had a sexual performance issue and don't think I suffer from lethargy but I am cranky a lot and I'm taking anti anxiety meds which seems to help. I have taken adderall for years and recently quit due to irritability. After doing all the reading I made an appointment with a TRT clinic next Thursday and I'm going to request that I be put on 100mg of depo with biweekly injections and a estrogen blocker/regulator. Based on the numbers below does this sound like I'm on the right track? Also I'm not going to have anymore children and don't care if my nuts shrink so do I need HCG? Also I have recently started lifting weights again and I'm wanting to takes some natural supplements is this ok with the depo? Will it be a waste of money?

Thanks a lot in advance. It was good to be able to find the info I have found in such a short period of time

Tests: (1) CBC W/AUTO DIFF (1000)
WBC 9.4 K/UL 4.0-11.0
RBC 4.92 M/UL 4.10-5.70
HEMOGLOBIN 14.4 G/DL 13.0-17.0
HEMATOCRIT 42.7 % 37.0-49.0
MCV 86.8 fL 80.0-100.0
MCH 29.3 PG 27.0-34.0
MCHC 33.7 G/DL 32.0-35.5
RDW 13.5 % 11.0-15.0
NEUTROPHILS 74 % 40-74
LYMPHOCYTES [L] 18 % 19-48
MONOCYTES 6 % 4-13
EOSINOPHILS 1 % 0-7
BASOPHILS 1 % 0-2
PLATELET COUNT 248 K/UL 130-400

Tests: (2) LIPID PANEL (173)
CHOLESTEROL 177 MG/DL <200
TRIGLYCERIDES 78 MG/DL <150
HDL CHOLESTEROL 59 MG/DL >39
CALCULATED LDL CHOL [H] 102 MG/DL <100
RISK RATIO LDL/HDL 1.74 RATIO <3.55

Tests: (3) TSH REFLEX TO FREE T4 (2834)
TSH REFLEX TO FREE T4
0.9 UIU/ML 0.5-4.7

Tests: (4) BASIC METABOLIC PROFILE + e-GFR (145)
GLUCOSE 82 MG/DL 65-100
BUN 15 MG/DL 8-25
CREATININE 1.1 MG/DL 0.8-1.4
eGFR AFRICAN AMER. 89 ML/MIN/1.73 >60
eGFR NON-AFRICAN AMER.
73 ML/MIN/1.73 >60
SODIUM 136 MEQ/L 133-146
POTASSIUM 4.0 MEQ/L 3.5-5.3
CHLORIDE 103 MEQ/L 97-110
CARBON DIOXIDE 28 MEQ/L 18-30
CALCIUM 9.7 MG/DL 8.5-10.5

Tests: (5) LIVER (HEPATIC) FUNCTION PANEL (9175)
PROTEIN, TOTAL 7.1 G/DL 6.0-8.4
ALBUMIN 4.5 G/DL 2.9-5.0
BILIRUBIN, TOTAL 0.5 MG/DL 0.1-1.3
BILIRUBIN, DIRECT 0.1 MG/DL 0.0-0.3
ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE 70 U/L 30-132
SGOT (AST) 17 U/L 5-35
SGPT (ALT) 21 U/L 7-56

Tests: (6) PSA, TOTAL (2606)
PSA, TOTAL 0.5 NG/ML <4.0
Test performed by Siemens Centaur Chemiluminescent Assay.

Tests: (7) TESTOSTERONE, FREE/TOTAL WITH SHBG (4937)
TESTOSTERONE [L] 212 NG/DL 292-867
! TESTOSTERONE REF RANGE
SEE ABOVE SEE ABOVE
SEX HORM BIND GLOBULIN
43 NMOL/L 16-94
CALC FREE TESTOSTERONE
[L] 3.4 NG/DL 4.8-25.0
! CALC FREE TESTO REF RANGE
SEE ABOVE SEE ABOVE

 

[RickRock13]

Your numbers are low, but I would see what I could do raise them naturally before resorting to TRT. Once you start TRT it is a lifelong committment, so it should be your last resort.

 

[buddhabuilder]

Try some natural test boosters combined with a strict diet and serious training program. All of these components are easily researched on this site. Then check your levels again in a year. I will guarantee you your test levels will be higher, and you will feel it too.

 

[stevesmi]

this is sad.

anti-anxiety meds and low T. not a way to live life but unfortunately it seems like the majority of people in the country are just like this.

it starts with your LIFESTYLE. proper diet, exercise everyday, yoga/meditation before bed and magically not only will you not need meds anymore but your T will go up too