No libido!-HRT?-Former Alcoholic-Testosterone-Testicles

[finliraren]

31 yrs old male. Has been a quite heavy drinker for 10 yrs+. I have also used swedish wet snuff (yes, I'm a swede...it's like extremely strong chewing tobacco...) since 16. I don't sleep very well, eat very well or go to the gym at all!!! I have an anxious/aggressive personality etc. (by the book=low test), and is quite a pain in the ass for the people around me. No medications except for Symbikort (for asthma, inhaler). I used to eat remeron (mirtazapine, AD) for two yrs, but quit 3 months ago. No AAS or drugs (some joints in my youth but a long time ago) I've got a very low libido and I'd like to change that. I don't know if it has been the constant hangovers...but nightly sweats and abnormal heartbeats is nothing new to me...I don't drink more than 2-3 glasses of wine/month, no nicotine either. Testicles of normal size, maybe a tiny bit small.

I will of course shape myself up; eat properly, start working out 3 times a week and get a good nights sleep, every night. But I'm going to have some bloodwork done also, just to find out. Will these tests be enough (except for the common bloodworks like thyroidea, blood sugar, liver etc):

Testosterone
(Free testosterone)
SBGH
LH
IGF-1
PSA
Cortisol
AFT (DHEA's)
Prolactin

Am I totally lost, or will the change in lifestyle and use of alcohol/nicotine maybe bring me back? Or am I fucked for life? And yeah, I know, you can't live the way I used to and expect to feel well...but today I actually bought a cookbook, and access to the local gym. Thanx in advance!

 

[Wrek]

You need to

add Estradiol to your tests as well.

Anything you do will help. Proper diet, getting in shape, working out, and taking good old test (should your test numbers come back low) will get you back to where you want to be.

You could try getting a hold of some Clomid and see if that helps if your test is not low.

Oh and stay off the booze...

 

[Jamie Vegas]

But, what if the health regimen and test (if needed) DON'T help? What is the next step?

 

[Wrek]

That

would be a question for his doctor although HGH might help.

 

[finliraren]

I've just ordered the whole set of tests. It will be interesting too see the results, I'll keep you posted. But, I am totally certain that if I (or someone else) has low levels of free test...high SHBG etc., the simple fact of knowing so, will count for at least 30-50% of the lack of libido, energy etc. I definately think that the libido will drop EVEN LOWER if the results are bad!! "Oh shit, my suspicions were right, I'm not a man, my testicles are ruined, my brain is corrupt, I don't even have the physiological ability to get horny...where is my gun!" There are plenty of people, who you could jack up with massive doses of test, cabergoline (more dopamine, less prolactine) etc., and they would still not be superhorny or have any significant libido. It's psychology as well, quite a lot of it. I---must---repeat---the---mantra---"My balls are big, I am an aggressive lovemachine, the bitch is gonna get it hard and she loves it!"

 

[ghettostudmuffin]

I'm sure there is something that you can take to cut down shbg or something so you can use test and be a horny mofo!

Btw, have you ever used Tribulus Terrestris at all?

I'm 24 and still a little horny, but not like I like to be. The trib takes care of that every time I use it. Within a couple days I definitely get hornier, bust bigger and more loads and get harder.

Some people say it doesn't work, but it sure as fuck works for me. I'm not talking massive improvements and uber horny, but a nice pickup. I'd love to take some test with it. Godamn, watch out!

 

[Jamie Vegas]

Testosterone didn't work for me, and many others our age, so don't put too much faith in the people who tout it like a wonder cure. I'm only saying that so you don't suffer the same dissapointment that I have.

 

[goldwing110083]

Testosterone didn't work for me, and many others our age, so don't put too much faith in the people who tout it like a wonder cure. I'm only saying that so you don't suffer the same dissapointment that I have.

Each person has his own schedule for sex drive...probably cyclic...high at times, nothing at other times, and this cycle may be a weekly or monthly thing...no big deal. IF you miss sex, if, when you have sex, you cannot get off, or if getting of is flat, then test will probably work...don't take too much, will have a negative effect, not positive. So many things effect sex drive, but the biggest is...........self image! get yourself in shape and you will feel good about yourself. give yourself some (not alot) of testosterone and you should be a new man. Nothing is totally irreversable. Years of drinking will take their toll, but not a death sentence. Give yourself a break...you have achieved great things...you stopped drinking and smoking! that in itself is a miracle. Apply the same determination to getting fit and 'pretty' and you will be amazed at what will happen to your head, and, it follows, to your body. When you feel 'hot,' you are hot!

 

[Jamie Vegas]

Nah, I'm serious here. I have been on test for over a year. It does NOTHING. And there's no cycle here anymore, my libido has been gone for years.

 

[kingc_79]

anyone know bout how much these tests run bc my insurance wouldnt cover it?