CellularIconoclast
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Most of my life I have experienced a lot of fatigue, low body temp, and low pulse, and was never able to have any effect on this, even when doing a strict peaty diet, and getting my TSH down to 0.0 with thyroid.
However, the fatigue in the last year (in my late 30s) has gotten so bad that I could barely do anything, and have been terrified of losing my career, and of doing a bad job as a father. I've also had brain fog, ED, depression, insomnia, and a host of other issues, and was napping for hours per day. I went into my general care practitioner, and they did a ton of labwork, and my total testosterone came in in the low 200 ng/dL range. The doctor didn't even say anything about that, and when I raised the issue he said it was still technically within range, so he couldn't treat it through my insurance.
I paid out of pocket for a private TRT clinic, and was prescribed a relatively low dose of both testosterone and hCG to self inject 3x week.
Within days, all of my symptoms completely turned around and I feel motivated, energetic, and have almost limitless energy. I started building a boat and training for a strength competition in my new spare time, while catching up at work, and being a better dad.
Most interestingly, all of the signs are there that my metabolism is now "fixed." My resting heart rate went up 5-10bpm, my body temp increased more than a degree into the 98-99F range where it never has been before, and I feel warm at all times without a coat. I now have to sleep without blankets because I am so warm.
So my question and thoughts are, what is the connection between metabolism and testosterone (and/or hCG)? Any ideas?
Here are some lab test values from before starting TRT, when I was experiencing fatigue:
Total testosterone 224 ng/dL
Free testosterone 10.7 pg/mL
DHEA-Sulfate 424.0 ug/dL
LH 5.1 mIU/mL
Estradiol 10.9 pg/mL
However, the fatigue in the last year (in my late 30s) has gotten so bad that I could barely do anything, and have been terrified of losing my career, and of doing a bad job as a father. I've also had brain fog, ED, depression, insomnia, and a host of other issues, and was napping for hours per day. I went into my general care practitioner, and they did a ton of labwork, and my total testosterone came in in the low 200 ng/dL range. The doctor didn't even say anything about that, and when I raised the issue he said it was still technically within range, so he couldn't treat it through my insurance.
I paid out of pocket for a private TRT clinic, and was prescribed a relatively low dose of both testosterone and hCG to self inject 3x week.
Within days, all of my symptoms completely turned around and I feel motivated, energetic, and have almost limitless energy. I started building a boat and training for a strength competition in my new spare time, while catching up at work, and being a better dad.
Most interestingly, all of the signs are there that my metabolism is now "fixed." My resting heart rate went up 5-10bpm, my body temp increased more than a degree into the 98-99F range where it never has been before, and I feel warm at all times without a coat. I now have to sleep without blankets because I am so warm.
So my question and thoughts are, what is the connection between metabolism and testosterone (and/or hCG)? Any ideas?
Here are some lab test values from before starting TRT, when I was experiencing fatigue:
Total testosterone 224 ng/dL
Free testosterone 10.7 pg/mL
DHEA-Sulfate 424.0 ug/dL
LH 5.1 mIU/mL
Estradiol 10.9 pg/mL