so what's wrong?

[VINCE11]

Glad to be part of PM. I hope some of you can help me figure this out.

I'm 38 y.o ., was ON for 1 year and half nonstop but I've been clean since January 29th. I got bloodwork done last week after almost 5 month off everything and here are the results:

test -454

E2 - 20

prolactin 2.2

FSH ...3.5

LH . 4.4

Not really that bad considering , my question is why is my libido still mess up and very "unstable " erections when more or less everything is within the "normal" ranges. Is it test too low at 454 ? Do I need to bring my E2 even lower than 20? is it more time , wait more time?? since I was 19 on months??? , what it is?? and/or what you guys would do if you were on my shoes?

thanks in advance.

 

[matt1164]

you are old, its going to take longer to recover.

I was on for 6 months and it took me a good 5 months to recover libido and be back to normal.

I'm old also

btw, is your prolactin and E2 on the low side. that can affect libido erections

 

[VINCE11]

fair enough.

Im taking Noestrogen supp, thinking my E2 was high plus eating a tons of veggies such as broccoli , sprouts ,I guess I will stop taking NOESTROGEN and give it more time.

Any more ideas??

 

[Reno911]

I would recommend getting your free test checked. The free test is where the magic happens

 

[triathloncoach]

I would say you are doing very well all things considered. What does your doctor think? There is always viagra to help you along until you fully recover.

 

[matt1164]

fair enough.

Im taking Noestrogen supp, thinking my E2 was high plus eating a tons of veggies such as broccoli , sprouts ,I guess I will stop taking NOESTROGEN and give it more time.

Any more ideas??

the humanofort/ tribestan combo helped me out for a while but it did seem to lose effectiveness after about a month iin regards to libido. you can try that.

what is weight/bf? I lost some weight and started doing more cardio and this seemed to help the most, in all honesty. I stopped weights for a while cause I think my system (adrenals) were possibly stressed out from heavy lifting and my cortisol was low.

I'd do more cardio and lessen the weight lifting to two days a week and do NOT go intense in anything. 15 reps. put your body into repair mode. lots of sleep. this is what I did and it worked. hope it works for you.

 

[VINCE11]

Thanks , yeah .I took Humanofort for the first 2-3 months I was off...hard to tell , maybe it did help bring my LH and FSH to where is at right now so soon after being on for almost 2 years..who knows? I didn't feel anything special though but I will give it a try again. along with Tribestan

Regarding my stats , im around 14-15 % BF, came down from 21% and my weight is around 200 right now from 215 .doing 40 mins of cardio daily and weights 4 times weekly. Someone mentioned "free test " is where is at. I didnt tested for this ... how do u free test naturally and keep SHBG in check , just in case? diet ???, OTC supp?

 

[VINCE11]

I would say you are doing very well all things considered. What does your doctor think? There is always viagra to help you along until you fully recover.

No doctor,bud. I bought one of those hormonal test from Private Md labs online and went to Lab Corps.

Another rare thing is sometimes I do wake up with morning wood but not everyday , no idea if this has anything to do with recovery but it does happens sometime...not every morning though.