So I'm 23 years old. Been on finasteride 3 years with no success. I was planning on getting a full hormone test done before starting duta (haven't started yet), but my doctor fucked up and just had total testosterone and TSH tested. My TSH was normal at 1.90 (.450-4.500 uIU/ml), but my total testosterone was only 435 (348-1197). This seems insanely low for someone at 23. Online it was saying this is the average for someone at like 80-85 years old. Is there something I should do about this. I do have some of the symptoms, and have had them since the hair loss started, before starting finasteride. Tired all the time; depression; anxiety; no care for anything; low sex drive (assumed this was depression related; erection quality is normal). My lifts are actually at their highest ever (even though I have been more tired when lifting), so that is strange. I am planning on getting a more extensive hormone test done. What do you guys think I should get tested? Anyone else find this test number alarming? Any advice? Thanks for any responses.
Why Are My Testosterone Levels So Low At 23
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It's not insanely low, just low. Median is about 500 or 550. There's also the fact that testosterone varies day to day by a large amount, and even within the day.
Put aside the worry, and order a second blood test, including more hormones such as both free and total testosterone, FSH, LH, estradiol, prolactin, insulin, SHBG. Make sure it's early in the morning, and that you've eaten nothing that morning, that you've slept normally, but eaten normally the day before. If you had a bad night's sleep before, go take the test on a different day.
Put aside the worry, and order a second blood test, including more hormones such as both free and total testosterone, FSH, LH, estradiol, prolactin, insulin, SHBG. Make sure it's early in the morning, and that you've eaten nothing that morning, that you've slept normally, but eaten normally the day before. If you had a bad night's sleep before, go take the test on a different day.
Thanks for the response. Just alarming because I expected my testosterone to be higher as I lift heavy weights frequently. I will ask for those tests for my next blood test. Weird they didn't have me take that test on an empty stomach or in the morning so that could have screwed the results up a bit.
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Testosterone is usually highest in the morning.
Alright thanks. Will get it all retested elsewhere.
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Wow man , me too i am 23 almost 24 , and have been on propecia for 3 years with no result.
And my test is really low. 380 one month ago
When i first started fina i was at 580.
Sometimes less sometimes more
I took a lot of blood test.
And my test is really low. 380 one month ago
When i first started fina i was at 580.
Sometimes less sometimes more
I took a lot of blood test.
That is weird, I always had to fast 12 hours before a blood test
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You want more testo hit some vitamin D overdose 1 week then stay on normal dose and shower in cold water and sleep without underwear and Make your balls icecold if they are warm russian trick My grandfather told me as a russian lifters always made there balls ice cold before a heavy lift to boost the test. Anyway eat zinc to alot of it and stop masterbate to Much. This should do the trick you Will feel like an animal and want to tear sh*t upp atlest how i feel
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And dont lift to long 1hour is enough and do some hit training and your testo Will sky upp to the roof
Already taking ZMA (zinc, magnesium, b6) and vitamin D. And I don't think I'll be icing my balls but thanks for the tip lol.
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Your loss its the best thing to do warm balls is not good and destorys sperm and decresse testo
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And eat good fat and read meat
I'm already doing heavy compound movements (reppin 275 on bench and 335 on squat for like 8), and my lifts are like 1 hour without cardio. I'm possibly "overtraining" but I've been lifting like this since I was 16. Feel like these issues right when my hair loss started. Before I got on fina I had my testosterone levels checked because my body felt like absolute garbage. Had no motivation for anything and sex drive was low. Nurse called that results were normal but I never actually checked the results and they were somehow lost in filing now. Didn't realize that if it was at 350, when normal is 750 at my age it would be considered normal cuz the range is for all adults. Finasteride seemed to actually help temporarily with these issues but didn't last long.
Thought you were f*****g with me lol. Just looked it up, didn't realize it was a real thing. May as well try it, can't hurt.
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Try eat things that block estrogen and boost test that should 100 procent fix the problem if its the cause of finasteride i have lifted 6 years and i am at My Max cant gain more muscle and i alwyas take 2 weeks off from gym every 4 month to let My body rest and i felt that made me even gain more muscle and reset My system from overtraining and let My body rest i eat 6 Times a day when i train and when o dont 5 and when on 2 weeks paus i eat 4 Times
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We russian have Done this for a very long time i like to jump in ice cold water bath its the best thing to do after you feel your pumped upp testo rushing trough your body your ready to attack the world. And sleep naked without anything on
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I should sleep with fewer clothes and take more cold showers.
Don't think the low T is from finasteride tho, as these symptoms started before fina. Possibly alcohol related. Really should cut that poison out but it's difficult in college.
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Detox the body from all sh*t eat foods that block estrogen like Berrys and lemonades and eat food that boost testo take 1 week off the gym shower with cold water ice your balls or take an ice bath belive me you Will grow stronger in the mind from ice bath if you Can sit in ice bath in 15 minutes you Can handel anything get out of your comfort zone stop stress your testo should be sky high
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Yes you should My brother best thing to do changes your world