Low testosterone - question for those that have been there.

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So, my marriage is in shambles. It’s hard to admit on a open forum, but it is. It all started with what I can only describe as emotional instability from myself. Don’t get me wrong I did marry a woman so there’s that, but none the less… No sex drive at all, no focus, no ambition that I once had. Basically my wife suggested this possibility about 7 months ago and I sheepishly disregarded it. Fast fwd to the point that I’m pretty sure I’m getting divorced and I took it on myself to go and get myself tested because I was nailing all the check boxes once I started searching. Well low and behold I went to a Low T center and was tested at noon (awake for 4-5 hours) at 219. Some labs still have to come back, but lets be honest 219 and 8AM still puts me well below the norm.

So I’ve always been a pretty small guy. At one point I actually managed what one would consider some bulk and abs for a 5’9" guy, but I was working out 6 days a week and my diet was spot on. It was fine when I was working 28 hours a week and didn’t have any concerns.

So today. I suppose my biggest thing is this: Where do I go from here. So My T levels are pretty low. So I’ll do TRT. Fine, but what should my next step be? Endocrinologist? Uro? I would like to get the root cause even if the answer is just, “congrats on your TRT have a nice day.”

Anyone been there done that? Facing a potential divorce with a 2 year old I would rather not jump to 12 different doctors. I guess a important portion of this is to include I have always been healthy. So I pretty much only went to walk in clinics. Work provides free physicals every 6 months on site.

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Low testosterone is not rare and the treatment is not particularly complex. I’d recommend your primary care doctor as the place to start.

You didn’t mention your age. That’s important…it might change the most appropriate specialist that you should see.

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Ah. I thought I included that. I’m 32

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I’d pick a primary care doctor, either Family Practice or Internal Medicine.

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Check out the heart risks for low T treatments.

http://www.drugwatch.com/testosterone/heart-attack/

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There’s an extensive existing thread that is full of info for research:

https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?45639-Got-Testosterone

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Hemoglobin, my advice to you is to start the TRT, and then do the following immediately: 1. Apologise to your wife for not listening to her 6+mo ago about the TRT. 2. Ask her (beg if you have to) to give you at least 6 mo on TRT to see if you get back to being the man she fell in love with, before she continues with the divorce process.

After that, consider finding a specialist if you want to know why your T-levels were low at such a young age. It will not be cheap, and you have to make sure the Endo will deal with sex hormone issues. Not all do. Understand you will probably be on TRT for the rest of your life, and that can affect fertility in case you wanted more kids, or your wife does…

But it will take some time for you to settle in, emotionally, with the new T-levels. Hopefully whoever ends up controlling your dosage is smart, and keeps you at a high enough level. Aim for self injections, weekly. Read ALL of the thread, and the articles Will Brink has linked above. That thread is a wealth of GOOD info about TRT. A lot of docs do not really understand TRT and do NOT keep up on new and corrected research. Remember YOU are in charge of your health and treatment. Make the docs do what you need them to do.

How do I know this, being female? I have a husband on TRT. I also read the Will thread regularly. While we never contemplated divorce, I will tell you he is now back to being the man I fell in love with, and no longer the wierd-emotional being he was with low T. It has done wonders for our life together as a family of 5 (3 kids). We are past the age of having more kids, so fertility is not an issue. But it is nice to have a sex life again. :wink:

You may find yourself more motivated to exercise on TRT. That may be good for your home life, or not. That depends on how much of your spare time you spend doing it. If you are lucky, you and your wife can find something to do exercise-wise TOGETHER, be it walking the dog, cycling, lifting, swimming or whatever. Just don’t go overboard with it at the expense of your homelife. I am assuming you dont want the divorce to proceed…

Good luck, and get reading that thread!

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Yeah, I’m going to make an appointment with my primary care. Well, I don’t go to him often but I suppose he’s the closest I have. Will have him do the referrals.

Thanks for the link Will. Will check that out. When I was searching I was looking for “Low” being in the thread.

Vic, no I do not want the divorce at this point. Glad it is helping you all! Motivation to exercise isn’t that big a deal. I get up and go 3 -4 times a week depending on our schedules. A big part of mine is I will go when I get in work some times and that can be at 11PM some nights. I never had the stamina to do even what I did 2-3 years ago. I figured it was because of just being comparatively run down. Which may be part of the equation, but maybe not as big a piece of the puzzle as I originally thought. Will see. Thank you!

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That is the thread you need to read fully before going to your GP/PCP so you have the info you need to ask the right Qs, etc.

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All I’m going to say is thank you to the OP for the wherewithal to post his thoughts and to all those who followed with a response. I’ve got some reading to do and an appointment to make. No bullshit, thanks!!!

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go to the gym. Hire a trainer, Eat better. Sleep more, and be stressed out less. I’m 32 also. I had, key word being had similar problems.

Try that for 1 month. I’ll bet it helps or fixes. You can always do treatment after that if needed.

Lifting weights good exercise is amazing at fixing low t issues.