Hey guys,
don't know if yall remember me but last year I was in a really bad place. I quit Dutasteride last year after using it for 2 years. and then I completely crashed. I had horrible side effects from the drug that I still deal with today.
here is my last post about it.
Planning to kill myself from persistent dutasteride side effects.
so here is the gist of what happened to me last year, and what I did trying to recover.
About 2 weeks ago I took the first shot of Sustanon I think. I noticed huge improvement the first 2 or 3 days after taking the first shot, which I think is due to the propionate ester. I had huge improvements in libido and ED as well as being in a good mood. but the effects faded after that. right now I don't notice any improvements. I still have ED and libido problems but slightly better than last year. I have a few questions:
My endo says that the testosterone I'm taking should boost my own levels and he only prescribed it for 3 months, however, when I read online it says that taking any exogenous testosterone will shut down your natural test production. should I be worried about this or am I ok? its bad enough my dick is shrinking I don't want my balls to shrink too or have to permanently need to take test shots forever.
when will I notice the effects of the testosterone I'm taking? its been 2 weeks now does that mean I won't improve from it? is it ok if I take proviron along with this? my endo didn't recommend it but he didn't think it would hurt either. I feel that it could help improve my libido.
is there anything else that I'm missing that I should be focusing on? I'm gonna attach a google spreadsheet of all my test results.
also just wanted to mention that my thyroid levels before quitting T4 were.
TSH 2.87 0.27-4.2
T4 19.28 12-22
T3 5.02 3.1-6.8
and one month after quitting T4 there were.
TSH 2.95 0.27-4.2
T4 18.15 12-22
T3 4.43 3.1-6.8
last time I checked my Testosterone levels they were.
Testosterone 14.99 6.1-27.1
don't know if yall remember me but last year I was in a really bad place. I quit Dutasteride last year after using it for 2 years. and then I completely crashed. I had horrible side effects from the drug that I still deal with today.
here is my last post about it.
Planning to kill myself from persistent dutasteride side effects.
so here is the gist of what happened to me last year, and what I did trying to recover.
- a few weeks after quitting Duta I had severe Ed, low libido, barely any seamen, and penile shrinkage.
- got a blood test, (LH, FSH, Prolactin, Testosterone) all came out normal, doctor brushed me off said it was "all in my head" and just gave me Cialis. I wasn't convinced.
- a few months into the year things started to get worse. started gaining weight (10kg!). didn't do much all day. Noticed I kept forgetting words and names, had really dry skin at some places. libido still bad.
- did more tests and found out I was hypothyroid. My TSH was 24 my T4 was 8. some other things were fucked too. my glucose levels were high, My DHT levels were low. Prolactin was getting higher every time I test it. Low vitamin D levels.
- started taking T4 synthroid, was told I had to take it forever. Things improved a lot especially in the beginning. Memory improved tremendously. Lost weight (not all of it) glucose improved and went back to normal. started exercising everyday. and slowly penis improved a bit but never went back to normal.
- 8 to 9 months after taking T4 I started getting severe anxiety and panic attacks. some chest pain and excessively fast heartbeats which were easily triggered by almost anything. saw an Endo who made me do a "thyroid antibody test" and tested my TSH T4 and T3 which all came out at the high end of the range. He told me that my thyroid recovered and I can quit T4 now. The reason I have all these symptoms is because I don't need the drug anymore.
- I quit T4, did more tests with the endo the next month. Thyroid came out normal but he said that my testosterone is on the low side that's why I'm having all the ED problems. we also found out that my bones are not as dense as they should be for my age. probably due to lack of testosterone. It was also around this time that I noticed my beard was thinning slightly. Endo said it was due to low test levels.
- He prescribed Sustanon 250 and told me I will need to take 3 shots, 1 each month. along with huge doses of Vitamin D. He said this should boost my natural Test levels back up to where they should be.
About 2 weeks ago I took the first shot of Sustanon I think. I noticed huge improvement the first 2 or 3 days after taking the first shot, which I think is due to the propionate ester. I had huge improvements in libido and ED as well as being in a good mood. but the effects faded after that. right now I don't notice any improvements. I still have ED and libido problems but slightly better than last year. I have a few questions:
My endo says that the testosterone I'm taking should boost my own levels and he only prescribed it for 3 months, however, when I read online it says that taking any exogenous testosterone will shut down your natural test production. should I be worried about this or am I ok? its bad enough my dick is shrinking I don't want my balls to shrink too or have to permanently need to take test shots forever.
when will I notice the effects of the testosterone I'm taking? its been 2 weeks now does that mean I won't improve from it? is it ok if I take proviron along with this? my endo didn't recommend it but he didn't think it would hurt either. I feel that it could help improve my libido.
is there anything else that I'm missing that I should be focusing on? I'm gonna attach a google spreadsheet of all my test results.
also just wanted to mention that my thyroid levels before quitting T4 were.
TSH 2.87 0.27-4.2
T4 19.28 12-22
T3 5.02 3.1-6.8
and one month after quitting T4 there were.
TSH 2.95 0.27-4.2
T4 18.15 12-22
T3 4.43 3.1-6.8
last time I checked my Testosterone levels they were.
Testosterone 14.99 6.1-27.1
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