Fryer Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Greetings all, I hope this isn't violating the rules of the forums. I got diagnosed with low testosterone as a 19 year old male last month. My results came out with 131 ng/dL and 0.7 ng/dL of free T. I took up weightlifting 10 months ago but did not have much strength or muscle gains despite eating at a caloric surplus and sleeping 7-8 hours a night. Decided to get my blood checked and low and behold, these numbers came out. Outside the gym, I felt relative normal. Yet I did feel occasional bouts of depression and I rarely ever have a sex drive. Anyone experienced this before? I am not asking for help, but I curious about other people's issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottservia Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 I've been diagnosed with kallmann syndrome since I was born and as such my body doesn't even produce testosterone on it's own. I've taken measures to assure I get the levels I need(shots, rubbing gel, etc.) but every now and I again if I forget, I do tend to get relatively tired pretty quickly because I don't have the levels I need. Also there are times when I run out of the stuff and can't get a prescription for a week and yeah I start to feel really under the weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyon's Dirge Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 2 hours ago, Fryer said: Greetings all, I hope this isn't violating the rules of the forums. I got diagnosed with low testosterone as a 19 year old male last month. My results came out with 131 ng/dL and 0.7 ng/dL of free T. I took up weightlifting 10 months ago but did not have much strength or muscle gains despite eating at a caloric surplus and sleeping 7-8 hours a night. Decided to get my blood checked and low and behold, these numbers came out. Outside the gym, I felt relative normal. Yet I did feel occasional bouts of depression and I rarely ever have a sex drive. Anyone experienced this before? I am not asking for help, but I curious about other people's issues. Do you know what exactly caused it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fryer Posted February 11, 2019 Author Share Posted February 11, 2019 2 hours ago, Lyon's Dirge said: Do you know what exactly caused it? No idea. I did an MRI scan recently and I am expecting the results anytime soon. My endocrinologist believes there may be a tumor in my pituitary gland. If I can be honest, I may have been like this for at least 2 years now. I don't feel like death exactly but I am far from a functioning healthy man. I've been lifting for about 10 months now and gained 20 lbs, the most I can bench is 100 lbs (including the bar) and squat 2 plates, both for a rep. In case you aren't gym savvy, this is rather unimpressive for a average male. I've also had periods where I feel down and mentally disturbed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclipse Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Make sure to keep your doctors updated on how you feel and whatnot. But since this isn't really a discussion, and IMO a bit too personal. . .yeah. Good luck with that, since I can't really relate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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