Had my appointment on Tuesday, the endo mentioned he’s seen a few men with the same complaints surrounding Propecia. Unfortunately there isn’t an exact diagnosis he can treat as there hasn’t been much research into the side effects although they are very real. He initially prescribed me Clomid to stimulate the HPTA although I told him I had a bad reaction. He then prescribed me Nolva at 10mg per day for 3 months. I’m actually glad he felt that I didn’t require T therapy, my HPTA possibly being a little sluggish may benefit from Nolva although he did mention the other patients benefitted a little although not too much from this. I’ve been doing a lot of research on Nolva and it does seem to be preferred over Clomid given it makes the pituitary more sensitive to GNRH as opposed to Clomid which does the reverse. I don’t know, I’m on the fence with this one, I think I may continue taking DIM and begin my Tonghat Ali cycle for about a month and see how it goes before taking Nolva.
Hey Chris, it’s been awhile but… any further updates?
no news? I wanted to see his results from Nolvadex use.
did anybody hear from Chris11? Looks like he healed eventually. If any body has his PM please just tell us how is feeling now.
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Haven’t posted in a while, just received by bloodwork. A heck of a lot better compared to when I posted back in 2007 although feel no different. My LH has gone up three fold, so has my total test although I still have no libido and ED. In one way I’m glad that I’m no longer considered a hypogonadism sufferer as I was back in 2007 although symptoms remain which lead me to also believe that there’s some kind of androgen insensitivity at work. Was considering HRT before the results but now I’m not sure what I need to try, maybe arimidex given my E2, any comments would be appreciated, thanks.
Free Test-67.9 (15.6-146 PMOL/L)
LH-6.6 (1.2-8.6 IU/L)
FSH-6.5 (1.3-19.3 IU/L)
ESTRADIOL-116 (0-172 PMOL/L)
FERRITIN-21 (25-200 UG/L)
Although it’s one of the most used drugs on here and nobody has recovered using it, i still think it’s worth giving arimidex a shot for the high estrogen. I mean, what else can we do apart from treat the problems that are evident from blood tests and see what happens?
Is your doctor understanding and willing to help out with prescriptions? arimidex and a regular prescription of cialis is probably the best you can do mate.
What about cortisol and thyroid? everyone on this site should be getting 4x saliva cortisol and a full thyroid panel. It’s unlikely your NHS doctor will do any of them properly so you might have to do it privately.
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You have low ferritin which can indicate anemia. Did your doctor not discuss this with you? Thyroid websites suggest that this can be a part of a thyroid disorder.
Also, your free test is in the lower half of this range and estradil is in the upper half. It’s difficult to give analysis with only a limited picture.
Thanks for the responses, yes Ive had a history of low iron so my doctor did discuss this once again, were working to raise it, see Thyroid result below, guess it`s within range.
TSH-1.00 (0.30-5.60 MU/L)
You should also get T3 and RT3 tested to check the ratio along with 24 hour cortisol tests. TSH only tells you if you have a pituitary issue.
Ok, if anyone knows of a reputable lab that takes saliva tests then I’ll look into this, GP won’t. Interesting news to pass along, I emailed my endo today with concerns about my blood test results especially estrogen and the possibility of using Arimidex, he mentioned that the numbers are normal, a top endo in Toronto go figure. Think I may have to visit the states.
I thought you were from the UK. I just gave you links to labs; Genova will do Canada. If you are going to go down the route of hormones etc then it will be worth you registering over on crisler’s forum.
Hi Chris,
Can you PM me some advice on who is this ‘top’ Endo in Toronto who has seen Finasteride cases. I am 50 miles away and would like to know costs too if you can tell me. I have Ontario UHIP.
Mark