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42yrs old. I took Boron and DHEA for about 7-8 years and T levels were in the mid 400's and felt good. Recently it stopped working as well so I stopped everything for three months and went to a urologist. Tested at 309 and 280 and had no energy and a few of the common symptoms. Doc put me on Clomid 25 every other day. It's been about 80 days and I go back next week. I've gained ten pounds, have zero sex drive now and for the first 6 weeks had headaches each day. I'm doing another blood test tomorrow to get results. I imagine it is up since my energy is up. (Not 100% back though) I'm unsure if this is normal and will level out or if I need to talk to him about switching to TRT? Done having kids and got fixed, so no concerns there.
AlphaMD's Answer
It would depend on your test results, but things like Clomid increase your Testosterone by an amount of your base ability to do so. You won't notice a large change in your range with Clomid alone if you're truly hypogonadal (typically). There are also side effects that come with Clomid as it's a medication & not a hormone.
For someone like you're self we would say you're a good candidate for TRT, and that Testosterone injections will likely make you feel better than Clomid alone will. It would be perfectly fine to discuss that with your provider and see if he's fine with it. Testosterone is a very safe treatment.
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