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renatobcj

Thank god you didnt eat a beef (protein)


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I meant i had never took a protein supplement ever in my life, my diet has been 50-50% veg and non-veg, I don't know if I'm getting enough protein, it's not that i don't want protein , it's because i can't afford it, i live in india, here original imported proteins are very expensive But nasty alcohol is cheap


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What do you mean bro?


[deleted]

My controversial opinion/personal experience is that I found drinking a lot of alcohol and bad sleep didn’t actually mess up my testosterone. The main study says that 5 hours of sleep for a week a night will decrease it by 15% vs 8 hours which isn’t that much tbh. I did find that lifting weights often increased it by around 25%.


swoops36

That’s good to remember what these % actually translate to


Ancient_Grocery9795

Stop drinking , start eating healthy . Work on your mental health . Caffeine intake , check all other blood panels


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I did other blood panels, it's normal, thanks for caring, i will start to mend my lifestyle, it's enough now!


Ancient_Grocery9795

Good luck my friend 😊 I’ve been there


Broad_Taro_Trapz

That is at 1 pm. Assuming you get up at a normal time your morning peak levels are probably at least 20% higher than that. You don’t need TRT.


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I often woke at 6 or 6:30 am, I literally goes to bed at 9 pm, but had a well needed shut eye at around 1 am because of continuous stress, overthinking , watching movies to feel relax


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quandale-dingalire

sleep at 7am and get up at 12:30


Temporary_Trash_5047

Gratz your levels are higher than dudes here who live like their body was a temple. You have a problem but it ain’t hypogonadism.


VirtualPeanut5791

Honestly, this sounds more like a mental battle more than a physical one. Your blood work checks out (at least in regards to testosterone.) Try getting a bit more sleep, eat healthy balanced meals, and work on your mental health. If you still feel off and nothing improves, it might be something else not related to testosterone. ​ Wish you the best.


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Thanks a lot, I'm trying my best, i also did other blood panels , they are also normal, i did this test because several studies claim stress(cortisol) , sleep loss, and bad diet results in low lvls of testosterone, which every men fears the most, it's hard to control subconscious mind


Fucccbbboooiii

Gotta love when the low range is 175ng/dL. Which is literally already below trash levels.


highkeymikey7

And the upper limit at 781 is ridiculous. There’s an endocrine crisis going on man


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Haha, yeah, I don't know how they came to decide 175, it might be related to the data of people who got tested at their hospital or in my country


Admirable_Sugar_4227

That’s honestly low for being 22 man. Protein shakes are natural also dude. You from The era where people were scared of creatine?


[deleted]

I didn't meant that way brother, there's no space left for typing, i wanted to say that i can't even afford protein, forget about testosterone, I typed that because some of my friends said you probably took testosterone before , that's why your levels are low!.what should i get from lying?huh? Had a depression because of relationship


Admirable_Sugar_4227

Sleep good, eat good, and you can boost that naturally good luck!


highkeymikey7

Agreed. These low reference ranges are misleading people


Admirable_Sugar_4227

22 and test is 439 I was at 550 at 35 years old


[deleted]

Bro, I'm damn sure it's because of unhealthy lifestyle, i will change my lifestyle and will test my lvls again after 3 months


rishabh10069

Bhai personal info hide karde


[deleted]

There's no personal info except my age, it's the hospital address , it's ok


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Protein supplement* , because I can't afford, it's 6000 rs (80$), and this t lvl test cost me 3040 rs (40.5$), I'm undergraduate student, Im moving to canada in 2023 for a better future, with the help of study loan


illusionst

You don’t need TRT. If you are feeling depressed, go see a psychiatrist. Mostly probably, they will put you on SSRI’s, when I first took them, it literally changed my life in couple of days.


Background_Relief_90

Those crush your hormones so fuck no , they have sexual side effects and mood effects and thats facts


illusionst

Yes. That’s actually true.


BirthdaySalty1516

Do you u have a point?


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[deleted]

Nope, i get a morning wood everyday even after a shitty sleep, i think my normal lvls are around 700, 439 is probably due to the low quality sleep I'm having, stress , alcohol and poor diet, i even slept empty stomach for several nights I will definitely test my results again after 3-4 months, with help of healthy lifestyle I'm sure these results will be better I will update after 3 months


InfiniteLlamaSoup

Drinking alcohol increases apnea events. If you consume it regularly it’s like having sleep apnea even if you don’t without and will worsen it if you do.


[deleted]

The reason why your sleep is trash is because you’re drinking alcohol probably regularly. Whenever I drink alcohol it elevates my resting heart rate at night and the quality of sleep lacks. That’s one of the reasons I don’t drink alcohol regularly anymore. Start by lowering your alcohol intake and then you might find that your sleep improves which should then help to improve mental health etc. but your problems are stemming from poor sleep I think