Originally Posted by
SSlow
Measuring testosterone levels is a tricky one. It can vary greatly depending on what time of the day you get your blood drawn (supposed to be fasted and before 9am IIRC). Also make sure you are testing for total t, free t, and SHBG to get the big picture. Most run of the mill general physicians don't look too in depth into this issue like they should, and the normal range of total test is extremely broad which adds to the confusion.
There are online clinics specializing in men's health that will send you to a local lab and review your bloodwork to address any deficiencies. For instance, you could be deficient in vitamin D and that might be the culprit of what you're feeling.
I would vote to see an endocrinologist.. My PCM tried to prescribe a crazy high dose of Testosterone and my wife bounced it off her Endocrinologist (I was active duty at the time) and he said "screw tricare, I don't want you getting messed up and that dosage will do just that" so I would strongly encourage seeing an endo.. Most of the mens clinics are Endos. Look at the doc's bios for FACE as an add on, that is usually a sign they are an endocrinologist.
A good Endo is gold. The Endocrinologist here literally saved my wife's life, because she had some weird thing that her PCM was just writing off as "you eat more than you think and don't work out as hard as you think" (Military quacks go figure)