Recent content by Castaneda

I am looking for a recommendation for a TRT clinic with knowledgeable staff, ideally one that practices telemedicine. I have been having issues with Defy, but realize it's inappropriate to post details here... so if someone would be so kind as to PM me and let me know of alternatives, I would be...

No time for a prolonged update now, but the problem was SR Liothyronine, as I had suspected. I skipped the second dose right after the last post and went straight for 5mcg of the Liothyronine drops I had been using before. Within just 15 minutes, all symptoms disappeared and I was back to...

I feel obligated to post an update here, even though it's not a positive one. Over the past three weeks, I've followed Defy Medical's advice and cut my T Cypionate dose in half and switched out the Liothyronine drops I had been using for Sustained Release capsules from "Empower" Pharmacy...

I wish I could say it's E2, but that SHBG is a huge problem. It was the main reason I was started out on such a high dose (supposedly to overcome binding and get better free T). The last lab shows a high free T, but SHBG shot up again (along with RT3). Doing two ultra-sensitive E2 tests would...

Which begs the question: why isn't sub-Q administration advocated more if it is just as effective as IM? Or is there an issue with absorption?

For anyone that's interested in following this research with me, here is the article I came across before deciding to start Prog + DHEA: 6-Ketoprogesterone and its biological actions The results are summarized in Table 6. If you go far enough down this rabbit hole, you'll find that this...

I wanted to wait a few days before posting an update, to assess things more thoughtfully. I had a consult with Defy last week. I didn't have an opportunity to speak to a doctor, just a knowledgeable PA, but he seemed to have a few more "angles" on the matter than my current practitioner. He...

Time for an update. TL;DR -- I'm in a black hole of complete emasculation with a total T / free T to die for. I had a good run with 5mg Progesterone / 5mg of DHEA per day. Libido was on the rise, and energy levels seemed to be improving. All that came crashing down about a week ago, when I got...

This is right on the money and in line with what I have been thinking about these pathways. Last night, I took 5mg Progesterone + 5mg DHEA in tocopherol. Everything went back to normal and I feel perfectly balanced today. Nothing remotely like yesterday. Too much DHEA is, indeed, a bad thing...

Things have been taking a sinister turn for the worse lately. I went into the provider's office yesterday for a follow-up, and they put a transcranial EEG helmet on my head and asked me to respond to sounds, draw paths through numbers, and other such nonsense. From this, they deduced that I an...

My thoughts exactly. They are underfilling the tube on purpose and charging extra for it. It's too bad EmpowerRx doesn't having anything of that strength (they declined to send me a quote). Yes to the Sensitive E2 test. Been wanting to do it for a while, but it's hard to break away to the lab...

I started out with the TopiClick, but 4 clicks didn't seem to yield enough cream. 1g from the tube I have is about 3-4 times more than 4 clicks, but it only lasts 3-4 weeks and costs $339. The bigger issue here is that I'm under rather incompetent care. The doctor is a gynecologist over 85. When...

I called EmpowerRx this morning --- sent them a copy of the script. Apparently, they can't do it. They only have the TopiClick and no where near the dose I take (400mg / day).

200mg 2x a day. And yes, I suspect free E2 is low. I've been experiencing penile shrinkage, stiff joints, and other unpleasant things. Nothing like high E2.

It's not a TopiClick but a tube with a plastic syringe. I measure out 1g (which is 200mg) and put that on the scrotum. It's far, far more cream than 3-4 clicks on the TopiClick were producing. I'm getting a total of 400mg a day. This particular provider is a Rouzier devotee. He doesn't worry a...