Recent content by Dasein88

Do you recommend any specific lecithin products?

In my experience testosterone is a bigger culprit when it comes to causing insomnia or early waking and inability to go back to sleep. I feel like my body has adapted and that it's less of a problem as it used to be. I never noticed insomnia with HCG.

L-arginine can boost NO. I have taken 5g before bed and wake up with a hard-on. Now, I have so much trouble with my erections now that it doesn't have the same effect anymore. Stress. I believe glutathione can have a similar effect on boosting NO. I don't know of anything that increases...

Do you think it's possible that although they say they feel "fine" that they have room for improvement with enhanced medical care and diet? Also, I don't know if the men in this thread have autoimmune thyroid disease or not, but Dr. ALESSIO FASANO links Hashimoto's and other autoimmune...

My problem is that that is a bad customer service (since, realistically, they operate on a business model, not a care model): they pushed something (danazol) on me that I probably didn't need (shgb in 50-55 range) that caused horrible reactions and I'm stuck with the cost 50 × $3 / pill = $150...

Well, I doubt that the vast majority of Defy's patients were sold $150 worth of medication that they cannot use or get their money back and essentially told to eat shit. If that were the case, Defy would be on the ropes.

Why do I have to switch to synthroid?

I would think so, but I'm on trt and dhea (about 3-4 days per week) and yet I'm suffering from burnout or adrenal fatigue. I cannot get any relief.

Huh?

Is there a known connection between dhea and cortisol or other hormones? All I know is, dhea can give me insomnia if I take too high of a dose before bed. I counter this by taking half a 25 mg at a time, and sometimes taking it with food to blunt its impact. That said, after taking dhea, I...

What thyroid condition do you have? I am having trouble understanding because your labs show somewhat elevated tsh with nearly optimal ft3 and ft4. Do you have Hashimoto's or just an oddly sluggish thyroid? If your thyroid is sluggish, why? You don't have antibodies. (Personally, I don't have...

When you add t3 meds, you keep your t4 meds the same? For months I have struggled with my thyroid levels and I am surprised to find this informative thread. I am reluctant to add t3 because of how much trouble I have had dialing my levothyroxine in. In reality, it may not be perfectly dialed...

Many people suffering from thyroid disease believe the fillers in generics cause additional problems for them. This is not my view, and I take generics, but it's something to think about. Personally I don't see why the generics should be of any lower quality than the name brand stuff. It's...

My shgb is in the 50-55 area and boron didn't appear to help whatsoever. Just my experience.

Ballsy post. I agree, Defy's prices are somewhat of a ripoff and they don't even understand hormones nearly as well as they claim to. Their nurses don't appear to know anything. I certainly wouldn't put my trust in the nurses or PAs to give me a meaningful answer to any of my questions. If you...