Recent content by Fortunate

Thanks, @Vince. The last reference is my post. I’ll look at the other two.

TLDR: I am experiencing wild mood swings and I think it's related to using compounded cream. Can you help me work through it?? I have not posted in a while, so to make up for lost time, I'll give you some diarrhea of the mouth (or keyboard). I'd love to hear some opinions on mood swings. I...

I do believe anastrozole has improved my mood on more than one occasion. I am about to start a thread on mood swings, since I don't see one dedicated specifically to this.

@engineer, if you are still around (I'm not here much these days), did you ever look at ferritin levels? I battled fatigue for 1.5 to 2 years. Went down some massive rabbit holes. I had a number of theories on what caused it. I am still not 100% sure, but I seem to be pulling out of it. One of...

@Nelson Vergel, your thoughts are much appreciated. I have actually considered the caffeine theory. It is possible that I am chronically fatigued, but get a temporary boost via caffeine in the morning and when it wears off, I get the fatigue. But, I have never had this crushing fatigue like...

Has anyone been able to determine if their ferritin levels fluctuate during the day? I ask because I have been chasing a group of symptoms for about a 1.5 years and low ferritin is the best explanation. But, most days I have the symptoms specifically between around 11 AM and 3-4 PM. Before and...

Oh, I am on the goo alright. Restarted a few days ago. So far, feel ok. Just gotta play the long game and remember how crappy non-anemic iron deficiency feels... Typically, when I use cream, it's scrotal. I suspect that the peaks are a crap ton higher than if if I apply to the arms. I have some...

Yes. I have been having lots of issues with this. Had to donate recently because hematocrit was 55.3. To make matters worse, my ferritin is suppressed, and I have severe symptoms from that. Trying to treat it with iron worsens the hematocrit problem. The Vorck protocol did not provide any...

I know you weren't asking me, but I tried it x5 days and saw no benefit and no change in ferritin. I was fairly diligent with timing, but not perfect. Probably biggest criticism would be not timing perfect around food intake.

@Nelson Vergel, I was not totally clear. The short answer is "yes" - my hope is that candesartan can help keep hematocrit in check. When I said I use it as a preventative, I meant for migraines. But, my hope is that I get the added benefit of reduced hematocrit. I have read reports of other...

This is interesting to hear that someone else out there has made similar observations as me! I sometimes think I am a unicorn. I have pulled labs a few times after Natesto and numbers are typically pretty low - maybe near 500 or so. My guess is that we are not seeing the peak. Or, it is...

Well, I have a completely unscientific anecdote with an N of 1 and too many variables to make this meaningful, but I thought I would report the following out of interest. Maybe we can get some volunteers to validate my observation? Summary: I have had fatigue for over a year (sometimes...

Very well said.

I keep replying and for some reason, it won't post. My apologies if this is a repeat. Great stuff. I have more to share but want to wait until I have more information. Meanwhile, any advice on avoiding the GI distress? Does black, liquid sludge come to mind...?

Hey, you and I had a conversation about this in another thread. I tried to find it, but can't quite locate it, so I figured I'd follow up here. In the other thread, I had questions about whether or not your protocol relieves symptoms? You commented that, yes, many guys have gotten good symptom...