Recent content by FunkOdyssey

This is confirmation of what I'm saying here, that OSA is really the larger factor, more so than the testosterone. So, if you want to run more testosterone, attack the OSA harder. And if you want more consistent levels, it is my opinion you'll get that with IM.

I would think E3.5D with IM is going to have peaks large enough to make a significant negative difference. I would not make that move while struggling with hematocrit. How are you tracking the effectiveness of your OSA treatment? I bet there is room for improvement. This is likely the real...

I personally find EOD IM with long esters to be a great compromise of stability and side effect management without having to poke yourself every day. I would be surprised if there were any substantial hematocrit difference between daily SC and EOD IM with cypionate at equivalent doses. Your...

May I suggest injecting into the muscle instead? You may be like many of us, where your subcutaneous tissue is like a black hole that mysteriously makes testosterone disappear.

Probably needs to drop more to make a significant difference in both numbers and symptoms. I would drop 20 mg to 130 mg.

I wouldn't run this experiment personally because I know the seed oil diet causes obvious problems for me. Oxidized LDL might be more sensitive as a marker for this. My most recent hs-CRP is 0.27 mg/L and oxidized LDL is 30 ng/mL on carnivore diet.

I would test one more time to make sure there wasn't a lab error or something. If your testosterone comes back low again, take more. Your first set of labs was quite high for your dose anyway, it would be the second result that makes more sense IMO.

Can you tell us more about your injection method / site / depth? Same vial of test used in both cases?

My overall function still isn't great, but I have had flashes or windows of major improvement, particularly lately while experimenting with adding hCG to my TRT. I'm working on dialing in the combination.

The seed oils your restaurant meals are cooked in are still doing damage even if things look good on the surface. Try a month of home cooked meals, then a month eating out, testing hs-CRP, oxidized LDL, and myeloperoxidase at the end of each month to assess the CVD risks of each lifestyle pattern.

Yes it did.

Some of them disappear, yes. Tolerance builds to the stimulant effects, and associated side effects, including anxiety, fast heart rate, insomnia, etc. Dose-limiting side effects for me have been cognitive impairment with high doses of prop (20+ mg), particularly in the middle of the workday...

I was like this when I first started: a dose of 10 mg prop would nearly cause me a panic attack. Something has changed over time, and it does not affect me like that anymore, even with much larger doses. I can take 30 mg now and only feel a mild uplift of energy and mood. I suspect you would...

Hikma testosterone enanthate is great stuff. When I first started TRT, it was actually the only formulation that I could tolerate well. Over time, I have somehow become more normal and am able to use a variety of formulations. It still holds a fond place in my heart, and we continue to use it...

There is not academically rigorous evidence, but there is overwhelming evidence. Literally overwhelming, in that if I summoned to this thread everyone on just this forum alone who has reported this phenomenon, you will have too many responses to manage. Let alone if I were to take the time to...