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    Quitting Coffee/Caffeine

    This may be late advice but if you are going to try getting off coffee, you should ween it down slowly over some time, maybe a few weeks. For me, i wanted to try quitting coffee because it seemed to give me muscle and joint aches. I found that stopping coffee seemed to help that at least for me...
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    How bad of an idea would it be to give my wife some T-cyp?

    For the lady partners that have tried injections, are they trying IM or SubQ?
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    Raising ferritin FAST (a how-to, not a question)

    @FDV70 - when taking the iron as part of this protocol, should it be taken on an empty stomach or is is ok to take with food? Thanks! edit: After looking around I may have answered my own question. it looks like it is best absorbed on an empty stomach.
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    Gave Blood Crashed my Ferritn

    Hi, I don’t know if you have looked at this thread - Raising ferritin
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    PSA of 4.38

    Thank you. I appreciate all the comments and appreciate the info that Nelson provided. I definitely don't want to rush into a biopsy. I don't think my doctor will either.
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    PSA of 4.38

    Thanks all. I will see how things go and retest.
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    PSA of 4.38

    Hi All, Did some labs last week for my annual with my primary doctor. My PSA came back at 4.38 ng/mL which is a bit over the reference range: < OR = 4.00 ng/mL. This test was done at Quest. Looking back over time, it's been 2.8 -> 3.0 each year since 2018. I'm 57. Previous DRE's didn't raise...
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    Lowish SHBG but T levels look ok

    Thank you for all the info. I appreciate the feedback. I've been on TRT for a while and originally was at 100mg weekly in one shot and then split into two. I decided to lower the weekly dose to hopefully have decent T levels and try to keep my hematocrit in check. Frequent blood donation crashed...
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    Lowish SHBG but T levels look ok

    I have been feeling a bit down lately and my mood has been a bit up and down. It certainly could be related to work and life stress but I wanted to see if my testosterone levels were too low given I'm only injecting 70mg of cypionate split in two doses per week subq. I did the lower cost labs at...
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    How to avoid rise in HCT?

    I like to think I stay hydrated based on light lemonade colored urine. I have never smoked and I do run 3-4 times per week.
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    How to avoid rise in HCT?

    Related to this - I’ve been injecting a total of 65mg per week split in two subq injections. I was hoping to keep my hematocrit lower. I backed off more frequent blood donations because my ferritin crashed. I’ve given blood twice this year and at my last donation a week ago, they did the finger...
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    Thoughts on David Sinclair research

    Happened to find this article which mentions a dizzying number of connections to companies and labs and universities. KHN article Hard to tell what this all means. @lunchbeast - You’re right, he‘s probably not trying to bulk up. One podcast he mentioned weighing around 150+ lbs when he...
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    Thoughts on David Sinclair research

    Thank you everyone for the responses. I may not have looked into this enough but on the surface he doesn’t seem to be pushing any specific plans or supplements etc. His podcasts are supported by some sponsors which they acknowledge and thank during the podcasts. Athletic Greens being one. I...
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    Thoughts on David Sinclair research

    Recently stumbled on a lot of interviews with longevity scientist and researcher David Sinclair. Many on YouTube. He is saying that research is showing that eating less and having longer periods of fasting activate genes that keep us younger and healthier. He is eating a mostly plant based diet...
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    Taking blood pressure meds at night

    I take Valsartan at night, simply because I have to take synthroid in the morning and the pharmacist recommend splitting them that way. It’s worked ok but my BP is always better in the morning vs. the evening when it’s almost time for my next dose.
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