Recent content by shltn

Currently I am waiting on insurance pre-approval to begin Telmisartan. Hopefully it will work because the Losartan @ 100mg/daily isn't doing much. One thing I am curious about is: I've read that Losartan does a bit of myostatin inhibiting - is this the case with Telmisartan (all ARBs) as well?

I’m reading that Losartan can take 3-6 weeks to reach maximum effect...how long did it take for Losartan to work on all of you? Was it gradual or did it work right away?

Thank you very much for the thoughtful reply! Like you, genetics definitely play a role for me as well; on my father's side there has been a long, long history of heart problems, strokes, high blood pressure, etc. and my BP has always ran on the high(er) side. Now I think I have compounded the...

How long did it take your actual blood pressure to start to lower? I was on Lisinopril for only a few days (it lowered my BP to 108/74 by the third day) when I learned about the SHBG raising and Free Testosterone lowering side effects and switched to Lorsartan 50mg/day. That was 6 days ago and...

Hello! Looks like I’m in need of some advice… I am not currently on TRT (tried it previously) but I know from reading on here that a lot of you are very experienced in all kinds of issues like I’m having so hope some of you can help to explain why I’m having the results I am. For reference...

@ Vince: I had blood drawn yesterday so I should hopefully have my thyroid results by the end of the week. I'm not sure if you were asking me but I used Cytomel (Cynomel) to clear my high RT3. I was over-range on my RT3 but the rest of my levels were dang near perfect and my symptoms were all...

Yeah, I could probably run another round of tests in a week or so. I was just hoping there was something else I could do.

@ Guided_By_Voices: I honestly could not say if I am a “fat burner”. Previous to my RT3 issue, I always ate more carbs and less fat in my diet and that served me fine and so that is what I have continued to do up to this point…but that doesn't mean I am right. I was also doing a bit of...

I am really hoping someone here can help guide me and I'll try to keep it brief. Background: I had an infection that lead to a dramatic increase in my RT3 so I had to clear it. Over the course of the approximate year of not knowing what my issues were I started slacking off at the gym (due to...

I'm actually talking to another doctor tomorrow. I've been to about 5-6 so far and not a one of them believe RT3 is "thing" even though I have all the hypothyroid symptoms (lethargy, weight gain, cold body temps, cold hands and feet, anxiety, etc.) so that is why I had to order T3 (Cynomel)...

Well my diet has been horrible the past few months. My blood pressure has actually gotten a little better in the past week or so but that may be due to my starting Gene's N.O. Stack (minus prescription products). I do have a family history of cardiovascular disease (one of the reasons I wanted...

Well I wasn't stopping at 25mcg (6.25mcg x 4) a day; just titrating up my dose to avoid any side effects like heart palpitations, etc. My goal was to get up to 50-75mcg and hold there for 6-8wks then taper off. Those were my plans but I just had those two questions (weight gain and tiredness)...

Below are my most recent labs.... TSH = 1.28 Range = 0.450 - 4.50 FT3 = 3.7 Range = 2.0 - 4.4 FT4 = 1.39 Range = 0.82 - 1.77 RT3 = 26.2 Range = 9.2 - 24.1 T4 = 7.8 Range = 4.5 - 12.0 I started on T3 for 8-12wks just to clear my elevated RT3 then I will taper back off. I've never used any...

So I started titrating T3 last Thursday and had a couple of questions... First, it may be a weird coincidence but I've put on like 3-5lbs since I started so I'm guessing it would have to be water weight. Is this common? Second, on a couple of days I have been extremely tired a couple hours...

I would for sure; getting all of the invidual ingredients and trying to measure them out to the suggested (in this thread) serving size is tedious compared to buying a turnkey product - that hopefully tastes better but not at the “expense” of a bunch of calories / sugar.