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Losartan & High BP
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?- shltn
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Losartan & High BP
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?- shltn
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Losartan & High BP
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...- shltn
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Losartan and weight gain
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...- shltn
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Losartan & High BP
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...- shltn
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How Much Of A Caloric Deficit Is Too Much?
@ 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...- shltn
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How Much Of A Caloric Deficit Is Too Much?
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.- shltn
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How Much Of A Caloric Deficit Is Too Much?
@ 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...- shltn
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How Much Of A Caloric Deficit Is Too Much?
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...- shltn
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T3 Only Dosing Advice
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)...- shltn
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T3 Only Dosing Advice
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...- shltn
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T3 Only Dosing Advice
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)...- shltn
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- Forum: Thyroid, DHEA, Pregnenolone, Progesterone, etc
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T3 Only Dosing Advice
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...- shltn
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T3 Only Dosing Advice
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...- shltn
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- Forum: Thyroid, DHEA, Pregnenolone, Progesterone, etc
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Gene's Nitric Oxide Stack
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.- shltn
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