Search results

Thanks for the background. Most importantly, hang in there and keep trying things. Two things come to mind. You might at least have a conversation with a Hypnotherapist and see if they have any insights. Hypnosis might not reveal or resolve anything for you, but it might give you some insights...

Prolactin, thyroid and salt are three other things to consider. You can slightly lower prolactin by taking a low (600mg or less) dose of Chasteberry every other day. Low thyroid can affect a lot of things. The book The Salt Fix discusses that low salt can lower libido. More generally, if you...

Several other ideas...DHEA is helpful for some people and if it is cheap and available where you are could be worth a try. Melanotan 2 and/or PT-141 is worth a try IMO since they work on a somewhat different pathway (the melanocortin system) than androgens. I agree that a lower dose of T is step...

In the podcast linked below, Dr Gundry talks about the link between infection due to leaky gut and enlarged prostate. He says he fixed his BPH by fixing his gut issues. Most of mainstream medicine seems to still be very far behind on the topic of leaky gut so it is reasonable to think Dr. Gundry...

Did you try a lower dose?

In fairly healthy countries (e.g. Italy, Spain, until recently Brazil, Argentina and others) it is common for women in their 50s and sometimes 60s to have the body of what we in the US would consider to be a super-hot 20 year old. That has probably been the case for much of human existence.

HCG can apparently go for many days w/o refrigeration (there is another thread here about that) so if you're near the end of a vial, you could just take it with you and it would probably be fine. Otherwise, I would not increase anything (that is more likely to cause issues of some sort) and just...

That suggests some sort of issue with excess cortisol. You may also want to look into timing your carbs around activity to maximize NIMGU (Non-insulin mediated glucose uptake.)

A couple of ideas for you...if TRT is involved in your BPH it is probably via DHT so you might get that checked, HOWEVER it is much more likely that your BPH is due to some sort of infection, especially given your UTI issues. DR. Gundry recently talked about this on episode 299 IIRC of his...

I really appreciate your citizen science on this. I think the issue with authenticity is that some people seem to be high-responders to DHT compounds (like you clearly are) and others are non-responders or negative responders. So, if someone was using it for the first time they might not get a...

I've been very pleased with Defy and have nothing but good things to say about them, however as many others have chronicled on this forum, getting "dialed in" can mean many things and is often a lengthy process of trial and error. An experienced, specialized group like Defy could make that...

Is the affect of Andractim similar to what you're currently doing? It sounds like basically the same thing.

I have t low E2 also so I am trying to raise it myself. Some things that can lower estrogen are common supplements like zinc, so I would review what you're taking and see if anything blocks the aromatase enzyme. While it's possible your issues are driven by T, going with TRT can cause other...

What issues are you trying to address? Self-managing your hormones if you are in a good place to start with is generally a bad idea.

I'm 63 and no I've never used B/Tmix, but I don't think anything comes close to them. They are in their own league from what I've read, although there is the potential for psychological dependency. I would say that PT-141 makes about a 10-20% improvement and took the quantity, quality and speed...

It doesn't sound like any of the "treatments" remove the cause. In episode 299 of his podcast, Dr. Gundry says that there is emerging evidence that BPH is caused by a bacterial infection that stems from intestinal permeability (AKA "leaky gut") and that he fixed his own BPH by fixing leaky gut...

Minimum doses and intermittent use seem like a good general approach to trying to make "honeymoon periods" last as long as possible.

I take around 300mcg twice a week and I think it is one of the best erection promoters there is. Other than slight flushing (which goes away quickly), pronounced tanning affect if one is in the sun, and the need to be in fairly good erectile health in the first place, I think it is a must-use...

So far I can say that it helps for at least 6 days, primarily by helping me fall asleep much faster and to stay asleep better. I'm not injecting more frequently due to the potential for pituitary issues from the long-acting secretagouges, but there are Doctors (e.g. Dr. Yurth I believe) who are...

"the only thing I can see left when it comes to LBM retention during a cut". As Dr. Fung says, the Holy Grail of fat loss is maintaining or increasing metabolic rate. You may want to consider doing lower cals 2 or 3 days per week and normal cals the other days. Also, consider walking with a...

Something I recently restarted is CJC1295 (w/DAC) which is a growth hormone secretagouge, and it has massively helped my sleep. I take it once every two weeks at around 300-500mcg. It reminded me that growth hormone is well known to cause drowsiness but to help sleep overall, so it could be...

I'm curious if you find the gel to have a better or different affect from DHT-like compounds like proviron? Many people seem to get a panacea of benefit from DHT-related things (and I'm happy for you if you're one of them) but at least at low doses, I have never felt any benefit, but I haven't...

As I always say in situations like this, your tiredness could be due to a multitude of things, many of which are totally unrelated to testosterone or related hormones. You could have picked up some sort of infection or have mold exposure, you could be under-eating or over-training. Going too low...

We may be saying the same thing here. Many forward-thinking clinicians (e.g. Dr. Yurth) are coming around to the view that osteo-arthritis has an RA-like component which is what I was referring to regarding low-level food allergies. To further confuse matters, RA is often not-really...

clomid is easy to find online and would likely be your first thing to try anyway, so you can always experiment with that

My two cents...If a protocol is working well, don't change it!!!!! Or if you do and things get worse, go back to what worked ASAP. An overwhelming takeaway from the hormone space is that it is a very delicate balance and none of us knows what is really going on in our own bodies', much less...

What size needle are you using? I think there is a sound-based technique to break-up scar tissue which might help. Also, I would think forearm muscle might be similar to the leg muscle you are using. Edit: The most reliable way to deal with an issue like this is to try to figure out a way to...

I'm curious if clomid did the same thing?

I would blame the PUFAs in chicken before I would blame salt. And drawing blood into the digestive tract from eating anything that takes a while to digest is just as likely a culprit. As a leading Dr. says, chicken is the worst of the industrial Frankenfoods, and fried chicken is even worse.

People interested in the connection between nutrition and mental health should absolutely read the book Nutrient Power by Dr. William Walsh. He covers things like post-partum depression, violent behavior and lots of other things. More generally, this thread of responses is another example of...

What we really need is to have @BigTex back. His first-hand, citizen-science knowledge of Peptides is world class and no one else here is close to his level of knowledge on related topics. Hopefully he is doing well.