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    Can DHEA cause fatigue and weakness?

    When I began taking DHEA 25mg I was taking it in the morning with my breakfast. DHEA made me tired and groggy, I went off and on with it for 9 months or so. I finally started taking it in the PM, about a hour before bedtime. The strange groggy feelings soon vanished and DHEA began to help my sleep.
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    Thyroid - Am I overdosed or Underdosed?

    No, I am not 100% sure. I've only had FSH pulled. Its been anywhere from 1.03 to 1.45 though. I'm currently waiting on insurance to clear my sleep study, I really hope they find the cause of my fatigue. I never used to be this way, it all started around the same time. the loss of morning...
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    Thyroid - Am I overdosed or Underdosed?

    You have raised a interesting question from me. Since my 20's (43 now) I have had Eczema, this came on suddenly with no warnings at all. It appeared solely on my face, mainly in the "puffs" of my cheeks. I used 1% Hydrocortizone Cream, and used it for years (about 20 years)! My Eczema seemed to...
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    Really need some help on trying to sleep, cortisol is highest at 12am

    I am trying, started taking A-Drenal by RLC Labs. This seemed to give me a daytime boost, but did nothing to correct my sleep patterns. Recently I began Pregnenolone, it was recommended to use at night before bed but I found myself unable to fall asleep. I changed the dose to the morning, and...
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    Really need some help on trying to sleep, cortisol is highest at 12am

    Curious if mine has this same goof up. I took my first swab upon waking up at 2:45am and all throughout the day, that 2:45am swab seems to be my highest point. Here I am currently sitting at 2:10am posting, another long and tiresome day ahead. Ive begun taking pregnenolone 2 times during the...
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    HCG from overseas

    source please
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    Life Extensions - DHEA good or bad ?

    Does the "ed" mean every day? This seems like a awful lot of Anastrozole!
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    HCG potency from different brands?

    It is my understanding that Hallandale is not licensed to ship medications to states they once were licensed too ship. This sucks for those who do not seem to respond to Empowers HCG for whatever reasons. I ended up having to double my normal intake/dose instead of just 100ui over the normal. So...
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    Daily injections question

    My HCT went from 49.5 on e3.5d injections to 47.9 on EOD injections. Ive never once donated blood and the year I have been on TRT my HCT has slowly been climbing up until now.
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    HCG potency from different brands?

    I honestly do not know. I have not done enough lab work with one or the other to see any changes. I had been with Empower for quite some time, and only due to the hurricane here in Houston that allowed me to end up with Hallandale again. It had to be purchased in FL and mailed to me as...
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    Primary Hypogonadism and TRT to Secondary Hypogonadism with HCG

    I think your private endo has it backwards. Primary is when LH is in range, but the testicles are not producing enough Testosterone.
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    HCG potency from different brands?

    I am going to be the odd man out here but here goes...For me, and I have no reasons why, but I seem to respond better to Hallandale's HCG. The testies are fuller, softer, and I also seem to have more libido when using the Hallandale HCG. To supplement this I have had to increase my HCG does by...
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    Injection question: Needle size and length

    Depending on where you inject, it may be subQ or a Shallow IM. I use a 27 gauge 1/2 inch Insulin syringe to inject Shallow IM into the delts, and the same syringe for HCG as subq in stomach fat. depending on your body fat, it may be a shallow IM in the glutes for you. With shallow IM any place...
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    Switching from MWF to Daily Testosterone Injections. Follow My Results!

    Switching from e3.5d injections to EOD took my Hematocrit from 49.5 (late august) to 47.5 (early december) in 3 months. This is the lowest I have been since starting TRT. I have yet to donate any blood (knock on wood). It has also lowered my estradiol, where I took AI of .22mg 3 times a week...
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    Latest Labs - Low E2 and High DHT

    I've heard bad bad things about finasteride, definitely dont want nothing to do with that! Finasteride is the reason some guys are here and on TRT, curious why even bring that up.
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    Latest Labs - Low E2 and High DHT

    What about DHT being high? This is the first time we tested DHT, I kind of figured it would be low due to injections with no cream usage. You are right, 19.7 isnt really low and I did feel OK here. But having increased the AI again right after this blood draw, I need to go back to AI twice a...
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    Latest Labs - Low E2 and High DHT

    Around the beginning of October I had a protocol change, I went to EOD T injections, with HCG also going EOD, injected on none T days. After a week or so I felt pretty darn good, libido was solid for the first time. I tend to aromatase so I kept my AI of 0.22mg on Mon Wed Fri. About a month into...
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    Consult with Defy

    I've always dealt with Melissa, she is great and will consult with Dr Saya if need be.
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    Life Extensions - DHEA good or bad ?

    Just my luck, I get 2 posts recommending Pure, then 2 for Life Extensions. lol Thanks everyone for the feedback. I'll stick with the Pure, and maybe check out Life extensions on my next order. Did a search and set to read them in the morning!
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    Life Extensions - DHEA good or bad ?

    Appreciate the reply's. I was able to cancel the Life Extensions order, picked up Pure brand DHEA and Pregnenolone.
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    Life Extensions - DHEA good or bad ?

    I've noticed many here are using Life Extension for Pregnenolone, while on Amazon searching up some Life Extension Pregnenolone to order, I seen they offer DHEA as well. Being their Pregnenolone seems to be up to par, is it wise to assume the DHEA is as well? I currently have been getting my...
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    Defy Medical and Insurance

    I have United Health Care, the plan I chose through my work has a low deductible and instant coverage on Dr visits at $25 a pop. The only downside is I am limited to a "Network" or Dr's and unfortunately Defy isn't one of them. They do however cover my labs at 100%. I asked if they will cover...
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    Am I having high estrogen symptoms?

    I hope you get it sorted out, for me EOD is still proving to be the best move Ive made thus far on TRT. Maybe you will need to increase you dose a little? If there was no high E2 at 100mg every 3.5 days I dont see how you would have a high E2 now. Best wait for a full set of labs to get the...
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    I took a peek at my Labs

    This has me somewhat worried myself now. I recently switch to EOD, and for once I feel great! Doing lab work tomorrow and I hope it doesnt come back high in TT or FT, hate to have to go and mess with getting me dialed in again. Took nearly a year to find my happy spot. Looking forward to your Dr...
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    How Accurate Are Home DNA Tests?

    I noticed in my Prometheus results the mentioning of 23andMe providing abnormal readings on some SNPs and they are to be considered as false. There were labels for Ancestry and MyHeratige as well, but 23amdMe seemed to pop up quite a bit more than the others. Is Enlis Genome available for the...
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    How Accurate Are Home DNA Tests?

    I did one through Ancestry and was surprised with my results. From Ancestry you can download your RAW DNA and then submit it to other places such as MyHeritage to locate more family matches. More importantly you can submit the DNA to Prometheus. Prometheus takes the DNA and looks at health, what...
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    Latest blood test sucked. Could use some advice for upcoming consult.

    Curious if there are any improvements? One thing I noticed I was dong incorrectly when reconstituting my HCG is not drawing the same amount of air out as the bacteriostatic water I pushed in thus leaving my HCG under tremendous pressure. My latest Empower vial of 11,000ui I did remove this air...
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    How quickly does E2 drop after lowering test dose?

    must be good as that is the last post he made, over 1 year ago ;)
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    Anyone Seeing SHBG Increasing With Frequent, Small Injections?

    It has taken me about a year to get the true full benefits of TRT. By full I mean confidence is now daily vs every few days. Libido is now more solid instead of coming and going as it pleased. Anxiety is managed, as well as stress. Began losing that extra weight in the middle section of my body...
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