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My cortisol has always come back very low. Armour has seemed to raise it. I am currently taking R.E.D. From Mike mahler for adrenals. Dr. Delgado also has a great adrenal product. 60mg cyp .25mg AI eod. Posted my labs. TT 1245 E2 16 TSH 1.4 (.5-4.5) Ft3 mid range Ft4 mid range...

That's awesome Blackhawk. We are privy to the best docs in the business... and most of us know more than 95% of regular endos... it's all about tweaks and adjustments... bloodwork and feel... keep t high control e2 backfill pathways... my battle right now is with armour... feel amazing on it but...

The scale is showing weight gain and I can feel it absolutely 100%. Armour thyroid is making me gain weight... yet it helps tremendously with mood energy and cognitive function. Quite the dilemma. Any advice?

Pregnenolone also helped me with sleep and dreams. I take Preg cream from life flow and 25mg sublingual dhea nightly from life extension.

Maybe it's not gyno but it's something. Have needed more AI since I started thyroid. Read an article saying if your reverse t3 is high armour could make it worse I have no idea what my reverse t3 is. More bloated feeling, belly, and chest fat. maybe I'll taper down and see if it improves. From...

Thanks for the reply... what would classify a "bad batch?"

Why did u get off armour and switch to the others?

RATBAG why did you get off the armour? Are you on anything now for thyroid?

I shouldn't have said gyno. My body composition has definitely changed since starting armour... softer overall... breast enlargement... belly fat... yet it makes me feel great mentally. I read that article on 120 it's also on mercola. 60am/pm is a little too racy for me. You bring up an...

Body composition has absolutely changed since increasing armour. Just softer overall. Yet armour has been great for me mentally and energy wise. Numbers are mid range so don't signify hyper. That was my point to the thread... didn't mean to make it about gyno specifically.

Non sensitive 19. Anyway... even if I don't have gyno... my point was that it is definitely the armour that is causing the extra nipple sensitivity... so that was interesting to me. If I experiment and double my armour dose I notice it more. Yet armour has worked wonders for me mood and...

Thanks for the advice guys. It is so much better than its ever been. More frequent injections was the difference for me. Only a matter of time before daily. But so much easier to tweak and adjust this way. Steadier plane. And WAY easier to gauge e2 and AI dosing by Morning Wood and...

Hey Coast! Been on trt protocol about six months. Started armour about three months ago at 15mg/day then 30mg/day then 60mg/day. I wouldn't say hard lumps or discs. And not painful. It's soft and the nipple gets puffy. More so then ever before thats why I mention. If my e2 and prolactin...

My TT came back 1245 E2 19 Shbg 18 I just started armour thyroid 30mg AM/PM. I FEEL amazing on armour but I've notice since I've started armour more chest fat and what appears to be gyno symptoms even though e2 and prolactin are low. Have also noticed increased nipple sensitivity and...

Interesting I remember on 100mg twice a week you were only running .25mg AI twice a week. Now more frequent injections same weekly dose and you need more AI... Very interesting.

Vince what is your T protocol to go along with that AI dosing?

Bonetti, So what do you do? Low shbg guys have had success with more frequent injections... but (for me) does not eliminate the need for AI. The most success I have had is a steady t protocol and gauge e2 by morning wood then come close to establishing a protocol although it always varies...

The worst part about the Adex is cutting those pills... never exact... nor is the liquid dosing. I was running 50eod for a while TT was 1270... Free t thru the roof... e2 37... but still didn't feel great. E2 was too high despite a good ratio. I'm very sensitive to estrogen and very...

Yes I also use 29g 1/2 inch insulin syringe. There is no reason not to at this point.

I agree GA, Labs are important but only take a snapshot from one moment in time as estrogen fluctuates. For me erectile strength (morning wood) is the best indication of where my e2 is at. I'm on 100mg twice a week and .25mg anastrozole 24-36 hours post injection.

Nice post GA. 200mg/wk is still a very nice dose. And yes from everything I've seen it is absolutely the upper limit for TRT purposes. What's your AI schedule on that? Do you split up your doses?

I have to tell you I've experimented with lower doses and more frequent injections but personally I prefer 100mg (2x/wk). It's a high dose but it takes my trough in the 700-800 range. I do need an AI on this dose which is tricky but for me personally it's worth it.

Sounds good man!

Helboi, How's it going man? What did u end up doing?

Vince to answer your question this was 24 hours after last injection... right before next injection.

Vince I definitely don't think low e2 is the issue here.

i live in NY and I must drive to ct to get sensitive test... I will at 5-6 week Mark just wanted to see where I was at but regardless of labs I don't feel great. No hcg no AI just cyp daily for now.

Vince definitely feeling low t symptoms... What would your suggestion be? Move to 50 eod? Bump to 28 daily?

Protocol: 25mg cyp daily Labs: TT 759 (249-936) FT 214 (30-150) E2 26 (standard)... Shbg (22) Patient report: despite PERFECT numbers I don't feel great... No wood weak erectile function. It's only been 3.5 weeks on this protocol but things should have really stabilized already.

Yes it does. If you don't feel great at the four week mark... Draw labs then.

The graph on daily or eod injections shows that it takes 4-6 weeks to reach a steady state for Cypionate, like Vince said. Although if it's been almost three weeks you should be beginning to feel better.