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Thanks Vince. I take 25 mg of DHEA before bed too and I sleep like a log. I'm in bed before 10 pm and I pop up refreshed every day at 5:30 am. Thanks for the info about DHEA as it relates to estradiol and testosterone. Did not know that. So far so good but I'll remember that for future...

Vince HCT seems to stay around 48. I don't need phlebotomy or blood donations. Lucky I guess! I feel good on this protocol and in my recent consult they didn't say anything about the Free T so I assume they aren't concerned about it. I don't know the side effects or dangers of high Free T so it...

Honestly I don't know the answer to that. I am doing pretty darn well on the current protocol so hate to tinker with it unless I get symptoms that need to be addressed. Will keep this in mind though!

Note: This information is anecdotal and from one person only. I'm not recommending or suggesting anything - just sharing what happened to me. Six months ago Defy recommended that I try DHEA supplementation at 25 Mg/day for low libido. Libido didn't change but three things did! 1) I changed...

You said it is really bothering you but I notice you didn't say it is really bothering your girlfriend or wife or... I guess I should just use the word partner. I can't speak for male partners but if you're into women then the truth is they just don't care. Learn what she likes and doesn't...

At my age (63) my wife and I find that late in the day is not a good time. We did some experimentation and found I can usually get and maintain an erection before about 5 pm but afterward it is more like a 20% chance. By 8 or 9 PM it drops to almost no chance. After switching to late morning or...

Yes it sure seems nice to not have to care about IM or Sub Q. It makes sense to experiment first and determine if one or the other makes a difference, but if not, then you get to eliminate some complexity. just pin it somewhere and go.

i tried IM and SUB Q for several months each. Could not notice a difference in labs nor in how I felt. I use a 27 GA 1/2" needle. That seems to provide a good balance between painlessness and load time. I would use a thinner needle except oil based T takes a while to load with a small needle...

I'm with Vince. In the past I was on Atkins, then was vegetarian for 20 years, VEGAN for 7 years, and practiced extended fasting periodically. I was strict. Eventually my health started to decline despite "clean" living and "perfect" diet. Went on the Ketogenic diet two years ago and reversed...

Good luck! Will be very interested to hear how things go. It can take a while to find the sweet spot with your Trimix dosage but many of us have found it to be quite reliable and predictable once we get the dosage and protocol dialed in. I went for 5 years with no erections like you but now I...

I never met him but I got significant benefits from the information at Peak Testosterone. He did a great service to many men through the information he shared freely. Sorry to hear about his passing.

I feel for you. It's a tough situation compounded by your health issues and medication. Bottom line for me though (having been there) is: once the trust is gone it's almost impossible to get it back. And trust is the foundation of any relationship. Without it there is no way forward. I look...

Well said. It is easy to overthink this stuff and then obsess over it. I can tell no difference in absorption or effectiveness whether I inject sub-Q or IM and my labs show similar results either way. So why complicate it? Just pin it and get on with your life.

I take it with my evening meal. without DHEA: no nocturnal erections nor morning wood. With DHEA: strong nocturnal erections almost every night. I have noticed no other effects. That doesn't mean there aren't any - just that I haven't noticed.

Simple math: 5/0.3 = 16.666 Are you sure you're using .3 ml per injection rather than .03? .3 is 30 units on an insulin syringe. .03 is 3 units on that same syringe.

Vince that's excellent advice.

It took me two weeks for the worst symptoms of low E2 to go away and 4 weeks for E2 levels to return to previous blood test levels. Everyone is different and every crash is probably different too.

Interesting. I have the opposite experience. Without DHEA I have no morning wood and no nocturnal erections. When I take 50mg per day I get nocturnal erections almost every night and frequent morning wood. Prior to this I went for at least 2 decades without nocturnal or morning erections. TRT...

I also use a medicool syringe case when I travel. I don't actually use the cooling gels for T but if I travel with HCG or trimix then I do try to keep it cool. However don't obsess over it. I've had prefilled syringes of both of these for a week in non-refrigerated conditions while I travel and...

Thank you Nelson. It's great that you keep on finding these studies and you keep us informed.

Thanks Vince!

Welcome! Lots of good info here and good people.

I recently had my doctor tell me that my lipid panel is among the best he's seen in years. Didn't tell him I am a regular consumer of coconut oil.

I find the opposite is true for me. But everyone is different. Carbs make my energy level and mood fluctuate up and down quite noticeably. On the ketogenic diet my energy level and mood are very good and very consistent. Note that I was diagnosed as diabetic before cutting out carbs. It is...

Refrigerate it right away. I have had refrigerated vials last for a year and still keep their potency. Some guys freeze it and then thaw it when they are ready to use it. Others load and refrigerate several syringes then freeze the vial until it is time to load more syringes.

Thanks for the update! Glad you got a bit better response. I almost always feel a pinch and I get a dot of blood occasionally. Perhaps 1 out of 15 times. I also have to push much harder to penetrate the penis than I do when performing IM or SQ. Skin penetration seems easy but getting...

Mine was 51.2 last month so I was advised to donate blood. Three weeks later it was 46.4.

Maybe you need a harem Vince! :cool:

Good luck Vince! I look forward to hear how things go for you.

Thanks Vince! Pretty much says it all. :)

Yes SHBG will help your doc dial in your protocol. Did you have DHEA tested? Not that it is a cure-all but if low then it can have an effect on libido, sensitivity, climax, and other erectile issues. Some seem to benefit from it and some not. that's why a good knowledgeable doc and good labs are...