Search results

2 clicks of 5% cream every morning applied to scrotum. Then T Cyp at night. I have actually recently started injecting less frequently, going every 3 days instead of daily, but that should be a new thread.

Defy Medical is happy to announce that we now have 8 full time providers consulting with patients at Defy Medical! The addition of two providers has allowed us to offer more flexibility with the appointments that are available. Our providers are completing consultations Monday – Friday, as...

The link is working now.

You may also want to consider talking to your doctor about switching to and/or supplementing injections with high-powered compounded cream. When applied to the scrotum, it will raise DHT and it made all the difference for me personally.

It was grapeseed when I was on it. I was told they do something to balance the PH level and that’s why Empower’s Prop doesn’t sting. I forgot about this thread and should have updated it, so I will do it now. I think that ultimately being on Prop with low SHBG isn’t the best thing to do. You...

Are you able to edit your own posts now?

We completed some important web site upgrades tonight. All posts and information in the site are left just as they were before the updates and you should notice that the site running much faster now. IF you notice any problems please report them here so that they will be brought to my attention.

Dr. Crisler, could you elaborate on what your anti-inflammatory regimen was/is? Discounted Labs has an inflammation panel: https://www.discountedlabs.com/inflammation-panel - C-Reactive Protein (CRP) - CK- Creatine Kinase (or Creatine Phosphokinase – CPK) - Ferritin - Homocysteine - Lactic...

I thought I would share my experience with this. I recently bought the Health+Ancestry service from 23andMe for $199. It gives you a decent but vague fortune-teller-esq look at what you are or aren't predisposed to. "You are likely to...". But they give you the raw DNA lab result data to...

I'm certain that the formulations/strengths have changed over the years since this thread started, but I'm surprised at the starting dosages still being mentioned. There are many different strengths of Tri-Mix, and it's best to start very, very conservatively to see what happens. A local...

There is a urologist where I live who is willing to give me a script for anything that Dr. Saya prescribes if I wanted to run it through insurance. I haven't taken him up on it since the compounded medications are inexpensive and are more convinient, but it's nice to know that the option is...

It seems as though E2, T3, Vitamin D have no effect for me as well. My last SHBG result was 17. It was 18 before starting TRT. You have a good point. I saw some claims of Clomid raising SHBG by 30%, but that really wouldn't mean anything.

Has anyone tried this? Clomid while on TRT does not work for the purposes of what Clomid is intended for. But could Testosterone + Clomid raise SHBG?

I have used Lipo-C (APS) and it gave me energy as well as a Vitamin B taste in my mouth with every injection. I used 5/8 needles and no burning. Didn't see noticeable fat loss. And I have also used L-Carnitine (Empower) and saw some fat loss injecting 1ml every day. It was subtle, but...

Some of us are a type of low SHBG unicorn where nothing really works well. I can assure you that low SHBG is not all that it's cracked up to be. I don't feel that increasing/decreasing SHBG is a good idea because ultimately you have to also alter other things in order to do that and you disrupt...

How are free estrogens managed (If at all) if too high/low? I'm going to request this the next time that I have my Estradiol checked just to see wehat it is at.

A lot of caution should be used with the AI's. That same dose of Anastrozole almost completely wiped out all of my Estradiol. And I am a low SHBG guy who is supposed to be prone to aromatization problems. AI's are powerful drugs.

I'm almost convinced that my problem is genetic too. The low SHBG and associated symptoms are a side effect of something else. I've been reading about androgen insensitivity syndrome, 5-AR insensitivity, and Klinefelter's. I'm not as bad as some of you - I do have improved energy from switching...

You bring up a good point. It is less than what the T Cyp costs per vial, but since it's half the concentration you go through it twice as fast assuming the same dose. I don't have the receipt here but I want to say that a 10ml of Prop cost like 80% of what 2 5ml vials of T Cyp was. It was less...

My vial says grapeseed, and it's 100mg/ml. I'll try to remember to ask and see if I can get any specifics when I get a refill. I'm currently injecting 0.2ml and supplementing with cream, but I've tried 0.25ml a couple of times with no problems.

Try the Prop from Empower. I've used it every day since early March and have had absolutely zero pain. It's also slightly less viscous than Cypionate.

That is great to hear. I cannot wait to try this. ERO, have you ever had any genetic testing done?

Vince, you are also injecting, correct? Do you apply the cream along with the injection, or do you split it up throughout the day? I'm thinking since it goes through me so fast that I should keep injecting in the morning and then apply cream in the afternoon in order to spread the T around more...

I have not seen much about Dr. Calkins and seeing as how he is still fairly new, I thought that I would post about my experience with him. I was in Tampa this week on business and was able to time a followup consult while I was down there and go to Defy in person. It is a nice place. Dr...

I agree, it's in no way scientific. The number keeps going down though so I'll take it. It could have been water bloat and that's why I weigh about the same between the different esters. If you are already doing daily then give the Prop from Empower a try. I don't think you will be disappointed.

Yes, upped the Prop to 20mg daily and I'm adding 1 click of 50mg cream daily as well.

I switched from daily T Cyp to Prop. If you get it from Empower then there is zero sting when injecting. Lab results comparison here. https://www.excelmale.com/forum/showthread.php?10386-Injecting-Testosterone-Propionate-on-a-Daily-Basis Testosterone clears my body very fast. I'm thinking it...

My next consult with Defy is next week when I'm down there in Tampa, so I'm definitely going to bring that up. Once things stabilize I think it would be neat to see results from a blood draw say 4 hours post injection and then another one 22-23 hours post injection to see what changed and by how...

Less than 24 hours. Here are the collection times. 10/25/2016 07:44am 12/08/2016 07:40am 04/25/2017 07:19am I always do injections between 8:45-9:00am unless I'm traveling for work. Like madman said it is a fast ester but wow, it is really, really fast for me. I do feel pretty good, but I...

Yes, I stopped taking it about a week ago because I was thinking that it was going to end up lower than it did. If E2 goes up enough that I start feeling any symptoms then I have enough Anastrozole caps left to spot treat it until I can get a refill and proper dose adjustment. I didn't feel any...

Finally, the test results are back. Here is a comparison of lab results along with subjective changes. For reference, I am 38 years old. My SHBG is currently at 17.4 nmol/l, down from 21.9 last summer. 10/25/2016 - T Cyp 80mg every 3.5 days (Shallow IM, 1/2" 28g insulin syringe) -...