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IIRC cortisone acetate is what @Hormetheus used to supplement his cortisol production. How did you end up getting ahold of the stuff?

The way I am reading this, the only issue here is that we are measuring DHEA-S via bloodwork to see if our DHEA levels are good. The study is saying that it doesn't work like that...."and therefore serum DHEAS is unlikely to reflect bioavailable DHEA." Perhaps we need to be using an adrenal...

I am one of those that DHEA in the evening keeps me up at night. I take mine first thing in the morning

I had tendon pain for 1.5 years in my arms at both points where the tendon connects to the bicep and the forearm. I couldn't do any chin ups or arm curls at all. Too much pain. I'm 80-90% better after adding in MSM/glucosamine and collagen every day. I'd like to try nandrolone, but don't...

I had heard that kids were starting to use Immodium to try to get high and that at high enough doses bad things could happen. But I doubt that a whole slew of kids died. Meanwhile everyone else has to pay higher prices and suffer with those stupid blister packs. You can't even open them w/out...

Tell me about it. Here's another -- in your face -- situation brought to us by the FDA. I used to be able to buy a bottle of 96 Immodium pills for about $3-4. Well I can't anymore. The FDA mandated that Immodium now come in those individually wrapped blister packs. So now I can get a box of...

I fear you are right. I'm more worried about the compounded hormone issue, but they are both awful.

Thanks for chiming in Madman. I will be making an effort to remind DEFY use the EQ dialysis method next time they book my labs. They're still having everyone do direct immunoassay. I am assuming that Labcorp has EQ dialysis.

Another disaster brought to you by the nanny state. Thanks for the heads up Nelson

Big Pharma doesn't like competition.

"" Equilibrium dialysis methods are too complex for use in routine clinical chemistry laboratories."" Are they saying that we (everyday lab consumer) shouldn't be trying to get our free T measured by equilibrium dialysis at this point? FWIW: I'm with Defy. They still use the standard lab...

You got lucky. My neighbor ended up in the hospital after his Urolift. The doctor somehow nicked something in his urethra that wouldn't stop bleeding, which led to blood clots obstructing his flow. He was in a lot of pain bec he couldn't pee for many hours until the ER got him freed up. He...

I've got lots of diarrhea. Removing gluten didn't do anything for me. I'm starting to wonder if it is coffee that's giving me the trouble. I drink a lot of coffee so I don't know how I would even begin to quit drinking it.

Oh god yes. My wife gets really cranky any time I get the flu or am otherwise laid up. It works the same way every time I am out of commission. She gets all pissy about nothing and I have to remind her that I will get better. It's only temporary. I'm going to be fine. So yes absolutely...

Pretty impressive that your doc took the time on a Sunday to compose that helpful response.

Spot on. My wife told me that she wanted to get with me because I had lots going on when we met. That I had direction. I fairly regularly had to turn her down for dates cuzz I was either working or studying. All the other dudes had all the time in the world to be available to date her and...

Yes your experience is exactly what happened to me when I was on Armor thyroid. LIPIDS got better (lower LDL and higher HDL. My HDL reached 115 at its max) and SHBG increased (by around 15-20 IIRC, it's been 4 years). I also did not see any noticeable change in my free T3, T4 levels. Note...

Pre-emptive drama. Very smart. I'm wondering how you go about doing this. My technique is OK, not the most brilliant. I will start an argument with her, over something that I really could care less about. I let the argument go on for 3-5 back and forths and then I just stop participating...

Pretty cool. Where do you get the testosterone and what form does it come in?

FWIW I took 6.25MG Clomid 2 days in a row. The first day I felt a little wired and unsettled. The next day I was an anxious, paranoid mess. It was not a pleasant experience at all. After the 2nd day I never took another dose. Note: at the time I was on 120mg/week of T cypionate.

this accusation is very substantial. Had she been so inclined she could have caused serious harm to your career. All for what is an innocent and more importantly a research backed statement.

I guess that's good news for OP. He has high SHBG, so likely no NAFLD

WOW!

So if you have fatty liver, you might have low SHBG?

I don't have any insight on whether scar tissue from injecting is an issue of concern. But I do rotate sites often. I like to inject primarily SubQ into my love handles. This avoids any potential muscle damage. But there are a lot of potential sites for injection in your glute area and I...

Are you a fairly lean person? I know of 2 people who have pretty high SHBG and they are both very lean and active. I know of another 2 people who are more plump and they have low SHBG. It's a pretty low N. But that's what I know.

This is what bothers me. There are bad men, there are good men. There are bad women and there are good women. I have no axe to grind there. I don't believe either sex has a monopoly on evil. But I do take exception to the way the divorce industry has weaponized the court system to be highly...

What is the purpose of the AI in this protocol?

Interesting. I am usually somewhat low on E2. Perhaps boron can help me raise that if I use it longer term. Thanks for the info.

Wow that's some scary stuff. Might be worth it to get a bone density scan just to make sure you are not suffering from osteoporosis. It's alarming that they don't have any ideas on why your teeth went crumbly in the first place. Good lucky my friend.

I'd be interested in knowing how your heart responds when you go in for another checkup. Your case is particularly interesting to me. In the past and at higher doses I've had the being-out-of-breath symptoms while lifting and sometimes when lying down at night. Dropping my dose has lessened...