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As I near 54 I’m interested in this type of thing….in fairness to myself I can say without reservation I’m in better physical / metabolic shape than most folks my age and still put the work in….however, I’m at the stage where if I “go for broke” trying to test myself the margin for error on...

I’m just hitting 25 mg twice a week….I really think I’ve been overdosing the whole time…I’m past the point of worrying about aesthetics…as long as I feel good, my “thumper” works a few times a week and my health markers are good, I’m good. Tired of shit being so complicated!!!

I may be able to tell you soon….I’m in the process of dropping my dose down to the lowest I’ve ever done in 12 years (50 mg a week)….i may become more of an expert on female dosages by the time this is over!!! Ha!

I’m with Vince….if you are not too “thick” 1/2 inch is fine for quad and deltoid….

Not asking you to “dispense medical advice,” but what would a protocol look like doing this? I get the transdermal EOD dosing, but how much Clomid and when? Daily, EOD? And youve actually seen an LH response while giving exogenous testosterone? I’m not trying to be a douchebag, I’m actually...

On the one occasion I tried a Clomid / HCG “restart,” I was instructed to wait 14 days after my last dose to start the protocol, and I SWEAR I felt better than I could remember in a long time the last few days before starting, with insane sexual desire…..hmmm…

I’m smelling what you’re stepping in….I’ve often myself wondered how it was “optimal” for EVERYONE to have stable levels all of the time, given the individual variations between individuals….and every where you look nowadays it seems like settled science “the more frequent the better”. I agree...

I heard Dr Kominiarek say he has some patients who do better on scrotal cream EOD, but he didn’t give any particulars. I don’t see how that doesn’t lead to big peaks and troughs, but what the hell do I know….I’m still trying to figure this shit out after 12 years….

Just clarifying because I’ve never heard of this before….is this done in an effort to eventually get off TRT, or is this the actual protocol…?

Sounds like you and I had a similar experience….I had a doc diagnose me with “subclinical hypothyroidism” and put me on Naturethoid…I quit taking it and didn’t notice any real difference.

One thing I didn’t add was when I was using the AI I was taking 1 cc a week, and as long as I kept my E2 somewhere under 40 I didn’t have problems, even with sky high test levels. The problem was I was so sensitive to anastrozole it was almost impossible to keep it from going too low. I...

I’m hearing that from a decent amount of folks lately…up till now I would’ve just thought it was bullshit or just in someone’s mind, but I may look into it…thanks!

You hit the nail on the head with the last sentence, and I’ve asked myself if that’s part of my issue, but I don’t think I have unrealistic expectations. I’m 53 and know I’m not gonna lift, have sex or overall recover and “feel” like I did when I was 25…but it just seems like I’ve never found a...

It’s funny you said something about the Enanthate cause there’s another guy on here that just switched to see if that makes a difference. I’ve never tried TE…and you are right, I should probably give the cream another go…then knowing my luck I ll get to a better spot and the F’ing FDA will stop...

Injection wise I’ve done from 200 mg a week with AI, no AI, all the way down to 60 mg a week….AI was a pain in the ass to keep regulated as I found I can drop my estradiol by just licking a compounded capsule (haven’t been on one for years)….I was 270 total T when I started, and I SUSPECT I have...

I looked into that (I’m not near as good of a researcher as some of the other posters on here)! Basically I found differing information, and nothing that directly studied DHT and anxiety….I suspect it’s like most things in this realm and highly individual…I’ve got a friend who swears by pellets...

Yeah…I actually got up to 30 ng/dl FT with TT in the 1200s on just 100 mg and I didn’t want to go up anymore because I just can’t get my hands wrapped around the idea it’s okay long term to run higher than that! I probably should’ve tried lowering it first before I threw in the towel on it...

I’m not currently on cream….I tried the Empower cream for a few months a couple years ago, but went back to injections due to the erection issue…I honestly felt pretty good on the cream vs. injections in all respects except for that (I take daily tadalafil also). I’m honestly just stuck in this...

This is slightly off topic, but I have two questions. First, what do you do when a patient goes on cream and feels better in most every way EXCEPT for erections? I was on two clicks of 20% cream (100 mg) and free T was 30 and estradiol was 59, with estrone twice the normal value. I ask this...

I’m not saying I learned a long time ago not to say anything is “impossible” in this arena, but I highly doubt you have permanent ED from taking 5 tamoxifen pills. If you are just starting TRT, there is an adjustment period where everything is in flux, and no two people are the exact same when...

I noticed years ago that higher estradiol gives me soft erections and I have trouble staying hard. I did the AI thing but it was too big a pain in the ass finding the right dose and I discovered I’m highly sensitive to anastrozole. I lowered my dose and don’t have the problem anymore.

I guess I’m neutral on this one….mine was small before and it’s still that way!

Naturally you find something that works and life is good at the same time the lovely federal government is trying to take it away so some Big Pharma company can introduce a high potency cream that costs $400 a month that insurance won’t cover.

I am highly interested in this, so I’m bumping it to see if there is any more info. Dr. Kominiarek made a video about persons with certain MAO-A SNPs not being able to tolerate androgens / estrogens. My degree is in the social science side of things, and I cheated and kicked my way through math...

I’ve kicked my own ass in my mind 2 dozen times for not being more proactive in researching things 12 years ago before I joined up for life…I don’t know how much difference it would have made, but I was going through a lot of family shit and just came through a divorce and was eating like shit...

This is my other piece of advice….if it does not seem to help and / or creates issues for you, DO NOT wait too long to start a proper recovery protocol. You ll know within 6-9 months if it’s for you if you start low and go slow…the older we get and the longer we are shut down the harder it is...

I’ll keep this simple. If your libido and erections are satisfactory I would explore ALL options for any other symptoms (sleep apnea, vitamin deficiencies, overtraining etc.) before taking the plunge. It has been good for me in terms of metabolic health markers / maintaining body composition...

Obviously we don’t all respond the same due to individual variations, otherwise we would all be on the same dosages of the same medicines and they would have the same efficacy and side effects. Science and studies and anecdotal evidence can guide this, but we are all our own n=1 in each...

I’ve wondered about these myself and have read they are the “gold standard” for social anxiety and panic disorder. My biggest concern would be if it increases norepinephrine if it would cause urinary retention. In my quest to replace Zoloft after it quit working I tried Effexor which is an...

To curb the fentanyl you’d have to secure the border….and we couldn’t have that happen…

I hear you….I wish like hell I didn’t have to take ANYTHING….but you are talking to a guy that has done CBT, Mindfulness / meditation, tried every OTC / *** combo, etc. And for me some of those things are very helpful for what I would call “normal” anxiety, tension. But when the BEAST rears...