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Nelson, could pregnenolone & DHEA be used in lieu of testosterone?

I would think it's more about the amount of calcium being consumed, as well as bioavailability in relation to stomach acid. @Systemlord might require more calcium in his diet due to biochemical individuality(from the the book of the same name by the late Dr. Roger J. Williams, PhD/Nobel prize...

Damn. You were doing great on Jatenzo. I feel sad reading this. When we chatted months ago, you were ebullient about your energy level and the connection with your young female trainer at the gym. It seemed that your years of struggle and persistence were finally paying off. You have to...

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Nelson, is your HCG compounded or do you purchase from India? Thanks.

I have read that. Topic digression. Experimented with melatonin on and off for years and it didn't help. Recently, after listening to top melatonin researchers on YouTube and talking with someone who takes daily high doses, I tried 100 mg in late afternoon, since I usually go to sleep around...

My psychiatrist prescribed propranolol for anxiety, as well to attenuate the various stress reactions I'm experiencing from being my wife's caregiver. It's widely used off label in that manner. Yes, it helps with the ongoing stress, it lowers BP, but if I take it at night, it worsens my...

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I certainly feel better, mood wise and in my behavior, which is a change from where I've been for far too long. My improved mood has made life better in my relationship with my wife, as well in being her caregiver. Alzheimer's is an ever changing and evolving disease, which will only get...

Thanks. I like the way it's improving mental health but when sleep quality declines, you're back to dealing with mood & stress issues. Yin/Yang. Weighing going to 3 injections a week or a much lower weekly shot, such as 130 or 140 mg.

Excellent! Question about sleep; I'm taking 100 mg Test E 2X weekly. After a month, I realized my sleep, already marginal, had deteriorated. And the only thing that changed was my testosterone dose. I bumped it up to determine if it would moderate my long standing depression and anhedonia...

Nelson, about six months ago, with my PSA not budging from 4.8, and concerned, I discussed biopsies with my urologist. He told me there was an FDA approved urine test for men with a PSA of 4 or higher that looks for a specific substance which is secreted by cancer cells. Being on Medicare, I...

11 years. West-Ward is the brand and I believe they were acquired by Hikma several years ago. No problems with it. I understand the feeling of a brand suddenly no longer being available. As I wrote, West-Ward/Hikma is the only brand of testosterone enanthate available in the US, other than...

In the States, all we have is Hikma Test E. Just picked up two vials from Publix, the large grocery and pharmacy chain in Florida. In fact, the price went down, which was quite a surprise, going from $63 per vial to $47, likely because Medicare can now negotiate prices. If Health Canada is...

I concur with @FunkOdyssey regarding subq injections. A few years ago I did them, daily, for several months. Though my labs looked good, it felt like I was injecting water. IM, regardless of injection frequency, IMO, is better, though I know there are men who respond well to subq. Basically...

It's on my 'wish list'. My urologist will prescribe but, now going on the third year, caring for my wife as her health declines. On just testosterone, most nights I get one erection but, for the future, want an erection that's reliable and will last for more than one round, like my younger days.

Call the urology department at Baylor, tell them where you're located and that you're looking for a urologist who prescribes TRT. I've read that Dr. Lipshultz prescribes 200 mg, weekly. If you feel good physically/mentally on your dose, labs and BP are in range, no problem. This isn't about...

That's good that they work with other pharmacies. I didn't find propionate as great as I'd read. For me, in general, with messed up sleep and circadian rhythms, I've found I get a better response with enanthate if I inject anywhere between noon and 6 p.m. When I was on cream, I took it in the...

The easiest way is to ask them. Send them an email. Also allergic or sensitive to BB/BA. They seem to use BA as the preservative in all their injectables. We get it; it's standardized for all their products and it's probably less expensive. But for one of the major compounding pharmacies in...

Congratulations! How long(weeks/months) once you brought down your dose, did libido and erectile function improve? I've been all over the place with dosing for years and now just tired of TRT. Living with untreatable bipolar, mostly depression and caring for my wife. For the foreseeable...

On rx Test E; sesame oil

Cottonseed oil was used extensively in snack food because, decades ago, everytime I ate potato chips, I'd get a mild headache, feel vaguely sick and have loose stools. I learned of it being a significant allergen from reading(before the Internet, LOL). Similar reactions when I began with Test...

Dr. Rand McClain starts all patients, if I'm correct, on a weekly injection of 200 mg and 1 mg of anastrozole. From a clinical perspective, easier to manage patients on the same protocol, then adjust as needed, though 1 mg of anastrozole gives people pause in the 'no ai, ever' realm. Then you...

I'm just commenting after listening to a webinar on YouTube by Dr. Neil Rouzier. He doesn't try, he says, to control E2. A question was asked; If a patient isn't responding to a given dose of testosterone(and he prescribes compounded cream) what does he do? He said raise the dose. The follow...

Yes, regardless of what dose you use, drop the ai. 'Natural levels' implies that you knew what your level was before libido and erections declined. Most of us don't know what endogenous levels we had when we were young(or younger) and sexual function was fine. Not just testosterone but DHEA...

Your doctor is more concerned, wrongly, of losing his medical license, than of helping a patient. I add my opinion that you need a new primary. As for testosterone, if you can afford it, go with a testosterone clinic unless you can find a urologist experienced in TRT.

IIRC, 20 mg, daily, for men who've undergone a nerve sparing prostatectomy.

Thanks. Just finished reading it. The DEA operates without oversight. Psychedelics might have been part of psychiatric medicine if not for Nixon's War On Drugs and the DEA. You know that members of Congress and the Senate who either need, or have family members who need ADHD medicine, are...

I'm in Cape Canaveral. Publix is the major grocery and pharmacy chain in FL. I use Test E and I always get my refills, usually a day or two after calling it in. Maybe once or twice I encountered a delay of a week because it was backordered. ShopRite is a big chain in NJ. Aside from...

My questions, too, and agree with @Frizzle; you're experimenting the right way; posting labs and what you're experiencing.

Thanks, Vince.