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Most sociological studies are pure hogwash. It is quite difficult to design studies that effectively isolate the factors that they are studying.

What about adding an AI for the estrogen and keeping the cream. You can also add the AI as well as increase the cream beyond 25mg, while also reducing the injectable test. I use cream and injections myself. The combo has been very effective, almost too effective. It really is like being a...

I first started TRT w/out HCG and I did OK for 6 months or so, but after that I started to feel worse and worse for some reason. I felt so bad that I ended up quitting TRT all together. After a few years of no TRT, I decided to try it again, this time using HCG. The HCG has proven to be a...

Were you on injections before you were on cream? Cream has the reputation of converting more easily into E2. I am always low on E2, which is why I reduced my injections and added the cream. I needed the extra E2. For you though, the extra conversion to E2 may not be working in your favor.

My wife does a pretty good job of keeping me satisfied, but she's not on hormones. I can't ask her to do me twice a day, every day! It's just not fair to her. We've settled into a 4 times per week routine that works well for both of us. The good thing is, that I seem to feel as good no...

Some low SHBG guys end up having to use really low doses of T. Sometimes 60-80mg. Might be worth a try.

Correct. There's the DHT angle and then there's also the sex drive issue. If I use the full 2 clicks on my balls my sex drive just gets to be too much. Worse than being a teenager again. It's a good problem to have of course. But it can be a bit much.

I do 2 clicks a day. IIRC 2 clicks = 100mg. Although I only use a portion of 1 click on my on my scrotum. The rest goes on my forearms.

Excellent find Madman! Thanks for posting it.

So you are not even on T, but Defy will not let you simply get a thyroid panel unless you also get a T panel? What reason do they give for that?

I have 8% body fat. it is very difficult for me to pinch an inch of fat anywhere on my body. So I know the challenge of being lean. But for SubQ injects I use a 31G 3/8" needle. It's effortless and painless with that small of a needle.

Seems unlikely that it would be a cardiovascular issue at your age, unless you are a smoker and/or diabetic. Have you tried doses between 100mg and 200 mg? How often do you inject? What are you labs looking like?

How old are you?

What exactly about your thyroid levels are you worried about? Do you feel bad on keto?

Did you get ANY sideFX from Metf?

With thryoid and testosterone, my opinion is that the healthiest levels are the ones where you feel best at. Feeling good, or at least better, is your bodies way of telling you that this is where you should be. So in your case, I'd go w/ the hyper side of things.

I noticed this too. I have only ever used Cypionate. But 1 particular brand of it gives me a horrible reaction. I just feel terrible on it. Cypionate is supposed to be cypionate. It shouldn't matter who makes it. But that has not been my experience.

I'm following you now. Thanks for elaborating for me.

Gotcha. But isn't what you said earlier saying something different? "" Ok, here's the first claim: two guys chosen at random on TRT with the same doses: Relative SHBG levels between the guys will not be predictive of relative free testosterone. ""

Wait what? This is new to me. From what I always understood, a higher SHBG results in lower free T, because higher SHBG binds up more of the T, so you get lower free T. Conversely, lower SHBG will bind up less of the T, leaving the patient with higher free T. And you are saying that this is...

Probably you could. I have used ritilin in the past as well. It is very effective. Way more effective than caffeine. I cup of coffee will tide me over for 1-2 hours. Ritilin works for 3-4. Extended release even longer. BUT, since ritilin is a controlled substance it is more of a pain to...

Thanks Captain. Very perceptive of you actually. On cortisol labs (the 4 times a day saliva type) I typically do measure low normal, except for the 10PM reading when I am high, which interferes with sleep of course. Trouble is, I have not found a way to get my morning and noon cortisol...

I do feel better on hydro-c. But it is not something I want to take for the rest of my life. I would also be concerned about the impact of exogenous cortisol would have on cardiovascular health as well as diabetes implications

Oh certainly. I tried everything to try to get dialed in on T3 only. At one point I started taking 5mcg at 8, 5mcg at 9, 5mcg at 10, etc. I always got the same reaction. I would be fatigued up until a certain point and then the next 5mcg dose would start feeling hyper symptoms. I don't get...

I am sub clinically hypo. My free T3 and T4 are in the low normal range. Yes I was taking it daily. I was hoping that the T3 would improve my fatigue. Armour has been better for that. But even Armour does not act as caffeine does. Note though that getting dialed in with armour has made the...

T3 did not work at all like caffeine for me. T3 had a 1-2 hour time to onset effect that was inconsistent. And T3 never gave me that good "up" feeling that caffeine does. And as mentioned 5mcg is pretty weak sauce. I titrated up to 20mcg at one point and that was too much. Let me tell you...

Dr. Mercola has said that his traffic from Google is WAY WAY down. I know I know. Mercola isn't everyones cup of tea. But he's right and early on a lot of stuff in the health space.

Are you saying that he had created more posts saying he was doing well, but now the posts have disappeared?

Yeah especially if you didn't notice any impact. The fewer variables you have in your protocol the easier it is to diagnose problems.

Your English is quite passable and better than many of fellow Americans!

8mg is a decent dose. But to really rule it out I would try 12mg. But I gotta tell ya, I have not heard of low cortisol being a cause of lack of libido before. Unless cortisol was really really low. Then you'd be too exhausted to perform anyway. In any event there's likely no harm in...