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My trimix sucks, what strength should I have?
Madman, your post has been VERY informative, dare I say the most relevant post for me that I've ever read on the board here. My mistake in thinking of penis blood flow is that I was thinking in terms of absolutes - that you need high pressure to completely shut off blood flow exit to build the...- Melody68
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- Forum: Testosterone Basics & Questions
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My trimix sucks, what strength should I have?
Hey Madman, your memory that I got a penile ultrasound is impressive. That experience was a little disheartening. There was a significant fee payable for the test. The doctor came in, injected me, and said he'd be back in 10 minutes to do the scan. But, he was back in no more than one or two...- Melody68
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- Forum: Testosterone Basics & Questions
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My trimix sucks, what strength should I have?
Hey guys, I'm 69, take TRT, and have been using the Trimix prescribed by a urologist, with a formula of 20mg/1mg/25mcg, for a few months now. It works, but not that well. After injection, I'll kinda sorta get a 6/10 erection which can then be manipulated by me to an 8/10, which isn't bad, but...- Melody68
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- trimix strength
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- Forum: Testosterone Basics & Questions
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Advice and next steps. 38 years old with 305 total t
You can consider yourself fortunate to have the excellent commentary from the experienced members above, who are all, in my opinion, bang on the money with their advice. You don't talk much about your symptoms, other than to call them "the usual symptoms". You need to go back and question...- Melody68
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- Forum: Introductions
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Help identifying this arm injury??
Wow, terrific help from a terrific bunch, thanks all very much. I've just read the entries and will reread everything to make sure that I'm not missing anything. Truthfully, you couldn't buy this caliber of help . . . Something also that's extraordinarily helpful, is to have confirmation that...- Melody68
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- Forum: Workouts & Routines
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Did I hit a nerve?
I've never tried the shoulder, but I hear it works OK. Really the thigh for me is pretty good; I might hit a nerve once every few months or so. Feels a little like an electric current, but not super bad. Yes, you do get a bit gun shy after it, just get back on the horse. Make sure you're...- Melody68
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- Forum: Testosterone Basics & Questions
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Did I hit a nerve?
What size needle are you using? I use a fixed insulin 1/2" 27g which works quite well for IM. I'm not super experienced, but I suspect that if you hit a nerve you would feel it right away. I've been injecting IM into the thigh for over a year now and once in a blue moon I will hit a nerve...- Melody68
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- Forum: Testosterone Basics & Questions
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Help identifying this arm injury??
I'm 69 and have been taking T for a year and lifting weights for 8 months now. I like the board members here and hope they can help me with yet another problem. My left arm is my non-dominant arm and if I'm looking at it with a straight arm, palms up, the pain is at the inside crease, but near...- Melody68
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- biceps curl
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- Forum: Workouts & Routines
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American men are hungry for injectable T: A legion of new health clinics are serving it up
I'm 69 and started TRT just last year, largely because I would fatigue easily when exercising or doing physical work; it has helped me that way. As a younger person I would have my T tested occasionally, and it was on the lower side if not actually considered low. I prefer to be humble, but...- Melody68
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- Forum: Testosterone and Men's Health Articles
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Severe Muscle Pain from Crestor?
Agree. Smaller doses of statins maintain close to the effectiveness of the larger dose while often reducing the exposure to negative side effects dramatically. I always made it a point to try 1/2 of the prescribed statin dose before going to the full dose, with excellent results. When it...- Melody68
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- Forum: Health & Wellness
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Does arthritic elbow mean I can't lift weights?
I'll stay away from the ice. For so many years I inhaled on the quick negative movement, and inhaled with exertion. Now if I lower the weight to a count of 4, I discovered my breathing got all screwed up, ha! I'm still deciding whether I go one long exhale, or fit an inhale breath in there...- Melody68
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- Forum: Workouts & Routines
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Got Test results after 3 months 1% T-Gel . . . very rattled!
This is old thread . . . I did go on T enanthate (TE) at that time and it was/is much, much better than the gel. Basically it works, where the gel didn't. I inject once every four days (easy to do, just have a calendar handy); I used a 5/8" 27G needle from Sol M for the longest time, injected...- Melody68
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- Forum: Blood Test Discussion
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Does arthritic elbow mean I can't lift weights?
Hey Guided, this is fantastic information, more than I could have hoped for. I'll start with the non-invasive suggestions and then work my way up from there. I lifted weights at various times in my life, never seriously, just Joe Weider garage stuff. But one thing I always seemed to believe is...- Melody68
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- Forum: Workouts & Routines
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Anyone Used Hikma Testosterone Enanthate?
I use the Hikma brand. I started about a year ago on the Delatestryl and liked it a lot, no side effects. Then a few months after I started they discontinued Delatestryl, which was disappointing to me. But I replaced with the Hikma brand and I don't notice any difference, seems to be pretty...- Melody68
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- Forum: Testosterone Basics & Questions
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Does arthritic elbow mean I can't lift weights?
Hi, I'm 69 and started lifting some weights when I started T a year ago, but stopped soon after. I thought I had started too fast and given myself a case of tennis elbow. I gave it 7 months of rest; it got a bit better so I started lifting again. I've been lifting about 5 months and have made...- Melody68
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- elbow pain
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- Forum: Workouts & Routines
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About to Start a New Protocol
Short term gain vs long term pain. C'mon Systemlord, there are limitations to every statement; for example, can a chronic pain sufferer be allowed to dose until "they feel their best"? If so, you know what happens . . . You need both forms of feedback; you need to listen to what your body...- Melody68
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- Forum: Testosterone Basics & Questions
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About to Start a New Protocol
Exactly. And in layman's terms . . . because many men, especially older men, have compromised "this and that", juicing yourself with excess hormones will/can backfire in ways that you're guaranteed not to like. At my highest 84mg/wk dose, measured in the trough, my TT was 29.5 (8.4-28.8) and...- Melody68
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- Forum: Testosterone Basics & Questions
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About to Start a New Protocol
I'd go back to the endo. I'm 69 and scored high TT and FT (in excess of the normal range) on 84 mg T enanthate. I then had a TIA, which many suggest could be related to excess T from TRT for older men. Realizing that I was playing with fire, I've since reduced my dose, which still leaves me...- Melody68
- Post #21
- Forum: Testosterone Basics & Questions
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Starting TRT Soon
I think the A-Fib has gone away since reducing the dose, but as always things are hard to say. After the TIA, I was required to wear a holter heart monitor 24 hours a day for two weeks (what a hassle . . .). During that time, they later told me that I had 2 episodes of A-Fib; one lasted 30...- Melody68
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- Forum: Testosterone Basics & Questions
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Starting TRT Soon
I'm 69 and started out very conservatively at 70mg/wk. I had OK results, but impatience drove me to boost myself to 84mg/wk (where . . . "yes, I felt better"). After 3 months of that, my TT was 29.5 nmol/L (8.4 to 28.8) and my FT was 744 pmol/L (179-475) - both much too high. Clearly I'm a...- Melody68
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- Forum: Testosterone Basics & Questions
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Good first Trimix experience, but questions remain . . .
I thought I'd update my story thus far. After trying the 16 units and realizing that the effect was much like what I was getting when I took only 8 units (except for the extended duration), I started to feel my success with the Trimix would not be dose dependent. It did feel very much like a...- Melody68
- Post #23
- Forum: Testosterone Basics & Questions
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T.Cyp 100 mg/week - Night sweats, anxiety
You shouldn't immediately make the assumption that whatever ails you is tied to this point where you're getting your T dialed in. You may have something entirely different going on . . . because of that you should get a complete workup with your doctor. Night sweats can be caused by many...- Melody68
- Post #38
- Forum: Testosterone Side Effect Management
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Joint Pain and Supplements
I had a problem with sore joints when I first started TRT; I started in too quickly, and then you get sore. I learned a few things though, aside from taking your time getting into it and then a long, slow warm up. I discovered that the solution to my shoulder problems and all the popping and...- Melody68
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- Forum: Nutrition and Supplements
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Good first Trimix experience, but questions remain . . .
Update, tried 13 units a couple of days ago; same 8.5 max erection as when I tried 11 previously. Went away in 3 hours. But disturbingly, I note that unless the physical stimulation is constant, it starts to lose pressure and soften to a 7.5 or 7. I had the same problem with Viagra. Could...- Melody68
- Post #21
- Forum: Testosterone Basics & Questions
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Good first Trimix experience, but questions remain . . .
Tried 11 units today; it was pretty good with a 8.5/10 erection, I think I'm finally getting close to my ideal dose. It also stuck around for about 3 hours afterwards in the form of a softer but not yet bendable erection. Next time I'll try 13 units; it could be that I settle eventually around...- Melody68
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- Forum: Testosterone Basics & Questions
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Good first Trimix experience, but questions remain . . .
Hey Mooseman, your post above and from last Thursday have been on my mind since I read them; it's early still, but thus far I'm thinking that's what will happen to me. It's been about the same as my failing Viagra, and you hit the nail on the head when you described losing erections between...- Melody68
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- Forum: Testosterone Basics & Questions
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Good first Trimix experience, but questions remain . . .
OK, fourth time, went back to the 5/16" 30g needle with 8 units; injected pretty well. Disappointingly, the erection was only marginally better than the first time when I took only 3.5 units. It was maybe a max 7.5/10; without massage it quickly goes back to a 6.5. So I know one thing for...- Melody68
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- Forum: Testosterone Basics & Questions
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Good first Trimix experience, but questions remain . . .
Ok, tried Trimix for the third time, this time with 8 units. The first two times were with the shorter 5/16" 30g needle, and they only worked when I pushed the needle in extra hard, so I thought I'd try a longer 1/2" 29g needle. The 29g is OK, no extra pain, but . . . it didn't work. I put the...- Melody68
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- Forum: Testosterone Basics & Questions
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Good first Trimix experience, but questions remain . . .
Even though I'm very early in the Trimix game, I'm kind of fearful that it'll give me an "adequate" erection, but also won't knock my socks off. I probably feel like that because I've read about those lucky users who've had super rigid erections, and frankly I'd like to surprise my wife with...- Melody68
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Good first Trimix experience, but questions remain . . .
Really I'm hating all this talk about broken needles, especially in my dick. You would think that if it did break you could retrieve it with some tweezers (I'll now keep tweezers on hand when I inject), but you'd have to have the presence of mind to keep it together . . . and if it migrates...- Melody68
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- Forum: Testosterone Basics & Questions
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Good first Trimix experience, but questions remain . . .
Hey Mooseman, thanks for the commentary. Both my first two Trimix's thus far were with the 30g 5/16" needle. I tried bending the needle today on a scrap piece of wood and was shocked how easily it bent. Then I bent back and forth a few times and it snapped off. Really I haven't read of...- Melody68
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- Forum: Testosterone Basics & Questions
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