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Yes, lower the dose. I'm a believer in stating with 100-300 micrograms. Gradually adjust up if necessary and spread the dosing out as well, subject to experimentation. Also dial back cialis and viagra if you're on those. But most importantly, be grateful it works for you. Remember that millions...

IMO, if you are in a good place, stay there (although your HCG dose sounds kind of hefty and the Tamox is not a common protocol). There are other things you can try which are non-hormonal and which may allow you to fine-tune your situation, such as Nitric Oxide supplementation and PT-141.

This is very interesting and could explain a lot of why people in poor metabolic health do not produce enough T. Avoiding chronically elevated insulin and glucose is something we've talked about elsewhere but not in the context of this mechanism IIRC. However, since activity, especially moderate...

Note that the study looked at "normal" women. What applies on average to "normal' people may not apply to special exception cases, which is what Belekas' SO's situation sounds like. The bottom line is that as is almost always the case, there is no substitute for experimentation once the obvious...

Both DHEA and pregnenolone are upstream of e2 in the hormonal cascade, so perhaps they will help if supplementation is not working due to some sort to of absorption issue. A pure guess on dosage would be 10-25mg to start with and then adjust from there based on results. Also, if something is...

I certainly hope you find something that works. I remember hearing years ago that DHEA in women almost entirely converts to some form of estrogen, so that's why I mentioned it.

I apologize if you covered this elsewhere, but have you tried a small dose (e.g. 3mg) of Oxandrolone and/or DHEA? I have heard many reports of Oxandrolone helping women's libido.

Intra-muscular water retention would explain it, as could refill of glycogen stores if you were low to start with. Also note that unless you are actually testing your metabolic rate with a device for that purpose (Breezing unit?) then you don't really know if you are in a deficit. If you want to...

I take bands to the gym and use chains(which I prefer) at home. Bands seem like they would be cumbersome with most machines.

I have used chains or band for years on all my press exercises with great benefit. I think it is one of the few free lunches in strength training. I really notice when I travel and can't use my normal equipment how much I lose in the top range of the movement. Nautilus machines are also a form...

I'll be interested in other's thought on this however, I can say that when I took clomid alone, 25mg twice a week or 12mg every other day was the most I could tolerate without getting similar symptoms to what you have. Some people do not do well with higher doses. I also found that to drop the...

Great point, and I'm struggling to remember any correlation in the health world that was supported by at least one mechanism, that didn't turn out to be (at least partially) causation. Correction: I should have said "valid mechanism". Healthy user effected generated invalid correlations and a...

IMO we don't need any more "proof" than we already have. There seems to be no argument that NO is positive for the CV system in normal amounts, and PDE5i's indirectly increase it by delaying it's breakdown. Decisions are about risk/reward and cost/benefit, and the PDE5i's are some of the most...

Hydrogen and NO are different things. Cialis works by delaying the breakdown of NO, so having more NO is desirable with or without cialis.

Yes, although I don't take the NO every day.

Yes, there is another thread on it here about it, but it seems like a must-do to me. I have pointed out many times that the PDEi5 family is vastly superior to statins for heart health. You might also want to try Nitric Oxide lozenges ( I use n1o1) and something in the growth hormone family...

Another factor is simply lack of a significant number of symptom/performance reports on forums like this one. Lack of reports about combination with other compounds like nandrolone and oxandrolone would be another reason. If someone benefits from nandrolone for joint issues, that is a much more...

Potassium supplementation is my step one for any BP issues. Make sure you're not low on cardio, magnesium or Salt either. Note that cold weather alone can raise BP.

Then how is it different from Test-No-Ester or Test-Suspension other than being orally delivered?

I thought they were the same thing? Maximus has done a bit of a disservice IMO with the "Native T" terminology.

I have never had a bad experience with them or seen bad experiences reported, except for someone who thought they might have gotten bad semaglutide. There are no certainties in life, but they are very good.

Another factor is variation for unknown causes. My HCT was in the 40's for years, and then jumped into the low 50's for no reason I could firmly identify, and then it eventually dropped back down into the 40's, again for no obvious reason (although better pre-test hydration may have played a...

This scenario seems to be fairly common (we have seen it many times here) and is why I think it is almost always best to start with something that increases your own body's production of T, possibly a minimally suppressive anabolic and/or something in the growth hormone family, as well as...

As with so many things, the answer seems to be to experiment and see what happens, using the least invasive, lowest risk approach first. It would seem that if total shutdown can be avoided then that would have the least chance of side effects and if it doesn't work, then more T can always be added.

It could have been a study with people who are secondary, not primary

First, Vitamin K2 is essential for regulation of calcium storage so that is the immediate thing that jumps out. You should always include K2 ( I use some of mk4 and mk7, but don't overdo the mk7 unless you've had the test to make sure you don't over-retain it) with Vitamin D supps, (as well as...

That's something I need to look into a bit more, but from what I've read (the book The Field touches on this IIRC) there is some very esoteric mechanism that goes beyond dose, but yes I might respond well.. One of many things I'm not as familiar with as I'd like to be.

I use 4mg lozenges and cut them into quarters. For me they irritate my throat and briefly give me smoker's cough but it's manageable for now. There may be better way but this one let's me easily control the dose. According to DA, it may be absorbed a bit more quickly than ideal the way I'm doing...

There are plotters you can search for that will in theory tell when the cypionate is out of your system (3-4 weeks probably) but it may take longer for your actual blood levels to drop. If you are concerned about testing high I would test yourself through DiscountedLabs.com and then get your...

I remember some people in this thread pondering nicotine for a mental energy boost. Dave Asprey recently did two podcasts which take a deep dive on the topic (summary: stay under 5mg per day) and I have recently been using 1mg 3-4 days per week with what seem to be good results so far, although...

Dosing no more than twice per week, my vials can last 4-6 months with little or no degradation in effect. That sound like a scam to promote reorders. Also, Pt-141 (and MT2) seem to be quite reliable across well-known providers IME.