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Care to share what those other tricks are?

My doc retired and my quest for a new one has led me no where. If anyone knows of a good trt doctor in the Coeur d' alane, Idaho or Spokane, Washington area please let me know. I may end up going the telemedicine route as a last resort so if anyone has any suggestions with one of them, also let...

Not to hijack but my body produces red blood cells like crazy. So is FT what your body responds to when producing red blood cells or is it TT? My SHBG is around 50 so I need to drive my TT up around 1000 to get even a mid range FT. Then my RBC goes into overdrive. Pretty frustrating.

Any suggestions on what to do for those of us that feel like crap when our hct is elevated?

When my HCT gets into the low 50's, I get winded very easily. After I donate, I'm back to normal.

I for one would love to see more discussions and videos about neurotransmitters

I have tried compounded cream at various dosages from 50 to 300mg per day along with varying the timing for the last 8 months or so. Its never really worked for me. Overall, I would say that I've felt worse. Seriously thinking about going back to injections. Maybe your initial dose was too high...

Have you had good luck with them?

I did have my cortisol tested when I initially started TRT. It was very high, especially in the evening. If I remember correctly, it actually increased as the day went on. Basically the opposite of what its supposed to. I had just changed positions at work where I was on shift work for a few...

Could you tell me what you mean by omitting Free T3?

Ive tried L-tyrosine, and Macuna pruriens. No luck but maybe I need to research dosages of each of these before I write them off. I need to look into boosting serotonin levels. I guess its worth a try. Thanks

The only thyroid labs I have are over a year old. I have labs in a few weeks and I'm going to ask to get my thyroid levels checked again. My last labs were: T4, free: 1.34 (.82-1.77) TSH: 0.981 (.450-4.50) Thyroid Peroxidase: 11 (0-34) Triiodothronine Free: 3.3 (2.0-4.4) Reverse T3 16.7 (9.4-24.4)

So I've been on TRT a few years. Tried injections, creams, HCG, AI's, DHEA, pregnenalone, and various combination of them all. I never really found the silver bullet I was looking for. By all accounts, my hormones are at optimal levels but my libido is very low and erections are so so with...

Agreed. I was running and doing sled drags from last spring up until October or so when I herniated disk. I'm dealing with that and SI joint issues that are being very stubborn but hopefully I can get back to it soon.

It was 48 the last time it was tested. I know that's not terribly high but I have even tossed around the idea of low does winstrol to lower SHBG a bit. My thought was that I could possibly lower my dosage down a bit and still keep my FT at the top of the range. I know SHBG is important so it...

Looks we're kind of in the same boat. I start to feel bad when my hematocrit gets into the low 50's. Yes, unfortunately the only time I feel any benefit from TRT is when my FT is above the top of the "normal" range. I've been on TRT for 4+ years so its looking like this is something I'm going to...

My last blood work was TT of 1600 plus with a FT of 30. E2 standard test was 55. I don't worry too much about E2 so I didn't pay for the sensitive test. I've been on TRT for 4+ years and have tried various dosing protocols ranging from TT of 500 to 2000. The higher I get it, the better I feel. I...

Have any of you gents found any benefits of curcumin on lowering hematocrit or at least stabilizing it? I know hematocrit has been discussed at neaseum on all TRT forums but the problem I have is that in order to get my free test into a range that makes me feel good, my hematocrit increases...

Would you happen to have a link to that podcast? I can't seem to figure out which podcast it is. Thanks

I’ve only found a couple of calculators online and they have all givin me the exact same results.

Maybe slightly off topic (I apologize to the OP if it is) but how accurate have you found this calculator to be? Ive had over 20 blood tests done since starting TRT a few years ago. I ran about 10 of them through this calculator and a few were accurate, and the others were way off. The ones that...

I'm actually thinking about doing the same thing. Add injections back in along with my cream. I was slightly overprescribed when I was on injections so I have stockpiled enough for a little experimentation. I haven't decided what my dosage will be with either the cream or my test cypionate. I...

Nope, its 46

Ive been on TRT for a few years now and have been suffering form low libido and ED. Low dose cialis and viagra take care of the ED but I would love to get my libido back. I've tried injections ranging from every day, to every 3.5 days at varying dosages, HCG, no HCG, arimidex, no arimidex...

I have recently switched from injections to a 20% lipoderm based cream. My FT stayed the same as injections, which was 23. The strange thing was that my TT dropped from 1500+ on injections to 1050 with the cream. I think this is probably a good thing. My question is that the twice a day scrotal...

So for those of you who suffer from acid reflux from Cialis, what are you doing to combat it? I know the easy answer is an antacid but I was just wondering if there were any other options out there. I usually take Ranitidine when it flares up, which is almost daily but I have a feeling this...

Thank you so much for the reply. I do have mild obstructive sleep apnea that I recently got an oral appliance for so hopefully that will resolve that issue. My testosterone is at the top of the normal range so I am also thinking about discussing lowering my dosage with my doctor so I'm...

Hi Dr. McClain, I have a question regarding cortisol. I have had a saliva test that shows that my cortisol levels are high. Especially at night which I believe causes me to wake up in the early a.m. hours and its next to impossible to fall back asleep. I am 5' 9", 210lbs, 13% body fat My diet...

Hi Dr. McClain, I have a question regarding cortisol. I have had a saliva test that shows that my cortisol levels are high. Especially at night which I believe causes me to wake up in the early a.m. hours and its next to impossible to fall back asleep. I am 5' 9", 210lbs, 13% body fat My diet...

So I started daily test c injections in an effort to improve my libido and erections. I was on twice weekly injections and noticed that my last two blood tests showed that even though my dosage has not changed 120mg week), my TT, FT and E2 have all steadily increased. My TT was over 1500 on my...