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I'm off TRT right now, and am looking to increase my magnesium intake to hopefully help with slightly high blood pressure, workout recovery, and maybe get a little free T boost. Has anyone tried a product like below or should I take zinc and magnesium separately? If separate, what type and...

I eat pretty healthy, not alot of junk food other than those blue tortilla chips here and there. Mostly protein shakes, salads, lean meats, etc. I do try and watch sodium intake but haven't gone crazy with watching that yet. For the supplements, I already take some kind of AM/PM Calm...

Question #2: Would taking creatine risk increasing my blood pressure? I'd like to add some more muscle mass right now, but keeping my BP down is priority #1.

Over the past 1-2 months, I've taken over 100 BP readings and the average I'm getting is like 129-131/73. So, I get some decent readings like 123/73 which aren't bad, but then other times I get a 135/78 reading and it offsets it. My bottom number is always below 80, but I would like to get the...

I also am having libido issues with a long-term partner, and decided to get off TRT for the past year to get my blood pressure and some anxiety issues under control. My natural levels are lower than yours, probably 270-350 range, and Dr. Saya has me on 5mg daily Tadalafil, and that's it...

Defy has me taking 1/4 of a 25MG pill (6.25mg) daily, I wonder if this is too much? But I'm also currently off TRT, so maybe they boosted it up to help me out. I do l think it's helping, as I'm able to have decent sexual encounters and orgasms even with low T in the 200-300 range. Defy...

Can someone please post this Madman thread for me?

Not yet. Going to take a 3-month break off everything but will probably be trying enclomiphene with Defy early 2021. But I do feel better off the cream right now and even had decent sex last night after being off cream for 3 weeks now. Dr Saya has me on low dose Cialis to help compensate for my...

Your story is very interesting, I wonder if stress/anxiety was suppressing your T in some way before. What do you attribute your natural increase to? How has your libido been during this time?

How did you reverse the problems? With a successful TRT regimen or via other means?

Late to the party on this topic, but can someone please tell me how former Accutane use could explain reduced T levels later in life? I am 38, discovered I had low T about 4 years ago. I was on Accutane in my teens, probably back when I was 14-18. That said, my libido was excellent in my...

Hang in there brother. I was on Klonopin to help nighttime anxiety and sleep issues for about 3-4 years, but I successfully came off last year and now melatonin alone does the trick for me. Go slow and steady, I wish you the best, you can do it.

I'm considering that, have a consult with TRT doctor in a couple weeks and will bring it up. I just hope enclomiphene doesn't promote anxiety, because that's my #1 issue right now. Thanks Vince.

If enclomiphene potentially raise your T values, does it also raise red blood cell counts and HCT, etc like creams and injections?

Has anyone seen HCT be higher on creams than injections? Or the same? My HCT seems to be about the same on creams, if not a little higher, at about the same T levels.

Saw a bunch of "cold turkey" threads on here regarding ceasing injections, but since cream has a faster mechanism of action would it be smart to just reduce the # of clicks over time or also stop cold turkey? Maybe keep using AI to help the reset process? I have been on 3 clicks cream daily (2...

TorontoTRT you are lucky, because I've seen many other threads on here where guys claim HCT can definitely increase BP. Thicker blood viscosity=more pressure (generally). I was just wondering if anyone else experience BP increases going from 47 to 52 HCT like my numbers show. But yes, it...

Pre TRT my blood pressure was 130/80 with HCT of like 47 (top range 51.0) and hemoglobin of 16.8 (top range 17.7). My last labs have my HCT now at 51.8 (top range 51.0) and hemoglobin at 17.6 (top range 17.7) and I've been having some BP issues with spike readings of 160/90. I have anxiety as...

Yes, eliminating gluten and dairy is supposedly a must for Hashi's. Taking a daily selenium supplement is also highly recommended. I have been able to cut my antibodies in half over a 6 month period, which is good, but I'm hoping to get them down more or maybe even eliminate them.

I had an RT3 of 24.4 (9.2-24.1) on my last lab with Defy, but they didn't say to do anything or prescribe anything. Can anyone else describe symptoms and causes of high RT3? I am curious if I should dig into this issue further. I also recently had a slightly high T4 (Free) of 1.9 (.7-1.8) on...

Tommy—How did you make out with the Telmisarten? What was your dose? My GP is trying to get me on 80mg of Telmisarten.

Wow, thanks for the follow up and for asking about my progress! We have some great guys here on this forum! I am still on T-Cream only, doing 1-click to scrotum in AM and 1-click to underarm area in AM as well (100mg total daily dose). I have not started the HCG or AI yet because I want to...

Thanks. How long would you wait before introducing HCG? It's possible HCG could boost my T levels and libido as well, correct?

I’m also supposed to be doing 500 iu of HCG twice weekly, but I wanted to try T Cream by itself first. Anyone think HCG will help me get started here? Or continue the T Cream by itself awhile longer?

It is, but Defy is telling me there’s nothing they can do for Hashi’s. All I’ve read is that you go gluten free, take some selenium, and other measures.

Thyroid numbers below, I have slightly elevate RT3 and antibodies, but I’ve been told by several people that’s not enough thyroid issues to interfere with TRT? TSH: 2.65 (.450-4.5) T3 (Free): 3.8 (2.0-4.4) T4 (Free): 1.58 (.82-1.77) Reverse T3: 19.6 (9.2-24.1) Thyroglobulin Antibody: 17.3...

With Defy, I started 20% Compounded T Cream about 4-5 days ago. I am on "two clicks" or 100 MG per day. Have been rubbing into arms/shoulders, and put 1-click onto scrotum today, but I am feeling literally no effect from this? I did IM injections about 2 years ago, then stopped TRT until now...

I'm with Defy and about to begin the protocol below. Unfortunately, everything arrived with no application instructions at all? I've done HCG and can handle that, but: 1) Where should I apply the T cream to start out here? Seems like a lot of guys are doing scrotal application? Or should I...

Vince addressed this question earlier in the thread. See post #3 and #4. Good luck to you sir.

Can I ask if this is your general practitioner or an endocronologist who helped dial in your thyroid? I've looked into some functional medicine doctors in my area but they can't prescribe "meds" and can only run tests and recommend diet changes, etc. Just looking for what direction to take...

Have you gotten a sleep study yet? I had one done 3-4 weeks ago because I had very loud snoring. Sure enough, I was diagnosed with an AHI of 16.3 and moderate sleep apnea. I've now been on CPAP a couple weeks and feel a little more rested, you may want to look into a sleep study.