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What’s not right for you on cyp? Water weight gain?

How is everyone on cream doing? I’ve always been on test cyp (100mg per week ish at various frequencies). My levels are in higher end of the normal range and i’ve never felt super great. I gained 15 lbs of so of water weight right when i started which has contributed to sleep apnea. Anyone have...

I’ve read a few of your posts about TRT & weight gain and also TRT protocol change and feeling euphoric etc. It seems that we have very similar symptoms and experiences

Hey there, Wondering if anyone knows of any alternatives to Defy for TRT clinics? My rx from Defy never made it to me and they are unfortunately refusing to send me more. 90 days with no TRT sounds like a terrible idea to me so I am looking for alternatives. Any suggestions would be greatly...

Protocol has changed Now doing 40mg test EOD No AI The significant issues I was having with anxiety seem to be gone. Only about 4 weeks into the change though so i’ll give it more time. Bloodwork soon

Take an iron supplement on an empty stomach. Has mine up from 40 to 80 over a few months

Gman Current protocol is 80mg test 2x per week 500IU hcg 2x week 0.125 anastrozole 2x week 2 grains of NDT every morning 25mg pregnenolone every morning 25mg DHEA every night before bed 28mg ferrous bisglycinate w/ 1g vitamin c 2x per day on empty stomach. I feel that the increased iron...

I just finished reading your two threads to get back up to speed with your case. Wrench could you comment and post your full protocol that you are on right now.

Re: my iron and thyroid protocol to Gman. I’d love for you to check out my thread here: New Member is Canada w/ pre-TRT bloodwork Just so we don’t hijack this one. My apologies for it not being as up to date as it should be. I got follow up bloodwork drawn today so should have those results...

I will re-read the thread when i have time. Just thought i would add something in the meantime Personally I cannot overstate how much getting my iron/thyroid and testosterone at (near) optimal levels helped my mental health. It’s still an ongoing process but man is the change ever...

What are the rest of your markers like?

I’m only 6 months into TRT myself so take it for what it’s worth but I started 0.125mg anastrozole w/ my injections twice per week as directed. Worked out great for me (actually likely that i’ll need a bit more soon here) but I understand the desire to wait. Word is bring up a low or “crashed”...

Good luck with everything. I know what it feels like to be denied the care you deserve and I also know what it feels like to finally find someone who can help. Your life is about to change for the better.

Update: Moved to 76mg 2x week to try to up FT Added: 25mg pregnenolone per day Feeling better than ever before. Especially in the few weeks after making the changes. Since then i’ve felt high e2 symptoms creep up including a gain of 8 pounds of what I assume in water weight (considering my...

Would be really useful to see an e2 level to help gauge where the slow down in libido comes from (obviously can be alot of things and is multifactorial) but still

Thanks for the reply. It’s illegal for them to prescribe to a Canadian? I have heard of many that are Canadian that work with Defy and others. I’m quite confused now to be honest

Hello all, I realize that I did this in the wrong order but I am looking to get some advice/help. I had previously posted about my journey with hypothyroid, hypogonadism and adrenal insufficiency here: New Member is Canada w/ pre-TRT bloodwork What I looking for now is help advice from other...

Just when i thought things were starting to look up for me I have bad news. My doctor in Canada refused to follow through with our plans for her to start prescribing me medication (because I have had a multitude of issues) getting them from Defy) and now I am out of medication. I guess i’ll...

Estradiol sensitive came back at 28pg/mL (range Sorry for the double post @madman would love you 0.02 on the estradiol sens result and where i should go with regard to test and NDT dosage

Estradiol sensitive came back at 28pg/mL (range 8-35)

Very interesting. I wonder if lots of people (like myself) start treatment with Defy or another provider that gets them on NDT and TRT at the same time and then at follow up they mistakenly think that it was the test (and not the NDT) that brought up their SHBG. Good info. Thanks

Thank you for the link. Very interesting. Guess we’ll wait and see what E2 is

I will post E2 the minute i have it. So if E2 is low still then upping test dose might be a good idea? If it’s high or adequate then what? Thanks again madman.

Thanks madman. I wonder then, what caused my SHBG to shoot up? I know I had read in a few other threads that some people reported that theirs did as well. In either case, i’m wondering if there is anything I can do to lower it again.

Thanks again Vince. More unfortunate developments in my treatment. Last week finally found a doctor in Canada that said she’d prescribe test for me. Showed up at the pharmacy to find out that she ordered testosterone enanthate instead of cypionate. When i told the pharmacist that this is the...

Thank you Vince. One more things. I’ve seen my SHBG go up from 30 pre trt to 50 after 10 weeks. So total test has gone up but free test is the same b/c of increased SHBG. I’ve read that this is normal after starting TRT (something about increased insulin sensitivity) but i an wondering if there...

Thanks ratbag. Been taking 200mg selinium per day. Any comments from anyone on the high ft3 number? What about my shitty iron?

10 weeks into TRT update: Been taking 70mg test cyp E3.5D 0.125 anastrozole E3.5D 500iu HCG E3.5D 25mg DHEA nightly 2 grains NDT in the morning every day 4 caps of a-Drenal in the morning Bloodwork from about 8 weeks into the protocol Thyroid peroxidase = 243! KIU/L (Range = <35kIU/L)...

As far as I knew you still had to have it prescribed by a doc. My doc wouldnt prescribe the sensitive assay.

Update: I’m 4 weeks into taking 2 grains per day of NDT (one in am one in afternoon) 3 weeks into: 70mg test cyp E3.5D (for 140mg per week) 0.125 anastrozole E3.5D (same time as injection) 500ui HCG E3.5D same time as injection 25mg DHEA every night before bed Still supplementing with iron...

How long after starting TRT should you wait to have the estradiol sensitive test done?