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What can one do for a mild case of hypothyroidism, other than trying in vain to persuade a doctor to prescribe medication?

Was I not clear enough that I can't do all the good old tests now?

What??

I've been on 50mg enanthate twice weekly for ~4 months (no AI or HCG) and on TRT for 3 years. The lab was done, of course, before the next injection. Note that I'm in a third world country and can't have all the usual tests done. (The lab technician told me estrogen measurement is of no...

I'm 39 and I've been on TRT for about 3 years. My current protocol is 50mg enathate twice a week with the occasional (one month every few months) HCG to prevent my testicles from disappearing. I still don't have morning erections even though my libido is alright. I used to have insomnia i.e...

I'm afraid of doing this because of the possibility of infections.

When you do HCG, your testicles produce a little testosterone naturally and so you have a baseline which means your TT levels won't go below a certain level and this can give you a little flexibility on the frequency of injection.

Like I said in another tread, where I am now I can only get hold of enanthate. I remember when I was a patient at Defy, Dr Saya told me without HCG I should inject cypionate EOD. Now enanthate has a lower half life BUT I can only get hold of 100mg ampules of enanthate. Let me first say that on...

Actually I found 100mg ampules too, which I injected (all of it) yesterday. Now thinking twice a week may be even better. They are very cheap to buy.... Strangely I don't have symptoms of high E2, even when I shot 250mg at once. I've got new facial hair though.

OK although it seems cypionate and enanthate have almost the same half life.

I found out I can buy the ampules without a prescription so I've started injecting half an ampule (125mg) once a week. How do I feel? I actually feel my dick! No kidding. On cyp and prop it was like it wasn't there. (Several years ago I was obese and had the same feeling.) My libido is...

On a second thought it seems I'd better take the ampoule in two syringes (i.e. 125mg per syringe), inject one and keep the other for the next week. Hoping I won't get an infection.

I don't like doing that. Injected the first ampule last week. Was feeling great first few days. I think I'll do every other week. But want to know what others do with enanthate.

Each ampule has 250mg of enanthate in it. Which means if I inject every 2.5 weeks I get about 100mg/week. But then the half life of enanthate is just 10 days. One more thing: is there any difference between needle type used for injecting enanthate vs cyp?

OK I should give quitting a try, when I'm less stressed out. For now, how often should I inject enanthate? The ampuls I've got are single use.

As you know I've been on TRT for 2.5 years and my current protocol is 28mg cypionate EOD. I'm now in a 3rd world country and I went to an endocrinologist. He told me a lot of interesting things: HCG is for infertility and shouldn't be prescribed together with T. Stopping TRT I won't feel bad...

Already with reduced HCG my testicles have been shrinking. Although I'll soon have to be off of it for a while for practical reasons. My SHBG anf E2 were normal; E2 was 26 if I remember correctly.

Interesting. I didn't expect something like this. I've tried a variety of different protocols. Right now it is 30mg Cyp EOD and 300 IU HCG once a week. Probably my best time was Propionate EOD and HCG twice a week but then my FT seemed to be too high as my body hair was increasing like crazy...

I've been on TRT for more than 2 years and when I think about it my social anxiety increased around the same time I went on TRT and basically stayed the same till this day. The level of anxiety in my life has not increased. This together with negligible libido are mysteries to me. Can it be...

I mean would my levels drop before the next injection?

I talked to a nurse at Defy and was told the drop in FT was due to reducing HCG. So I have to make a choice between low E2 and higher FT. I believe what DS3 says about DHT but the significance of a change does not depend on the absolute amount. (Read on Z-scores.) I'm hesitant to go back on...

Roid rage

Propionate dose was the same amount, just done daily i.e. 16mg/day. Wouldn't your levels be pretty much stable if you inject cypionate EOD (except shortly after an injection)? Yeah too many things changed but if TT goes up and E2 comes down I expect FT to increase not decrease. Emotionally I...

In april when I was on propinate daily and HCG TT 766 FT 34.6 E2 32.2 Now after 1-2 months back on cypionate 32mg EOD and cutting down on HCG, still no AI: TT 853 FT 23.1 E2 24.9 It is written "Roche ECLIA methodology" in front of Estradiol. Is that not "sensitive"? Blood draw was done...

OK is this anything to worry about?

Yeah I once read an article on workout nutrition and sodium and potassium were on top of the list. (Cream of tartar is a good source of potassium.) @Blackhaw Sorry to hear that bro. Yeah I take only half a tsp of cream of tartar. There is a story of a dude who took 6 tbsps and ended up in ER.

I take those. My HGB was in the normal range last year. I'm not sure what caused the drop and a hematologist that I saw was of no help. My endo said it maybe because of using propionate (and messing with the protocol). I've been on cypionate for 2 months now but last blodd work was similar in...

I don't quite get it. I eat 3-4 eggs everyday.

I take magnesium and zinc at night for sleep and they work. I feel I have more energy the next day as well. It thought it would be easier to take the two in one supplement. ZMA can give me insomnia (possibly the B6) and this leaves CalMagZinc. I know that calcium can inhibit zinc absorption but...

My doctor prescribed me 50000IU weekly dose of D2 and it raised my levels withing a couple of months.

I'm perpetually anemic for genetic reasons. My HGB is about 12.2. The same problem causes high RCB which may be why I drink so much water. I've heard similar things from folks with the same problem (called thalassemia minor.) It seem the moral of the story is that I should take more salt, or...