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I have been having some trouble with exertion headaches. It happens when I either lift weights or when I reach that certain point while having sex. I've gotten a medical grade Smart Blood Pressure Monitor, and my blood pressure is 125/80. This shouldn't be causing the exertion headaches, right...

Thank you. To be fair though, after your message I put some pressure on getting a relevant blood test here in the netherlands to see my values, before just altering my protocol. Without data it doesn't make sense to hastily change the protocol that already seems to work wonders. I was in the...

T Thanks for the extensive reply! I do have asthma and have corticosteroïd medication (inhalation + nose spray for separate allergies) for that. Hematocrit pre test was unknown, unfortunately Edit: looks like I might have to reevaluate indeed. Lower the dose to 100mg a week, keep that up for...

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Update: apparently I pasted the reference values instead of the actual values, please check the pdf for the correct ones

Update: apparently I pasted the reference values instead of the actual values, please check the pdf for the correct ones

Good to hear about that estradiol! Drinking enough water makes a big difference for me indeed. I could also excersize some more, even though I walk for about one hour every morning, always. I'll try to check my BP, do you think it's high because of those exertion headaches? I'm injecting...

So according to these values, and the reference values (3rd row), I'm on the high side of all those, high means low iron/ferritin?

Thanks! So first step is to test iron and ferritin in my blood?

Generally I feel good, I could have more energy though, sometimes I feel tired. Mood is good, slightly faster annoyed but it's subtle. Libido is great, motivation high. Looking at blood pressure; when I have sex or excersize it does cause a exertion headache.

40 year old male, started in December on 175 mg testosterone enanthate and 500iu HCG a week, divided in two pins. Generally I feel good, I could have more energy though, sometimes I feel tired. Mood is good, slightly faster annoyed but it's subtle. Libido is great, motivation high. Ok, now for...

Alright guys, I got the bloodwork, what do you think? Is estradiol a big concern? Again, I'm on 175mg testosterone a week, divided in 2 pins, and 500iu of HCG, also divided in 2 pins. EDIT: Check the PDF for values

Excuse me, I'm not a native speaker, what does 'drawing at trough' mean? Edit; thank you ChatGPT: "When someone mentions "drawing labs at trough" in the context of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT), they are referring to the timing of blood tests to measure testosterone levels. Here's a...

My local blood centre takes blood on Monday morning. Is that an ok time to test my blood when I pin Wednesday and Saturday?

I found this place for bloodwork: Davey's Check-up voor bodybuilders It checks (this is in dutch): Leukocyten* Erytrocyten* Hematocriet* MCV* MCH* MCHC* Trombocyten* Hemoglobine* (Hb)* ASAT ALAT Albumine gamma-GT Ureum* Creatinine* Triglyceriden* HDL* LDL* Totaal cholesterol*...

Not sure how this turned into a carnivore diet discussion, but here we are

Thank you so much for this extensive reply! Yes, my bloodwork was done in the morning in a fasted state. I understand it was better to have had a more extensive blood report done beforehand, but this was also a journey of developing insights, and without proper guidance from the doctor, I had...

Trt raises cholesterol as well right? So my already slightly high cholesterol should have increased?

Interesting! My cholesterol was a little high before I started TRT, so that's actually a really good one. If I ask them to check my cholesterol, will they also check my hematocrit etc by default?

Thanks. Of course I have to keep my TRT quiet, so for what reason would I ask for that?

Hi guys, new to this group. I'm a dutch guy, 40 years old, from the Netherlands. My story is that over the years, I was experiencing some symptoms; mainly a lack of energy and motivation, sometimes brain fog. Libido was dropping as well. I went to my primary doctor, and they tested my level of...