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<blockquote data-quote="Castaneda" data-source="post: 147588" data-attributes="member: 36807"><p>I feel obligated to post an update here, even though it's not a positive one.</p><p></p><p>Over the past three weeks, I've followed Defy Medical's advice and cut my T Cypionate dose in half and switched out the Liothyronine drops I had been using for Sustained Release capsules from "Empower" Pharmacy. Everything has fallen apart. Within a week of getting on the Liothyronine capsules from Empower, my temps took a sharp drop from 98.2 to 97.9. As soon as I phased the drops out completely and went full-time on the capsules, the temps continued to decline. Now I am at a new low of 97.5 with even less energy and stamina than before. I can honestly say I have never felt this terrible in my entire life.</p><p></p><p>So I'm coming to a few conclusions at this point:</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">It's possible that Empower is not a 100% legitimate pharmacy. I don't have time or resources at the moment to test their product, but I am now on 15mcg of SR Liothryonine, 2x a day (that's a total of 30mcg / day), and I feel absolutely <strong><u>nothing</u></strong>. I've gone full-blown hypothyroid, with low temps and zero energy. I have no issues digesting other SR type products, so it's not the substrate they are using.<br /> <br /> I would imagine other people would complain if they were getting sugar pills, but then it's also possible that a lot of people are suffering out there without knowing for sure what it is, believing that the medicine is real. All I can say is I will have to soon go back on the drops, since they were at least keep my energy and temps stably high.<br /> <br /> After this experience, it is not likely I will use Empower again. I looked them up on the BBB site, and they have an A+ rating with zero complaints. If anyone on this forum would like to collect funds together and test medication content with a 3rd party, PM me. It could be no one has spoken out yet.<br /> <br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Cutting the T dose in half has taken libido from low to non-existent. Without wanting to pay $700 again for tests (which is what Defy charged me), I will go out on a limb and say that I'm likely not getting enough T to overcome SHBG and with the now elevated RT3 from taking T3 of questionable strength / quality, the effect is even more pronounced (i.e. feelings of low estrogen and anhedonia).</li> </ol><p>Doing my best to keep a positive outlook, but every area of life has been affected. At this point, I wish I had never touched TRT and could go back to my low-energy life with good mood and decent libido. Defy has no follow-up. They basically rip your wallet for a load of tests, give the Empower Pharmacy meds and send you on your way. There is no one to turn to to discuss side effects or problems. I suppose that's par for the course with tele-medicine these days. Answering questions would be time-consuming. </p><p></p><p>That's it for now. Not sure what to do at this point. Maintaining my client load and getting things done has become an enormous task. I spent 3 hours yesterday (during the middle of the day) sleeping. My energy has gone from manageable to non-existent, for the most part. Just a few months ago, before I started this ridiculous experiment, I was running laps around my neighborhood, unable to tire myself out. And that was without T, without sugar pills, and without people pretending to know biology, guessing what the problem is.</p><p></p><p>Once you get on this train, there is no reasonable exit strategy. You are chained to it, like it or not.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Castaneda, post: 147588, member: 36807"] I feel obligated to post an update here, even though it's not a positive one. Over the past three weeks, I've followed Defy Medical's advice and cut my T Cypionate dose in half and switched out the Liothyronine drops I had been using for Sustained Release capsules from "Empower" Pharmacy. Everything has fallen apart. Within a week of getting on the Liothyronine capsules from Empower, my temps took a sharp drop from 98.2 to 97.9. As soon as I phased the drops out completely and went full-time on the capsules, the temps continued to decline. Now I am at a new low of 97.5 with even less energy and stamina than before. I can honestly say I have never felt this terrible in my entire life. So I'm coming to a few conclusions at this point: [LIST=1] [*]It's possible that Empower is not a 100% legitimate pharmacy. I don't have time or resources at the moment to test their product, but I am now on 15mcg of SR Liothryonine, 2x a day (that's a total of 30mcg / day), and I feel absolutely [B][U]nothing[/U][/B]. I've gone full-blown hypothyroid, with low temps and zero energy. I have no issues digesting other SR type products, so it's not the substrate they are using. I would imagine other people would complain if they were getting sugar pills, but then it's also possible that a lot of people are suffering out there without knowing for sure what it is, believing that the medicine is real. All I can say is I will have to soon go back on the drops, since they were at least keep my energy and temps stably high. After this experience, it is not likely I will use Empower again. I looked them up on the BBB site, and they have an A+ rating with zero complaints. If anyone on this forum would like to collect funds together and test medication content with a 3rd party, PM me. It could be no one has spoken out yet. [*]Cutting the T dose in half has taken libido from low to non-existent. Without wanting to pay $700 again for tests (which is what Defy charged me), I will go out on a limb and say that I'm likely not getting enough T to overcome SHBG and with the now elevated RT3 from taking T3 of questionable strength / quality, the effect is even more pronounced (i.e. feelings of low estrogen and anhedonia). [/LIST] Doing my best to keep a positive outlook, but every area of life has been affected. At this point, I wish I had never touched TRT and could go back to my low-energy life with good mood and decent libido. Defy has no follow-up. They basically rip your wallet for a load of tests, give the Empower Pharmacy meds and send you on your way. There is no one to turn to to discuss side effects or problems. I suppose that's par for the course with tele-medicine these days. Answering questions would be time-consuming. That's it for now. Not sure what to do at this point. Maintaining my client load and getting things done has become an enormous task. I spent 3 hours yesterday (during the middle of the day) sleeping. My energy has gone from manageable to non-existent, for the most part. Just a few months ago, before I started this ridiculous experiment, I was running laps around my neighborhood, unable to tire myself out. And that was without T, without sugar pills, and without people pretending to know biology, guessing what the problem is. Once you get on this train, there is no reasonable exit strategy. You are chained to it, like it or not. [/QUOTE]
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