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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Testosterone Basics & Questions
My journey so far with low testosterone.
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<blockquote data-quote="CSI007" data-source="post: 142345" data-attributes="member: 13062"><p>Hey everyone,</p><p>It's been a while again. Just got my bi-annual blood work completed. Looks like I have some more modifications to make to my protocol. Any comments are more then welcome.</p><p></p><p>Some background over the past 8 to 10 months. So after being diagnosed with sleep apnea I started to use a APAP machine. Been hell dealing with it. It started out well enough but then nights I started to throw the mask off repeatedly. Then I got a cold and stopped using it because I couldn't breath through my nose. Been eating like crap again a couple of times a month (around 100 carbs/day) and not eating lower carb like I should be. Been feeling bloated a lot when I eat too (Metformin causing this?) Of course I have also not been able to lose any more weight either. Cholesterol is starting to look terrible IMO. Never had issues with that.</p><p></p><p>Still dragging butt (sleep apnea?) falling asleep mid day, no energy and now a new thing has cropped up - I have a lot of muscle weakness in legs and arms. </p><p></p><p>So, I am trying to re-acclimate to the APAP machine and am going to try to keep the mask on at night and get a good nights sleep. Most nights I am lucky if I can get 4 to 5 hours of sleep if that. Sleep has been a HUGE struggle since I started TRT (about a 8 months in problems started with waking up multiple times at night, not being able to fall asleep etc.)</p><p></p><p>Meeting with my Doc Friday to discuss getting the T levels back where they were when I stabilized in late 2017. When my levels were in the mid 700s/ free in the low to mid 20s I seem to have felt so much better then I do now. Also will discuss increasing the Metformin to 1500mg</p><p></p><p>I am going to start supplementing vitamin D again and see if that has any effect on my skin, muscle weakness and fatigue</p><p></p><p>On a positive note, ED has been handled very well with 40 to 60mg of generic Viagra. In spontaneous situations I can some times get by without it.</p><p></p><p>The bottom line here though is I just can't figure out why my T and free T continue to slip. No changes in amounts or protocol. All the while my red blood cells have risen a bit (yes I drank a lot of water before the test) and my estrogen has stayed the same.</p><p></p><p>Not sure if I should do a theaputic phlebotomy or not with these RBC and hematocrit levels.</p><p></p><p>Again, any comments are greatly appreciated!</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]7039[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]7040[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]7041[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]7042[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CSI007, post: 142345, member: 13062"] Hey everyone, It's been a while again. Just got my bi-annual blood work completed. Looks like I have some more modifications to make to my protocol. Any comments are more then welcome. Some background over the past 8 to 10 months. So after being diagnosed with sleep apnea I started to use a APAP machine. Been hell dealing with it. It started out well enough but then nights I started to throw the mask off repeatedly. Then I got a cold and stopped using it because I couldn't breath through my nose. Been eating like crap again a couple of times a month (around 100 carbs/day) and not eating lower carb like I should be. Been feeling bloated a lot when I eat too (Metformin causing this?) Of course I have also not been able to lose any more weight either. Cholesterol is starting to look terrible IMO. Never had issues with that. Still dragging butt (sleep apnea?) falling asleep mid day, no energy and now a new thing has cropped up - I have a lot of muscle weakness in legs and arms. So, I am trying to re-acclimate to the APAP machine and am going to try to keep the mask on at night and get a good nights sleep. Most nights I am lucky if I can get 4 to 5 hours of sleep if that. Sleep has been a HUGE struggle since I started TRT (about a 8 months in problems started with waking up multiple times at night, not being able to fall asleep etc.) Meeting with my Doc Friday to discuss getting the T levels back where they were when I stabilized in late 2017. When my levels were in the mid 700s/ free in the low to mid 20s I seem to have felt so much better then I do now. Also will discuss increasing the Metformin to 1500mg I am going to start supplementing vitamin D again and see if that has any effect on my skin, muscle weakness and fatigue On a positive note, ED has been handled very well with 40 to 60mg of generic Viagra. In spontaneous situations I can some times get by without it. The bottom line here though is I just can't figure out why my T and free T continue to slip. No changes in amounts or protocol. All the while my red blood cells have risen a bit (yes I drank a lot of water before the test) and my estrogen has stayed the same. Not sure if I should do a theaputic phlebotomy or not with these RBC and hematocrit levels. Again, any comments are greatly appreciated! [ATTACH=full]7039[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]7040[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]7041[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]7042[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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