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<blockquote data-quote="sgtpepper36" data-source="post: 87719" data-attributes="member: 17061"><p>tl;dr - bad insomnia, waking up after 4-5 hours of sleep every night and cant get back to sleep for about 2 weeks. feel exhausted. tried melatonin, benadryl, going to sleep later, working out hard. nothing seems to help. see below for more details. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>34yo 250lbs Male</p><p>I have been experiencing insomnia over the past month that has escalated over the last 2 weeks. At first i was waking up early. Around 4 or 4:30. I usually wake up between 5 and 6am, so this was not a huge red flag for me. I felt a little more tired, but nothing excessive. About 2 weeks ago, i woke up at 2am and could not get to sleep. Since then i have pretty consistently been sleeping about 4 hours a night, feeling extremely exhausted during the day, but not able to nap or rest. My body is tired, but my mind is racing. </p><p></p><p></p><p>I have pretty good sleep hygiene. I naturally fall asleep around 10:30 and wake up at 5-6 with out the use of an alarm clock. 7.5 hours of sleep for me is my standard and always feels refreshed. If i go to sleep a little later, i usually wake up a little later. If i go to sleep a little earlier i wake up a little earlier. i have been like this for most of the last 4years. Sleep has never been an issue for me. </p><p></p><p></p><p>I have sleep apnea that i treat with CPAP. Started about 4 years ago, and my sleep has been great. I checked all my reading from my machine, and they are excellent. most nights i have 0 hypopneas and i dont see the last time i had a full on blockage. Even the recent nights of early wakings. </p><p></p><p></p><p>I have been on TRT for about 2.5 years now. I started with 200mg in one shot every other week, then went to 300mg in one shot every other week. This went on for about 2 years. About 4 months ago i switched over to defy medical and started the below reg:</p><p>3 shots a week of .27ml of 200mg test cyp</p><p>3 shots a week of .35ml Hcg</p><p>3 times a week of .125 anastrozole</p><p></p><p></p><p>I felt excellent, energy was through the roof. </p><p></p><p></p><p>I began a keto diet and dropped about 35lbs in the 3 month regiment. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Towards the end of the 3 months i started to have the early waking, but it was minor and only occasional.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I ran out of Hcg at this time as well, it took me a couple of weeks to get a hold of someone to set up my follow up appointment. By the time i got my labs and and the appointment, i was not taking my hcg for a couple weeks at least. I am not sure that this matters, but i want to give as much info as possible. </p><p></p><p></p><p>My new regiment is below:</p><p></p><p></p><p>3 shots a week of .27ml of 200mg test cyp</p><p>2 shots of .5ml hcg</p><p>Anastrozole as needed, i have only taken it twice in the last 2 weeks. basically once a week. </p><p></p><p></p><p>About a week into this i had my first 2am wake up. I slept about 4-5 hours a night for the next couple of weeks. </p><p></p><p></p><p>I stopped all trt this entire week in hopes that i would get some relief. No such luck. </p><p></p><p></p><p>I spoke with Defy and they told me to start exercising more and take melatonin. I am doing both and no luck. </p><p></p><p></p><p>I am going to reach out to a Doc today, but i know that the testerone thing is going to come up and given how little they seem to know about it, i am sure it will be the first suggestion to get rid of it. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Below are my labs from 3 weeks ago. I appreciate any help anyone can offer. </p><table class='post-table width: 210' style='width: 100%'><tr><td ><p>WBC</p></td><td ><p>[TD="align: right"]4.1[/TD]</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>RBC</p></td><td ><p>[TD="align: right"]5.72[/TD]</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>Hemoglobin</p></td><td ><p>[TD="align: right"]17.3[/TD]</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>Hematocrit</p></td><td ><p>[TD="align: right"]51.3[/TD]</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>MCV</p></td><td ><p>[TD="align: right"]90[/TD]</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>MCH</p></td><td ><p>[TD="align: right"]30.2[/TD]</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>MCHC</p></td><td ><p>[TD="align: right"]33.7[/TD]</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>RDW</p></td><td ><p>[TD="align: right"]13.5[/TD]</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>Platelets</p></td><td ><p>[TD="align: right"]214[/TD]</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>Neutrphils</p></td><td ><p>[TD="align: right"]63[/TD]</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>Lymphs</p></td><td ><p>[TD="align: right"]27[/TD]</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>Monocytes</p></td><td ><p>[TD="align: right"]8[/TD]</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>Eos</p></td><td ><p>[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>Basos</p></td><td ><p>[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>Immature Cells</p></td><td ><p>NP</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>Neutophils(absolute)</p></td><td ><p>[TD="align: right"]2.6[/TD]</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>Lymphs(Absolute)</p></td><td ><p>[TD="align: right"]1.1[/TD]</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>Monocytes(Absolute)</p></td><td ><p>[TD="align: right"]0.03[/TD]</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>Eos(Abso)</p></td><td ><p>[TD="align: right"]0.01[/TD]</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>Baso(Abso)</p></td><td ><p>[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>Immature Granulocytes</p></td><td ><p>[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>Immature Grans Abs</p></td><td ><p>[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>NRBC</p></td><td ><p>NP</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>Glucose,Serum</p></td><td ><p>[TD="align: right"]92[/TD]</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>BUN</p></td><td ><p>[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>Creatinine, Serum</p></td><td ><p>[TD="align: right"]0.97[/TD]</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>eGFR if Non</p></td><td ><p>[TD="align: right"]101[/TD]</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>BUN/Creatinine Ratio</p></td><td ><p>[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>Sodium</p></td><td ><p>[TD="align: right"]140[/TD]</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>Potassium</p></td><td ><p>[TD="align: right"]4.7[/TD]</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>Chlorid</p></td><td ><p>[TD="align: right"]99[/TD]</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>Carbon Dioxide</p></td><td ><p>[TD="align: right"]23[/TD]</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>Calcium</p></td><td ><p>[TD="align: right"]9.4[/TD]</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>Protiein, Total,serum</p></td><td ><p>[TD="align: right"]7.2[/TD]</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>Albumin, Serum</p></td><td ><p>[TD="align: right"]4.4[/TD]</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>Globulin, Total</p></td><td ><p>[TD="align: right"]2.8[/TD]</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>A/G Ratio</p></td><td ><p>[TD="align: right"]1.6[/TD]</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>Bilirubin, Total</p></td><td ><p>[TD="align: right"]0.6[/TD]</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>Alkaline Phosphate</p></td><td ><p>[TD="align: right"]71[/TD]</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>AST</p></td><td ><p>[TD="align: right"]20[/TD]</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>ALT</p></td><td ><p>[TD="align: right"]45[/TD]</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>Cholesterole Total</p></td><td ><p>[TD="align: right"]213[/TD]</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>Trigl</p></td><td ><p>[TD="align: right"]157[/TD]</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>HDL</p></td><td ><p>[TD="align: right"]26[/TD]</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>VLDL</p></td><td ><p>[TD="align: right"]31[/TD]</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>LDL</p></td><td ><p>[TD="align: right"]156[/TD]</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>T.Chole/HDL</p></td><td ><p>[TD="align: right"]8.2[/TD]</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>Test Serum</p></td><td ><p>[TD="align: right"]717[/TD]</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>Free Test</p></td><td ><p>[TD="align: right"]31[/TD]</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>DHEA-Sulfate</p></td><td ><p>[TD="align: right"]481.6[/TD]</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>TSH</p></td><td ><p>[TD="align: right"]1.47[/TD]</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>Prolactin</p></td><td ><p>[TD="align: right"]9.8[/TD]</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>Prostat Specific</p></td><td ><p>[TD="align: right"]0.7[/TD]</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>Estradiol, Sensitive</p></td><td ><p>[TD="align: right"]21[/TD]</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>SHBG</p></td><td ><p>[TD="align: right"]17.4[/TD]</p></td></tr></table></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sgtpepper36, post: 87719, member: 17061"] tl;dr - bad insomnia, waking up after 4-5 hours of sleep every night and cant get back to sleep for about 2 weeks. feel exhausted. tried melatonin, benadryl, going to sleep later, working out hard. nothing seems to help. see below for more details. 34yo 250lbs Male I have been experiencing insomnia over the past month that has escalated over the last 2 weeks. At first i was waking up early. Around 4 or 4:30. I usually wake up between 5 and 6am, so this was not a huge red flag for me. I felt a little more tired, but nothing excessive. About 2 weeks ago, i woke up at 2am and could not get to sleep. Since then i have pretty consistently been sleeping about 4 hours a night, feeling extremely exhausted during the day, but not able to nap or rest. My body is tired, but my mind is racing. I have pretty good sleep hygiene. I naturally fall asleep around 10:30 and wake up at 5-6 with out the use of an alarm clock. 7.5 hours of sleep for me is my standard and always feels refreshed. If i go to sleep a little later, i usually wake up a little later. If i go to sleep a little earlier i wake up a little earlier. i have been like this for most of the last 4years. Sleep has never been an issue for me. I have sleep apnea that i treat with CPAP. Started about 4 years ago, and my sleep has been great. I checked all my reading from my machine, and they are excellent. most nights i have 0 hypopneas and i dont see the last time i had a full on blockage. Even the recent nights of early wakings. I have been on TRT for about 2.5 years now. I started with 200mg in one shot every other week, then went to 300mg in one shot every other week. This went on for about 2 years. About 4 months ago i switched over to defy medical and started the below reg: 3 shots a week of .27ml of 200mg test cyp 3 shots a week of .35ml Hcg 3 times a week of .125 anastrozole I felt excellent, energy was through the roof. I began a keto diet and dropped about 35lbs in the 3 month regiment. Towards the end of the 3 months i started to have the early waking, but it was minor and only occasional. I ran out of Hcg at this time as well, it took me a couple of weeks to get a hold of someone to set up my follow up appointment. By the time i got my labs and and the appointment, i was not taking my hcg for a couple weeks at least. I am not sure that this matters, but i want to give as much info as possible. My new regiment is below: 3 shots a week of .27ml of 200mg test cyp 2 shots of .5ml hcg Anastrozole as needed, i have only taken it twice in the last 2 weeks. basically once a week. About a week into this i had my first 2am wake up. I slept about 4-5 hours a night for the next couple of weeks. I stopped all trt this entire week in hopes that i would get some relief. No such luck. I spoke with Defy and they told me to start exercising more and take melatonin. I am doing both and no luck. I am going to reach out to a Doc today, but i know that the testerone thing is going to come up and given how little they seem to know about it, i am sure it will be the first suggestion to get rid of it. Below are my labs from 3 weeks ago. I appreciate any help anyone can offer. [TABLE="width: 210"] [TR] [TD]WBC[/TD] [TD="align: right"]4.1[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]RBC[/TD] [TD="align: right"]5.72[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Hemoglobin[/TD] [TD="align: right"]17.3[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Hematocrit[/TD] [TD="align: right"]51.3[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]MCV[/TD] [TD="align: right"]90[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]MCH[/TD] [TD="align: right"]30.2[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]MCHC[/TD] [TD="align: right"]33.7[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]RDW[/TD] [TD="align: right"]13.5[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Platelets[/TD] [TD="align: right"]214[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Neutrphils[/TD] [TD="align: right"]63[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Lymphs[/TD] [TD="align: right"]27[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Monocytes[/TD] [TD="align: right"]8[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Eos[/TD] [TD="align: right"]2[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Basos[/TD] [TD="align: right"]0[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Immature Cells[/TD] [TD]NP[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Neutophils(absolute)[/TD] [TD="align: right"]2.6[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Lymphs(Absolute)[/TD] [TD="align: right"]1.1[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Monocytes(Absolute)[/TD] [TD="align: right"]0.03[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Eos(Abso)[/TD] [TD="align: right"]0.01[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Baso(Abso)[/TD] [TD="align: right"]0[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Immature Granulocytes[/TD] [TD="align: right"]0[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Immature Grans Abs[/TD] [TD="align: right"]0[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]NRBC[/TD] [TD]NP[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Glucose,Serum[/TD] [TD="align: right"]92[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]BUN[/TD] [TD="align: right"]12[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Creatinine, Serum[/TD] [TD="align: right"]0.97[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]eGFR if Non[/TD] [TD="align: right"]101[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]BUN/Creatinine Ratio[/TD] [TD="align: right"]12[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Sodium[/TD] [TD="align: right"]140[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Potassium[/TD] [TD="align: right"]4.7[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Chlorid[/TD] [TD="align: right"]99[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Carbon Dioxide[/TD] [TD="align: right"]23[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Calcium[/TD] [TD="align: right"]9.4[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Protiein, Total,serum[/TD] [TD="align: right"]7.2[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Albumin, Serum[/TD] [TD="align: right"]4.4[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Globulin, Total[/TD] [TD="align: right"]2.8[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]A/G Ratio[/TD] [TD="align: right"]1.6[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Bilirubin, Total[/TD] [TD="align: right"]0.6[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Alkaline Phosphate[/TD] [TD="align: right"]71[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]AST[/TD] [TD="align: right"]20[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]ALT[/TD] [TD="align: right"]45[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Cholesterole Total[/TD] [TD="align: right"]213[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Trigl[/TD] [TD="align: right"]157[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]HDL[/TD] [TD="align: right"]26[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]VLDL [/TD] [TD="align: right"]31[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]LDL[/TD] [TD="align: right"]156[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]T.Chole/HDL[/TD] [TD="align: right"]8.2[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Test Serum[/TD] [TD="align: right"]717[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Free Test[/TD] [TD="align: right"]31[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]DHEA-Sulfate[/TD] [TD="align: right"]481.6[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]TSH[/TD] [TD="align: right"]1.47[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Prolactin[/TD] [TD="align: right"]9.8[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Prostat Specific[/TD] [TD="align: right"]0.7[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Estradiol, Sensitive[/TD] [TD="align: right"]21[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]SHBG[/TD] [TD="align: right"]17.4[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/QUOTE]
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