The Effect of Sleep on Your Hormones, Erections, Body and Quality of Life

I am on night shift right now. I work the dupont schedule which goes 4 nights 5pm - 5am. off three days. three day shifts 5am- 5pm. off one day. 3 nights shifts. off 3 days. 4 day shifts then off 7 DAYS.

I only work 7 night shifts total but it definetly feels depressing on those nights and erections are not great. Thankfully better with viagra. I train on days I am off and also sometimes when I work too. It is hard.

Testosterone therapy has definetly given me the capability of keeping excersize high. I dont know how some of these guys do it.

I am looking for a day job becasue well its just healthier to follow our natural wake sleep cycles.

Thanks for posting Nelson. I also use a cpap and have gained good amount of muscle.
 
Typical sleep for me consisted of around 40 minutes of deep sleep and 30 minutes of REM. I added MK-677 and modified GRF1-29+ GHRP-2 and now 2 hours of REM and 1.5 hours of deep sleep. Greatly improved the quality of my sleep.
 
Monitoring my oxygen score through the night with my Wellvue ring. The lowest was 79 percent, so o have to be careful.
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No doubt the Covid contributed greatly. You may need treatment for the lungs...methylprednisolone 40mg every 12 hours works really well.

 

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Understanding Your Hormones

Estradiol (E2)

A form of estrogen produced from testosterone. Important for bone health, mood, and libido. Too high can cause side effects; too low can affect well-being.

DHT

Dihydrotestosterone is a potent androgen derived from testosterone. Affects hair growth, prostate health, and masculinization effects.

Free Testosterone

The biologically active form of testosterone not bound to proteins. Directly available for cellular uptake and biological effects.

Scientific Reference

Lakshman KM, Kaplan B, Travison TG, Basaria S, Knapp PE, Singh AB, LaValley MP, Mazer NA, Bhasin S. The effects of injected testosterone dose and age on the conversion of testosterone to estradiol and dihydrotestosterone in young and older men. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2010 Aug;95(8):3955-64.

DOI: 10.1210/jc.2010-0102 | PMID: 20534765 | PMCID: PMC2913038

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