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<blockquote data-quote="Gman86" data-source="post: 160729" data-attributes="member: 15043"><p></p></blockquote><p></p><p>Idk what to tell you. I can’t help that I feel my best with higher total T levels. I’ve been doing HRT for over 5 years, now, have tried pretty much everything, and get labs done 5-6 times per year. I’m also very in tune with my body. So I know exactly how I feel with different levels of each hormone. Everyone’s different. I can’t help that I feel better with levels that are higher than what some people are used to seeing.</p><p></p><p>I think you are a little confused to my story. My original primary issue was brain fog. It’s plagued me the whole time on HRT. But throughout these past 5 years, when my levels are where I like them, I feel excellent in all categories, other than brain fog. Energy, libido, erections, mood, sleep, strength, muscle gain, fat loss, decreased stress, etc. The only reason I’ve tried changing my protocols so much is because I just couldn’t kick the brain fog, and was willing to try something else in the off chance that it might improve my brain fog. But recently, I learned that the house I’ve been at for about 6 years now, is infested with black mold. This is most likely the reason for my brain fog. I’m actually moving out in 1-2 weeks, and I’m hoping the brain fog starts to improve once I get out of the moldy environment I’m in.</p><p></p><p>So it’s not that some of the protocols I’ve been on haven’t worked. Some have worked extremely well. Honestly, 90% of the time on HRT I’ve felt great in all areas other than brain fog. I have more lab work to look back to than most will have in 20 lifetimes. For me, it’s easy to see that anytime I’ve felt my best, my total T has been 1500+. Anytime my free T falls too low (for me), I still feel ok in most areas, but there’s absolutely a noticeable difference compared to when my free T is where I like it. Again, I can’t help that I feel better with higher levels than what is the “norm”.</p><p></p><p>Since I know that my main issue is most likely the mold I’m living in, my plan is to get out of the mold, get my levels where I like them on the cream, and just coast and wait for my body to adjust. At the end of the day, we all know that how we feel subjectively is much more important than what our labs say. For me, without fail, I always feel better when my free T is much higher than the top of the tru-t range. It wouldn’t make any sense for me to ignore all this data and history I have on myself, and think that even though without fail I feel better with “X” level of free T, that all of a sudden my body might feel better with half that level, when over the past 5 years that hasn’t been the case even once. It just doesn’t make any logical sense to think that way, imo. No offense to you and your logic. I completely get what you’re saying. I just have to make decisions based off of the knowledge I have about myself, and the experience I’ve personally had balancing hormones. Again, everyone is different. But I genuinely appreciate the effort you put into these replies, and the fact that you’re trying to help. So thank you.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="Gman86, post: 160729, member: 15043"] [/QUOTE] Idk what to tell you. I can’t help that I feel my best with higher total T levels. I’ve been doing HRT for over 5 years, now, have tried pretty much everything, and get labs done 5-6 times per year. I’m also very in tune with my body. So I know exactly how I feel with different levels of each hormone. Everyone’s different. I can’t help that I feel better with levels that are higher than what some people are used to seeing. I think you are a little confused to my story. My original primary issue was brain fog. It’s plagued me the whole time on HRT. But throughout these past 5 years, when my levels are where I like them, I feel excellent in all categories, other than brain fog. Energy, libido, erections, mood, sleep, strength, muscle gain, fat loss, decreased stress, etc. The only reason I’ve tried changing my protocols so much is because I just couldn’t kick the brain fog, and was willing to try something else in the off chance that it might improve my brain fog. But recently, I learned that the house I’ve been at for about 6 years now, is infested with black mold. This is most likely the reason for my brain fog. I’m actually moving out in 1-2 weeks, and I’m hoping the brain fog starts to improve once I get out of the moldy environment I’m in. So it’s not that some of the protocols I’ve been on haven’t worked. Some have worked extremely well. Honestly, 90% of the time on HRT I’ve felt great in all areas other than brain fog. I have more lab work to look back to than most will have in 20 lifetimes. For me, it’s easy to see that anytime I’ve felt my best, my total T has been 1500+. Anytime my free T falls too low (for me), I still feel ok in most areas, but there’s absolutely a noticeable difference compared to when my free T is where I like it. Again, I can’t help that I feel better with higher levels than what is the “norm”. Since I know that my main issue is most likely the mold I’m living in, my plan is to get out of the mold, get my levels where I like them on the cream, and just coast and wait for my body to adjust. At the end of the day, we all know that how we feel subjectively is much more important than what our labs say. For me, without fail, I always feel better when my free T is much higher than the top of the tru-t range. It wouldn’t make any sense for me to ignore all this data and history I have on myself, and think that even though without fail I feel better with “X” level of free T, that all of a sudden my body might feel better with half that level, when over the past 5 years that hasn’t been the case even once. It just doesn’t make any logical sense to think that way, imo. No offense to you and your logic. I completely get what you’re saying. I just have to make decisions based off of the knowledge I have about myself, and the experience I’ve personally had balancing hormones. Again, everyone is different. But I genuinely appreciate the effort you put into these replies, and the fact that you’re trying to help. So thank you. [/QUOTE]
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