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Thyroid, Pregnenolone, Progesterone, DHEA, etc
Thyroid, DHEA, Pregnenolone, Progesterone, etc
TRT risk vs reward - Cortisol
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<blockquote data-quote="Gman86" data-source="post: 111988" data-attributes="member: 15043"><p>These are all great questions, as I am currently trying to raise my cortisol while on testosterone and HCG. Clomid is a tough one, simply because it raises estrogen and partly is an estrogen blocker. Maybe it can be a viable option at a low dose per day, but I personally wouldn't even try it. If I could go back, I would of skipped the part of my journey when I was trying Clomid mono therapy. It was the darkest point in my whole entire life hands down, scary stuff. But again, I used 50mg/ day, so maybe 12.5mg/ day would work better, or even 12.5mg EOD. Never had Cortisol tested while on Clomid. </p><p></p><p>I tried HCG mono therapy for a while. Couldn't stay on it due to E2 being uncontrollable while on HCG at high doses. I was using 2,000iu's/ week, split into EOD injections, which brought my total t to 1145. I have a high SHBG, so this is the total t that I needed to get my free t in range. So couldn't really go lower on my HCG dose. And at this dose, E2 and nipple sensitivity/ itchiness was just too much of a problem, even while on an AI. I also never had Cortisol tested while on HCG, so unfortunately have no info on whether it backfilled the pathways enough. </p><p></p><p>I'm on testosterone + HCG now, and my Cortisol keeps coming back on the low side of normal. So trying to get it up naturally. I don't want to ever have to take corticosteroids, as the long term risks while on those things look pretty scary.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gman86, post: 111988, member: 15043"] These are all great questions, as I am currently trying to raise my cortisol while on testosterone and HCG. Clomid is a tough one, simply because it raises estrogen and partly is an estrogen blocker. Maybe it can be a viable option at a low dose per day, but I personally wouldn't even try it. If I could go back, I would of skipped the part of my journey when I was trying Clomid mono therapy. It was the darkest point in my whole entire life hands down, scary stuff. But again, I used 50mg/ day, so maybe 12.5mg/ day would work better, or even 12.5mg EOD. Never had Cortisol tested while on Clomid. I tried HCG mono therapy for a while. Couldn't stay on it due to E2 being uncontrollable while on HCG at high doses. I was using 2,000iu's/ week, split into EOD injections, which brought my total t to 1145. I have a high SHBG, so this is the total t that I needed to get my free t in range. So couldn't really go lower on my HCG dose. And at this dose, E2 and nipple sensitivity/ itchiness was just too much of a problem, even while on an AI. I also never had Cortisol tested while on HCG, so unfortunately have no info on whether it backfilled the pathways enough. I'm on testosterone + HCG now, and my Cortisol keeps coming back on the low side of normal. So trying to get it up naturally. I don't want to ever have to take corticosteroids, as the long term risks while on those things look pretty scary. [/QUOTE]
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Thyroid, Pregnenolone, Progesterone, DHEA, etc
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TRT risk vs reward - Cortisol
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