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[ASUDevil]

What other supplements do you use? There are some things that I supplement with that I might not have included but 1/week I put Maca in my protein shake and the NO ed is a recent addition. I take about 3-5g split of NO in pre-workout and then later in day. Arginine has a whole host of benefits relating to vascular flexibility and permeability. The next thing I'd check is cortisol...maybe a 12 point sputum test to see if you're mainlining on your adrenals. Sleep? Every morning since i've started I've been waking up with intense wood, and since every persons "problems" can be the same but manifest through different pathways suggests that may not be endocrine (hormones) but something blocking the nerve pathway...do u take physican prescribed medications besides testosterone replacement therapy (TRT)? SSRI's, Cholesterol lowering, etc...? Sleep? How many times a week do you wank? A lot? Nothing like absence making the heart (or whatever) grow fonder? Anyways, these are all the questions I'd be asking myself if the testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) wasn't causing a change. Thanks again for the words and good luck to you!

Trey

 

[ASUDevil]

Hey all,

Apparently I forgot to hit post reply last time.

Anyways, so this is experience through the first month.

I went to doc to check measurements and such and will be having blood drawn next week to check all my levels again but from a body composition point of view.
BF went from 26.7 to 23.7
Weight Pre: 247.6
Weight Post: 246.0
Lean Body Pre: 181.5
Lean Body Post: 187.4
BF Mass: 66.1
BF Mass Post: 58.6

So I gained 6 lbs of lean body mass, lost 8 lbs of BF Mass and my weight stayed the same. Water was almost the same.
This is in 3-4 weeks of being on TRT.

Physical: besides what was listed above, changes I've noticed are oily skin but not bad, allergies don't seem to be bothering me like they used to. Austin allergies are probably the worst in the nation and if my wife sort of gets allergies going, I'm disabled feeling like the flu hit. However, she's gone through some bouts but I seem unaffected. Left nipple was itchy for a day but I attribute that to the last shot that was almost double because I had a new vial and I didn't want to waste what was left over in the old vial. So instead of .5cc I took 1cc, so I elevated from 200mg/mL to 300mg/mL that week. Since then nipples not itchy anymore. The other aspect is I'm running like a machine. I'm up at 4:20, get to the gym workout, shower, go home and make breakfast, take care of dog, go to work, come home make dinner, talk to wife and I'm finding myself not a hint of tired.

Psychological: Less anxiety about things, I really could care less - the good kind. I find myself very focused and less grumpy. Also, I don't procrastinate anymore. If it's in my mind, I do it. Prior to testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) I'd say, I'll do it later. I think because I was just so tired all the time.

DIET: staying the same as before. Supplements pretty much the same

Sexual: This has effected me the most. Like last post, I'm constantly horny and every morning I wake up raging and then walk around with a "full" feeling all day. I feel bad for the guys that say that it hasn't helped their libido because frankly it's like i'm 16 again. Wife wanted to convey this to everyone, that fish oil supplements shouldn't be taken prior to any act requiring a mouth...just FYI.

Negatives: none really, adding glucosamine/chondroiton and cut anastrozole to 1 e7d instead of e3-4d. that seemed to help the stress on the joints.

so far so good

Trey

 

[IMT staff]

Sounds like everything is going well. I would be curious to see your vitamin D levels and see if they came up. If not I would like to see 1,25 dihydroxy test. To make sure your vitamin D is converting to the proper analogues. It converts to 2 analogues and thats basically when you use it.

You may not need the Aromatase inhibitor (AI), curious about the E2 sensitive on follow up.

All in all it seems to be a successful transition and now you just need to fine tune it.

Keep us posted.

Vitamin D levels also may be used to help diagnose or monitor problems with parathyroid gland functioning since PTH is essential for vitamin D activation. When vitamin D, calcium, phosphorus, or magnesium supplementation is necessary, vitamin D levels are sometimes measured to monitor treatment effectiveness.