Recent content by MarkLA

I have an Rx from my doc for this and I have also bought it from India. I notice that some of the generics have Aluminum Lake colors and/or contain titanium dioxide. These are unnecessary and probably not healthy. I can remove the coating with a wet paper towel and remove what's in there but...

I realize it's a 5 year old thread, but that has given plenty of time for you to work out your copper/zinc status. Did you get it resolved? What did it take? My labs are similar. I think I depleted my copper by taking zinc for a long time. Zinc competes with copper for absorption.I had a Copper...

@carlweathers I'm curious how you do over the longer term... If after a month or two, you're still feeling on and alive. Do you mix the powder with saline or does it come mixed? Are you using an UGL, or Pharma?

Probably this should be it's own thread. My Doc's office was suggesting Saw Palmetto. Unfortunately anything that is a 5ar inhibitor is going to do that not only on your head but throughout the body. The Post-Finasteride-Syndrome is probably a result not of Finasteride but inhibiting 5ar in the...

"Hypertrichosis was the most common adverse effect, reported by 49% of the oral group and 25% of the topical group. There were no significant changes in heart rate and blood pressure." That's interesting. I know with topical, I suspect some drips down and puts hair where it is unwanted. With...

It'd be interesting to hear results from anyone who tries this. I know some of my hairloss is DHT because I won't take a 5ar inhibitor. The side effects (cardiac) of oral minoxidil are definitely offputting. I would rather have a shiny dome than a flaky ticker. Too bad there are no studies on...

@Condrad94 - how did this work out for you? I have taken low dose Adex on and off ( 0.1 mg EOD).. lately I have no libido and can't feel an orgasm. I have been on it this time for longer than before. I'll probably drop the AI and see if I return to normal.

I just noticed that most Levothyroxine (including Synthroid and many generics) has pills that are colored. The ingredients used to color the pills are in the Aluminum Lake family. It's probably not a lot of aluminum in each pill but with a daily dose for decades it has to add up. That aluminum...

I read that someone took 1 cap of Jarrow Brand IP6 + 1200 mg NAC daily and it reduced their HCT/HGB and need to donate blood. This video briefly mentions that: Has anyone had any success with this?

I think you mean over 52 not over 42. Have you eliminated iron in your diet? For me that seemed to help. What is your T dose? Have you tried more frequent dosing and/or a lower dose? Have you tested for sleep apnea?

I'm reading that the transplant docs want you to take Finasteride as well. Otherwise the existing hair you have falls out and all that's left is the transplanted stuff.. or something like that.

I just got a vial of Padagis which says manufactured by Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing in Michigan. This is newer labeling than the OP of the thread and presumably a different batch. I have Lot# 87521 Expiring January 2025. I don't start this vial right away, but would like to know about...

I have always been using generics and they have seemed to work. There have been several brands but when looking at the manufacturer info on the package, they all have been made by the same company in Portugal. I have been on TRT for years and get labs that reflect the dose I took. I did get one...

Is there a brand of strips you like or are they all the same? Would the idea be to measure the saliva in the morning upon waking and then take a capsule, then check the next morning to see what the change was? i.e. measure at trough? Then once a good dose is found, stay with it or is there a...

Do you have a brand you recommend? What about dosage? Thank you!