Recent content by Michael D

What about miglyol oil? Anyone have experience with it?

Great information. Over the years I have definitely developed some sort of reaction to cottonseed oil, but that's the only carrier I can get through my pharmacy. Are there brands of testosterone that sell a grapeseed oil version, or do you have to get it from a compounding lab?

Melatonin has never worked for me. Ambien and xanax work great, but I hate to use them regularly. I've found low dose of edible THC (or THC with CBC) works great. They take about 2 hours to kick in, so I eat one between 9-10:30PM. That gets me through that dreaded 2:30AM wake-up, and I have no...

Hmmm...I still get marketing emails from them.

Great reference, Nelson. In my case, I'm not (and wasn't) obese...not really even overweight. And my blood sugar levels were pre-diabetic and not treated. So I fall a bit outside of this study. It would be great to hear from others to know if I'm just an outlier.

I have always had high blood pressure, even as a child. Since my BP spikes up and down, seemingly randomly, it's very difficult to control. And in the past few years the highs have been 200+/100+, high enough for one doctor to refuse to treat me anymore, and another doc wanted me to go the ER...

A bit off-topic, but related question. My last vial of reconstituted HCG was cloudy. Is it OK to use it or should I throw it away??

Certainly give it a try! If it doesn’t work for you then stop and you will quickly go back to baseline. I’ve been on TRT for about 10 years, and following this forum 3 years. One factor to consider when reading other people’s experiences here is that many of them are taking way more T than what...

I've been on TRT for about 10 years. I never added HCG until the last 3 months. At first I used the saline solution that came with the HCG, but I wanted to keep the HCG longer so I switched to bacteriostatic water. I'm having an allergic reaction (hard, sore, itchy lump at injection site) to the...

I've been on TRT for 10 years. I inject 0.2 ml (40mg) of testosterone cypionate twice per week. A few months ago I started injecting HCG (200mg) at the same time. I first draw the testosterone into the syringe, and then draw the HCG into the same syringe. I use a new needle when drawing each...

That is an interesting study, but my interpretation of the results is that (assuming the results would be the same in humans) you pick up where you left off. My body was producing very little T by the time I started TRT...so picking up where I left off is not a very good place to be.

Thanks for the input everyone. I'll just start with a low dose and see how it goes. I do have watch my RBC, and I am on meds for high BP, so I appreciate the warnings and I know what to watch. I've been fine without HCG, so I won't be disappointed if it doesn't work for me.

If you don't mind, can you share with me the side effects that caused you to stop the HCG? I don't know what to expect...and probably need to do some more homework before I give myself the first shot. How long did it take for the side effects to manifest and how long did you tough it out, hoping...

Thanks for the reply, Nelson. I'm 59, so I don't know if I fall into your "older guys" category. As you age, you never really consider yourself to be old! But I have been on TRT for a decade. I ordered some HCG from Reliable and I'll give it a try. I'm assuming you can't draw the HCG into the...

I think my title pretty much says it all. I've been on TRT for about 10 years for secondary hypogonadism. I don't take any other hormones or substances, just T (50 mg injected 2X week). My testicles are miniscule, as would be expected. Is it too late to add HCG to my regimen?