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From what I have read, it is more complicated than that, which is why a CBC is an inadequate measure for anemia. A CBC is often used to measure, among other things, whether one is anemic, but your CBC levels can be perfect and yet you can have low ferritin, like me. You can have a lack of...

Im a 33 year old man with hashimotos thyroiditis, on trt for a few months now. Due to ongoing health problem I decided on my own to have iron and ferritin tested on Monday, revealing ferritin levels of 15ng/ml. This was unexpected. I actually was worried that my iron was going to be too high. I...

Why is your cortisol low? To my knowledge, I've never had cortisol tested, but that is one of the factors I believe could be affecting my health. My belief is that I have inflammation (trendy word, at the moment). I have Hashimoto's, which is an autoimmune disease. Both of my grandfathers...

I take 12.5mg intermittently, i.e. not every night, because of the sides, including, I think, waking up feeling unrested. Even taking DHEA intermittently over two months, it brought my DHEA up. I just don't know how significant it is for my overall health, since I don't feel any noticeable...

Is it true that DHEA raises estrogen in men? I realize this thread is about pregnenlone, but people have brought up DHEA and cannot say DHEA has given me any noticeable benefits, only strange sides, during the 10 weeks that I've taken it intermittently. It gives me poor sleep, and makes me feel...

You mean that you have moments of clarity when your e2 is optimal or what are you saying? How much DHEA are you on, what time of day do you take it, and in what way does it make you feel amazing? I have really struggled with DHEA. I have taken it before bed. 25-50mg is too much. It interrupts...

Why did you want or need to raise cortisol?

Can you elaborate on what "death" feels like?

Thank you, Gman. I will drop AI and I have already stopped using HCG. While I believe many drugs, such as antidepressants and benzodiazepines, can be useful, I look at it mostly as a racket that big pharma uses to line its pockets. Drugs don't address underlying causes and I've seen over and...

Maybe Dr. Saya can answer that? I think an AI is standard with Defy's care, as it was with Dr. John, right? I am on hcg because I don't want testicular atrophy. I am stopping use, but I'm still not comfortable with shrinkage.

I started and remained on Zoloft mainly due to anxiety and, to a lesser extent, to stabilize my mood, not for depression. I had such horrible anxiety before Zoloft, I just remained on it for years, because anything is better than the crippling anxiety I used to experience. As harmful as Zoloft...

Thank you. I will look into ldn. Also, I agree with the idea of dropping the AI. I worry a bit about my e2 creeping up and I realize there's been a huge debate over AIs recently. Might I need to lower my testosterone dosage if I drop adex?

I believe my low T levels are a direct result of Hashimoto's, which I've had since the age of 12 or 13. I'm not an endocrinologist, so there's a lot I don't know, but my guess is that Hashimoto's stunted my overall growth (e.g. height, testicles), until I was finally diagnosed and treated, when...

Thank you, Nelson. My sleep overall is very good. I don't have sleep apnea. My biggest problem with sleeping is that I am up late and I often don't want to go to sleep, but once I put my head down, I sleep well without waking up. I don't have any kids or a great deal of stress. Mainly, lack of...

I think I know the timeline you are talking about, but that only addresses sexual and physical aspects, not cognitive aspects. How do we explain the fact that I never had these problems before TRT? Something about my body chemistry is certainly "off." I've been on Zoloft for most of the past...

Sorry in advance for the long post. I want to be thorough. I have been on TRT for 8 weeks through Defy. Defy says my recent follw-up labs are perfect. I am experiencing no libido, poor sexual response, no drive or motivation, poor mood (apathy or emotional flatness), general weakness, and lack...