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I can ask my doctor but if I recall correctly he wasn't the biggest fan of it. I'm not entirely sure why given the great reviews across the board but I'm sure he has his reasons. I think I'd still need the AI though as HCG will always be a part of my protocol and it aromatises like a b***h haha.

Whilst TRT wasn't what I'd hoped it'd be, I felt much better on than I do now. My main concern is that my issue isn't actually testosterone, and that my low-normal levels are from a mix of mental, emotional and cellular stress from a combination of my anxiety disorder and a different underlying...

Hello everyone; back with another update. Things have continued to decline unfortunately. Hair and eyebrows are thinning at an extremely rapid rate, libido and overall drive for life are completely absent, fatigue is constant, extremeties are always freezing cold, dry skn + dandruff overload...

Correct. I am not taking anything for thyroid, but I am in a calorie surplus at the minute so food is plentyful - I assume that's why fT3 is high. What I don't understand is that I still have all of the sympotms of hypothyroidsm. I've read cortisol is crucial for thyroid hormone to enter the...

I agree that most of my issues are mental stressors resulting in unwanted hormonal responses - namely elevated cortisol reducing my T. I'm not really sure how I can fix these issues though.

Hello everyone, just dropping by with another update. Things have rapidly declined over the past few weeks. My libido has gone, erections are difficult, energy levels are zero, I have doms after every workout, I'm always freezing cold and my motivation / desire for life in genreal has...

Hello everyone, back with another update. I’m not doing too well at the moment unfortunately. Erections are achievable but only feel about 70-80%, libido is down, overall energy is down. Surprisingly, my hair has started to thin at a much, much faster rate since coming off of TRT, and my...

I thought the same thing. I was extremely surprised to see my natural e2 hover around 75, as whenever it dropped below 100 on TRT my joints started to hurt really badl, but at the minute they feel fine. What’s also odd is that whenever my T was around 20 on TRT e2 was always up near 150 if I...

Had some more bloods done to investigate the hypo symptoms and hair/eyebrow loss: Folate: 19.3 (>3.89) ug/L B12: 180 (37.5 - 188) pmol/L Vitamin D: 70.7 (50 - 175) nmol/L Zinc: 16.39 (11.1 - 19.5) umol/L Magnesium: 0.84 (0.7 - 1) nmol/L CRP-HS: 0.33 (<5) mg/L Ferritin: 46.4 (30 - 400) ug/L...

I don’t I’m afraid. It was about 6-7 months ago, so I’m between the first and second set of bloods from the chart, but that’s only a rough estimate.

I had two blood tests done, the second of which was whilst I was taking 25mg pregnenolone daily. First reading came back at 0.17, and the second came back at 0.15 (0.2 - 1.2) ng/ml.

Hair thinning started after a period of prolonged caloric restriction. At the end of that period I could tell my thyroid function was in the gutter; felt cold to my core, just standing was exhausting, sleeping 12 hours a night etc. When I started eating normally again all of those issues went...

Hey everyone! @fifty was right - I updated this post a while ago but the posts got deleted for whatever reason. Here are the bloods from the last post: Testosterone: 20.2 (8.64 - 29) nmol/L Estradiol: 75.1 (41 - 149) pmol/L LH: 5.27 (1.7 - 8.6) IU/L FSH: 1.34 (1.5 - 12.4) IU/L Prolactin: 112...

When are you planning on getting back on TRT? Once your iron is dialled in?

After 5 weeks of no testosterone and 2 weeks of no HCG, here are my levels (bloods six hours after waking fasted): Testosterone: 15.6 nmol/L (Range: 8.64 - 29) FSH: X 1.47 IU/L (Range: 1.5 - 12.4) LH: 3.61 IU/L (Range: 1.7 - 8.6) Oestradiol: 87.3 pmol/L (Range: 41 - 159) Free...

This study suggests testosterone suppresses hepcidin. Hoping this is the cause of my iron overload.

Week 5: 16/07/19 Bloods: Iron Status: CRP HS: 4.05 mg/L (Range: < 5) Iron: 32.68 umol/L (Range: 5.8 - 34.5) TIBC: 50.58 umol/L (Range: 45 - 72) UIBC: X 17.9 umol/ L (Range: 22.3 - 61.7) Transferrin Saturation: X 64.61 % (Range: 20 - 50) Ferritin: 205 ug/L (Range: 30 -...

I have a feeling these issues are being caused, or are at least linked to, low cortisol. My progesterone levels have always been well below range despite being on HCG, so it's not unreasonable to assume cortisol is also low. This makes me think I might be suffering from thyroid 'pooling', with...

Week 4.5: 11/07/19 Weight: 78.2kg - down 3.8kg / 8.3lbs from baseline First time I've jumped on the scale since coming off the HCG. I've made no changes to calorie intake, so have to assume that's mainly water and perhaps a bit of muscle loss. Massive improvements in anxiety which has now...

Interesting, I'll definitely have a complete iron panel ran before I pursue initiating thyroid medication. Do you know what the cause of your iron deficiency was? I'm happy to hear supplementation helped some of your issues. Are you planning on restarting TRT anytime soon?

Thank you for your advice, I really appreciate it. I'll get all of the bloods you suggested ran within the fortnight, I'll update the thread once I have them. As far as medication, what approach would you recommend taking? Should I take t3 only, or would a t3/4 combination be better? I'm still...

Thanks for the input, Vince. I agree that my bloods don't scream hypothyroid, but there doesn't seem to be any other condition which could explain my symptoms. Hopefully others will weigh in too.

Symptoms: Cold hands and feet, low oral body temps (35.8 - 36.2°C), thinning hair and eyebrows, constipation, brain fog, memory issues and no energy (workouts feel like they're fuelled on adrenaline). Here's a photo of my thinning eyebrows. Bloods: 9-MAY-2017 TSH 3.01 mIU/L (Range: 0.27 -...

Week 4: 08/07/19 Finally got my thyroid bloods back. TSH 3.48 mIU/L (Range: 0.27 - 4.2) Free T3 6.32 pmol/L (Range: 3.1 - 6.8) Free Thyroxine 13.700 pmol/L (Range: 12 - 22) Reverse T3 11 ng/dL (Range: 10 - 24) FT3 : rT3 37.41 Ratio (Range: > 15) So it appears rT3 wasn't the cause of the...

Week 3.5: 05/07/19 It's now a week since I did my last HCG injection, and things are actually looking up. The last two days I've been waking up with morning wood, and my erections have been very strong - I actually managed to have sex with my girlfriend without losing my erection half way...

Appreciate the support mate :)

Week 3: 02/07/19 Things have gone down hill quite fast after ceasing the HCG. I quickly developed what I assume to be patella tendinitis based upon the type and location of pain, and even air squats hurt too much - impossible to squat with a bar at the minute. Both elbows have flared up badly...

Ferratin usually comes back about 80 ish, though I haven't had it checked for a few months. It dropped as low as 40 when I was donating blood which is why I stopped donating. Never had the other two tested, though they will both be part of my bloods in 4 weeks time.

Week 2.5: 29/06/19 Today was my last HCG injection for the foreseeable future. Going to get bloods in 3-4 weeks after no injections to see where I'm at. If I had to make a prediction, I'm expecting to return to levels of 8-14 nmol/L with high end e2 due to my propensity to aromatize despite not...

Week 2: 26/06/19 Protocol: 200iu HCG every morning, nothing else. Bloods: Testosterone: 20.4 (8.64 - 29) nmol/L Oestradiol: 172 (41 - 159) pmol/L Free Test: 0.456 (0.2 - 0.62) nmol/L Albumin: 45.1 (35 - 50) g/L SHBG: 29.7 (18.3 - 54.1) nmol/L Sodium: 145 (133 - 146) mmol/L...

Thanks, Vince - much appreciated! Regarding e2, I spent most of my second year of TRT (bloods shown only show my third year) hovering around 80 - 90 pmol/L and my joints hurt the whole time. Unfortunately here in the UK we don't have access to the sensitive assay, so all of my bloods are standard.