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  1. Belekas

    High Iron - Low Ferritin

    Are you on TRT? With all these blood donations and your numbers going up and down, how do you feel overall? I would def look for natural ways to reduce hmg, hct snd rbc, exhaust them first. Iron dynamics/metabolism is very complicated stuff and I wouldn't mess with it, esp if theres no need...
  2. Belekas

    "TRT/HRT/Nutrition/Cognition/Wellness/LT student of the game"

    So after 500ml VS last month on the 18th my Iron numbers went down nicely as I had a blood test done on the 13th this month. Huge drop in Ferritin from sub 400 to 170ish which we guessing attributes to inflamation I was having back then from being sick with flu/covid like shit. Small drops of...
  3. Belekas

    Vitamin D Dosage - How Much is Too Much?

    I've done 400.000 loading phase 50.000/day for 8 days. As it takes time till it saturates and peaks. Also watched a dude in Thailand doing 100.000/day, insulin, growth, T, smoking weed, etc lol Was still alive a month or two ago as I've deactivated my IG lol
  4. Belekas

    "TRT/HRT/Nutrition/Cognition/Wellness/LT student of the game"

    I had private blood let on the 18th last month and did this iron test end of month and just got results a day or two ago. So 500ml blood taken out dropped my ferritin from sub 400 to 255. Serun Iron and TS% went even higher. Not happy with the results. GP appoitment on the 12th and then another...
  5. Belekas

    How DHT and Androgens Drive Acne Formation

    No acne during puberty. No acne during many years of drinking or doing drugs, partying, not sleeping for days and destroying my body. Also no acne while low T with crashed e2. No acne while hardcore bodybuilding for 15 years and running up to 500mg ( i know pussy #s given todays brainless kids)...
  6. Belekas

    Trt options in men with BPH

    I agree and fair play to ya. You can try talking to the AnabolicDoc via his Zoom meetings as he has a lot of patients on TRT/androgens from around the world and is quite good. I believe that is only $20/month and those meetings are done at least twice a week.
  7. Belekas

    Trt options in men with BPH

    I'm sure I listened to some podcast with an uro doc and iirc he said that usually its the ones that are considered the "normal" size that are more problematic from what he and his team has seen. I know it sounds crazy and I can't remember which podcast it was but I'm pretty sure I've heard that...
  8. Belekas

    Fish oil supplements linked to greater first-time heart attack risk in study: ‘Not universally good or bad'

    After 20 years of doing the same- I agree with you 100%. Spot on.
  9. Belekas

    Fish oil supplements linked to greater first-time heart attack risk in study: ‘Not universally good or bad'

    Yup, I can relate. When I was training back in the day close to 20 years ago at my hometown gym, the owner of the gym, took his 90+ yo mother to see the doc. So once they came back, he said that doc said this- since you are feeling good and doing great, the main thing for you is to keep on...
  10. Belekas

    High ferritin after coming off trt?

    Whats ure transferrin saturation % now? Ferritin in isolation pretty much says nothing about the big picture.
  11. Belekas

    "TRT/HRT/Nutrition/Cognition/Wellness/LT student of the game"

    Thanks mate. I was just about to read it today actually but have spent time reading the other one. Will dive into this one after work later in the evening. To be honest this Iron disorder topic is crazy as everyone has a different philosophy. Morley talks about iron<>copper dynamics, more like...
  12. Belekas

    "TRT/HRT/Nutrition/Cognition/Wellness/LT student of the game"

    I thought we are allowed to keep a journal? But if not then yeah go ahead delete my thread, my posts and everyone elses posts and can also delete my user name. Thank you and wish you well. I have helped not one and not two people from here who DMed me and shared a lot of valuable information...
  13. Belekas

    "TRT/HRT/Nutrition/Cognition/Wellness/LT student of the game"

    https://open.substack.com/pub/chrismasterjohnphd/p/iron-overload-forget-what-you-thought?r=1mtow4&utm_medium=ios
  14. Belekas

    Warning for Men on TRT: Low Ferritin is Bad

    Yeah, i've read they do them all. Happy days then, enjoy the healing.
  15. Belekas

    Warning for Men on TRT: Low Ferritin is Bad

    Have you done abdomen ultrasound to see if any organ damage have been done due to HH?
  16. Belekas

    "TRT/HRT/Nutrition/Cognition/Wellness/LT student of the game"

    4g Magnesium Citrate is around 700mg elemental magnesium so not a massive dose but still can be an issue for me as I have spent a long time without being able to tolerate any Mag at all. For me lowering cortisol is a good thing because I suspect I have adrenal insuficiency and my morning and...
  17. Belekas

    "TRT/HRT/Nutrition/Cognition/Wellness/LT student of the game"

    Around a good week +-. I'll take them only before sleep for now and see what happens. Thanks for pointing it out. Will do 2g of Taurine and 2g of Magnesium Citrate before bed tonight. If nothing improves will deduct more and then cut all out and start from scratch again. My girl takes 4 gram...
  18. Belekas

    "TRT/HRT/Nutrition/Cognition/Wellness/LT student of the game"

    Fantastic info by Morley Robbins re Iron<>Copper dynamic and fuck me this is way more complicated then hormones IMO. https://www.********.com/groups/MagnesiumAdvocacy/permalink/1314033885331344/
  19. Belekas

    Warning for Men on TRT: Low Ferritin is Bad

    Didn't know you was here lol You're welcome. Glad to have such smart men among us.
  20. Belekas

    Warning for Men on TRT: Low Ferritin is Bad

    Agreed. My ferritin on TRT last year was 124 but I didn't pay attention, yet everyone on TRT/androgens should pay attention if its > 120. Now I'm 6 months off TRT and my ferritin came back 390 and transferrin saturation at 52% so both above range. Glad I came off as was having other symptoms...
  21. Belekas

    "TRT/HRT/Nutrition/Cognition/Wellness/LT student of the game"

    Been reading reddit anecdotes about HH and this post says very similar to what I'm going through atm minus the CRP as it wasn't done. So basically high ferritin, high transferrin saturantion and low transferrin with normal CRP requires genetic test for HH. Even without testing CRP I need to do...
  22. Belekas

    Warning for Men on TRT: Low Ferritin is Bad

    Agree on all points here and actually I'm surprised everyone is just talking about it being too low. Currently reading the RCP and got the CU-re book, so lots of reading ahead. Ferritin is an acute-phase reactant that can be elevated from a lot of things. I've chatted with Fred Vorck a bit in...
  23. Belekas

    Lipids / Iron / Ferritin Labs

    Hey Jim much appreciated for the complete, detailed post. Thank you. Glad that it recovered and you felt better after donating. I never tested ceruloplasmin but now that I have been rading RCP for quite some time that is getting more interest as well. I will read the link you provided in...
  24. Belekas

    Lipids / Iron / Ferritin Labs

    Why was your Ferritin at 400 and what was your TS% at the time being if I may ask? Interested if you found the root cause and how did you lower it. My Ferritin is 390 and also TS% is 52. This is concerning and now being looked into. Should have known better that Ferritin > 120 while on TRT is a...
  25. Belekas

    "TRT/HRT/Nutrition/Cognition/Wellness/LT student of the game"

    So yesterday had a private blood let at my home and 500ml was gone in less then 30 mins. Awesome service and glad I managed to find a company that does that and all other things like blood tests, IV drips, etc. Also was happy that one of their employes lives not too far from me and came to visit...
  26. Belekas

    "TRT/HRT/Nutrition/Cognition/Wellness/LT student of the game"

    I will make a separate post about being on and off TRT when I have time. The issue with Iron is far more complex then just crashing Ferritin which is just one piece of the puzzle. Transferrin Saturation% is far more important marker and I doub't you can crash it with IP6 to be fair. No fear, but...
  27. Belekas

    "TRT/HRT/Nutrition/Cognition/Wellness/LT student of the game"

    Been learning about Iron and its disorders since getting back my GPs blood results and seeing Ferritin 400 and TS at 52%. To behonest I think everyone should look a lot more into this issue and check if they don't have any disorders and basically that is how we get seriously sick. Main thing is...
  28. Belekas

    "TRT/HRT/Nutrition/Cognition/Wellness/LT student of the game"

    https://healthchecks.randoxhealth.com/haemochromatosis-the-celtic-curse/#:~:text=The%20prevalence%20of%20haemochromatosis%20among,colloquial%20name%20%E2%80%93%20The%20Celtic%20Curse.
  29. Belekas

    "TRT/HRT/Nutrition/Cognition/Wellness/LT student of the game"

    Was you taking it with food or away from food?
  30. Belekas

    "TRT/HRT/Nutrition/Cognition/Wellness/LT student of the game"

    Just ordered Jarrow IP6 so should be here this week and will start taking it. Also won't do my own blood test I have here on the table now and will give it some time and then do it to see if its working, together with diet manipulation.
  31. Belekas

    "TRT/HRT/Nutrition/Cognition/Wellness/LT student of the game"

    The issue is I can't donate blood, ever. My blood is not acceptable, sadly. That is why I must wait for GP appointment which will only be next month or book a new appoitment with another random one and ask for phlebotomy given these numbers. Maybe this is my fucking issue I'e been battling for...
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