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I can understand the nervousness about the AI. Personal experience has made me cautious too. Fortunately I don't need an AI or take one, but you seem to have both symptoms and labs which point to the possibility that an AI will help you. I'll be interested to learn how it goes for you!

I noticed no such change even though I took copious notes. The only two things I can correlate to increased hunger are: 1) Consuming too many carbs. In me this triggers insullin which triggers hunger. 2) Intense & frequent workouts.

Yeah - what Coastwatcher said. I wouldn't introduce something new unless there is a confirmed reason to do so. BTW I found cabergoline to be pretty powerful. It dropped my prolactin from 12.5 to < 1.5 in a period of a few weeks. I was taking .25 mg E3.5D. For me it had no effect on libido or...

Congratulations to your son Vince! And to you for the success you have enjoyed with TRT and your diet and supplement protocol.

We really need a good clinical study or several of them. There is so much false information or anecdotal information out there but I have yet to see good clinical evidence of the effect of high E2 - especially in men on TRT and especially in relation to T levels. I don't trust any of the...

That's interesting Vince. I'm going to look up the video. I'm one example of a person who tried just about every diet and pill and protocol to help manage type II diabetes but only after 20 years did I find the low-carb (Keto) diet which finally reversed it. Not only that but it eliminated...

CoastWatcher has provided good advice. NOT getting the right help can be very costly and wasteful and then you're still not feeling right. Bad treatment could also get you tied to an expensive and life-long protocol which doesn't really help you.

Well that's confirmation that your endo is not competent in the treatment of your condition. I would choose a medical professional with proven expertise in the treatment of people in the same situation as you. The folks on this forum can help you find such a person. Life can be pretty shitty...

Very interesting study! Of course there's another term for that: *****-whipped. ;)

I have the same experience as Vince. Starchy vegetables affect my blood sugar in a similar manner to bread and pasta and other flour products. I wish it wasn't so, because I like them! Just can't eat them.

I'm like Vince and like many diabetics or pre-diabetics. Carbs play havoc with us: especially simple carbs like sugars and starches. I can eat no sugar or starch and no more than 20 grams of complex carbs like green vegetables per day without messing up my A1C and hunger levels and gaining fat.

I have done that numerous times and no questions asked. Nevertheless it is best to have a copy of your prescription just in case. I prefer to place my syringes and vials in checked luggage (in a cold pack if necessary) but if not checking luggage then I just put them in my carry-on. they go...

That's an interesting question and I'm curious to learn what the experts here have to say about it. I'm NOT an expert but I would think that the flexing may help to distribute the solution more widely throughout the muscle, but the release of T into your system is dependent on the amount of...

This has been my experience as well. Nobody ever asked. I have taken injectables and pills in my luggage as well as in carry-ons which went through the TSA scanner and nobody ever said a thing. Even so I always take my script for the injectables just in case.

Welcome! There's a lot here to learn.

Simple is good! Too many health professionals and too many TRT patients have very complex (and often unsubstantiated) beliefs about the effect of low or high E2 in males. The more I learn the more I see that there is very little clinical data to support those beliefs. I can't tell when I'm...

I started out with a low E2 experience like you. Felt like crap. Stopped the AI completely and then let 6 weeks go by before testing and before considering any other changes. It was hard to wait those 6 weeks but I knew that was the only way to get the protocol dialed in. As it turned out, I...

For me I find that HIIT works extremely well. Better than other training regimens I have tried. However if I go to absolute failure on all my sets then I allow about 5 days rest before training the same muscle group again. Injury is a definite concern but on the other hand, I find the joints...

Thanks - I'll be curious to find out how you like them.

Here's where I get mine. I like the Easy touch brand. They also have .3cc syringes which might make dosing even easier. http://www.westend-supplies.com/insulinsyringe30.html I've been using a 1/2" needle length but twice had no result. Both of those times were when my penis was shriveled and...

Congratulations on your first successful experience with trimix! That's a very strong mix and it is a good thing you went with half of what your doctor recommended. I am using the same 40/30/2 mix and I find that 0.5 ml is good for 2 hours or a little more. I'm sure you will find your dosage...

Certainly overtraining can sap your energy and your ability to maintain/build muscle - especially if you train the same muscle groups too often. Your first description sounded like that. I am assuming here that your workout intensity is high. If you are going to the point of absolute failure on...

Thanks for the update KennyT. Nice on the 15 pound weight loss.

Thanks for the update! I'm still taking berberine but like you the effect is small. However I recently had several days in a row with a fasting glocose level around 90 so I'm going to stick with my current regimen. That's 2000 mg of Metformin daily + 500 mg Berberine and usually < 20 carbs...

CSI007, that's great on the progress you have made!

Quack. Well, perhaps in other aspects of treatment she is an expert but when it comes to TRT she has no clue! Find someone else who will get you proper treatment.

Good luck with the new one! I hope she listens to your symptoms and gets you on a protocol that helps you.

If she already has that fixed opinion then run. Maybe you could convince her with a sound argument, but do you really want a doctor who makes such reckless and unsound judgments?

I don't know what epidemiologic studies have been done to assess all cause mortality. I can only speak for myself. A mostly-vegetarian doctor-recommended diet for 20 years left me fighting diabetes, hypertension, joint aches, and a host of other ailments. The more I listened to doctors and the...

Just one word: bullshit. Doctors would also have you on zero salt for hypertension but we all know sodium is necessary for life. I followed the advice in the article above for 20 years and ended up with diabetes and hypertension. Both were not cured by doctors or the bad advice of the AMA &...

When I was taking it I didn't notice any subjective changes, so I stopped taking it. However my labs showed a significant decline in prolactin within days of the first dose. Like from 12.5 down to 5.5. After 6 weeks prolactin was down below 3.