MEGA Q&A & Other News
What's up superhumans? You know the drill at this point, but for new subs:
Ask up to THREE questions (this week we’re doing two extra to make up for last week)
Do not ask for medical advice because I won’t give it
Do not ask for advice on how to illegally source anything
Do some research before asking; the better your question, the better my response
In other news, I’ve been gone for the last week and I’m back with good news. I was able to spend a day at Nootropics Depots headquarters touring their lab and factory. I can say without a doubt, they are the most legit supplement company in the game. Their quality control is nothing short of on par with a pharmaceutical company.
Some of the millions of dollars worth of lab equipment used to ensure quality and consistency in each of their products. When their label says X amount of milligrams per serving, you know they’re point.
I’ll be doing a write up on the visit shortly, but all I can say is I love and support them even more than I did before this and will be going to them for all supplements moving forward.
In other news, I had a little bit of a health scare that lasted about a week. Long story short, my kidneys were not producing aldosterone and I couldn’t hold on to ANY water or sodium. Lots of salt, a few IVs, and an extensive reboot protocol and I’m back in business. My team of based doctors think it’s related to a systemic inflammatory response, but the root cause is still unclear. The issue has since been resolved and I’ve learned a ton about nephrology, endocrinology and the intricacies of minerals in the process.
I've been on TRT for 6 months after spending 1 year trying to resolve low T levels (300-400). Ate 90%+ whole foods, 4 days/week Z2, 3 days a week strength training, great sleep, worked hard towards a wifi biz, but still no improvement. Had very low libido, which is what prompted me to go down the TRT route
6 months later and libido is great, T levels (and rest of bloods) look good, and I have energy again! Though I do have a more stationary job and am less active than before, but still hit the gym 3-4x/week
The problem though is my insatiable appetite. I cannot stop thinking about food and look forward to it every moment. It's never been like this before, restraint used to be much easier than it is now.
I've done a multi-day fast and it was absolutely brutal. I thought the appetite issue would be resolved by now, but it's still raging and negatively affecting my body composition (20% BF vs. around 12% pre-TRT)
Total T: 700 ng/dL
Free T: 18 pg/mL
Estradiol: 23.5 pg/mL
Currently running:
Test Cyp: 150mg - 3x/week
HCG: 250 IU - 3x/week
1) Have you seen any instances of people able to reverse this in any way?
2) I'm thinking of reducing or even eliminating HCG for a little bit to see if that helps - is this a prudent decision or is that off-base?
3) Is there anything I should focus on optimizing that could help the appetite issue?
Thanks BTBio
I (and many others) could really benefit from a deep dive on lowering SHBG and when all options are exhausted and TRT is called for.
Low(15%BF), donate blood regularly, 750-800 total T, 7.5 to 13.5 (multiple tests) free T. SHBG has been going from 45 to 55 over the past 18 months (across 3 tests).
What's the next step - Cameron Max Clinic/SERMs? TRT? feel like i've done everything