Braler01
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I'm 43. I am on TRT. Is it possible to increase testosterone levels naturally in addition to the testosterone from TRT?
nice piece of infoapply dmso 1st to area you are going to apply androgel to, before applying androgel....use gloves when applying androgel, it keeps it from being absorbed by hands.
thanks!!!nice piece of info
guy in my office started using it. im going to pass this on to himthanks!!!
out of the 7 years I was on trt I spent a year on androgel...just thought I would pass on what worked for me!!!
I don't remember the numbers exactly but a small percentage of androgel is absorbed though the skin...using dmso prior to applying ups that number considerably!!!guy in my office started using it. im going to pass this on to him
rick is about 150 -155 soaking wet. doesnt really go to the gym every day, matter of fact doesnt go that much at all! i told him he should let me take that off his hands.I don't remember the numbers exactly but a small percentage of androgel is absorbed though the skin...using dmso prior to applying ups that number considerably!!!
don't forget the gloves, every little bit counts!!!
Hey Braler sorry to hear your frustrations, firstly you should seek a new provider as your current is not up to general trt/hrt standards.I'm 43. I am on TRT. Is it possible to increase testosterone levels naturally in addition to the testosterone from TRT?
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Provider not allowed but example of personal protocol is allowed. I'm curious as well. Thanks.
Funny that you mention the thing about Ostarine lowering e2 and SHBG. Ive been having low T symptoms, and have had two blood test done. Both times my total T was low (mid 200's), but me freeT was high (>125). My SHBG and e2 are crashed (as well as LH and FSH). It was puzzling my endo and me, but now i might have the explanation! I was taking Osta RX (Ostarine)...Hey Braler sorry to hear your frustrations, firstly you should seek a new provider as your current is not up to general trt/hrt standards.
Some men do not respond well to Patches or Transdermal test creams, while others such as my self have naturaly high SHBG levels
SHBG regulates how much Total Test is bound ,waiting/unable to be used.....and..... the resulting FREE or unbound TEST is the blood.
Free test being what acts on the receptor sights and increases the efficacy/benefits of test.
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Do you know your current SHBG levels, and can you post them?
Having your thyroid-tested and optimized: free and total t4, t3, Rt3 will help narrow potential contributors towards your symptoms.
in the mean time, lowering Shbg and e2 levels will help raise Free T: this can be done with OTC Vitamin D3, or grey market sarms such as ostarine, which will require much additional research and consideration or your par.
MODS: if allowd i would like to tell OP about my provider, or give examples of my personal protocol?
Ya, assuming that it was legit Osta it would supress Total-T, lh/fsh and really crank down SHBG... potentially even to such a degree to yield your resultsFunny that you mention the thing about Ostarine lowering e2 and SHBG. Ive been having low T symptoms, and have had two blood test done. Both times my total T was low (mid 200's), but me freeT was high (>125). My SHBG and e2 are crashed (as well as LH and FSH). It was puzzling my endo and me, but now i might have the explanation! I was taking Osta RX (Ostarine)...
x 2 on all this, for sure get another providorHey Braler sorry to hear your frustrations, firstly you should seek a new provider as your current is not up to general trt/hrt standards.
Some men do not respond well to Patches or Transdermal test creams, while others such as my self have naturaly high SHBG levels
SHBG regulates how much Total Test is bound ,waiting/unable to be used.....and..... the resulting FREE or unbound TEST is the blood.
Free test being what acts on the receptor sights and increases the efficacy/benefits of test.
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Do you know your current SHBG levels, and can you post them?
Having your thyroid-tested and optimized: free and total t4, t3, Rt3 will help narrow potential contributors towards your symptoms.
in the mean time, lowering Shbg and e2 levels will help raise Free T: this can be done with OTC Vitamin D3, or grey market sarms such as ostarine, which will require much additional research and consideration or your par.
MODS: if allowd i would like to tell OP about my provider, or give examples of my personal protocol?
Are you against IM injections? i Would ask your doc to switch you over, they are relatively painless and most insurance providers cover themI use a 5% gel mixed by my pharmacist. My insurance would not cover androgeL, so I pay out of pocket for this. How exactly do you use DMSO in conjunction with the test gel? By the way my test level was around 150 when I started and as of last December it was around 380 after a year.
Are you against IM injections? i Would ask your doc to switch you over, they are relatively painless and most insurance providers cover themI use a 5% gel mixed by my pharmacist. My insurance would not cover androgeL, so I pay out of pocket for this. How exactly do you use DMSO in conjunction with the test gel? By the way my test level was around 150 when I started and as of last December it was around 380 after a year.
EDIT:I am not against injections. The problem is, I would have to go to the urologist every week to get them. I have six kids and a crazy job and no time to go to the doctor every week. Plus with the gel my levels remain level. With injections they would be high right after injection then drop before next injection.
My main question when I started this thread is. When on TRT your natural T production stops. Therefore I am assuming that it doesn't matter what you do, the only way to increase T is to take more T. Is this true, or should I take ZMA, and other stuff to enhance T, or would that be a waste of time and money.
I have been on TRT for a year now, I do feel better, but I have not lost any weight, I do feel a little stronger. I just thought that being on TRT, it would be a lot easier to transform my body. I'm not morbidly obese. I look good with clothes on, I just have the "dad bod" lol.