Can long cycles of adaptogens (such as ashwagandha, rhodiola), natural t boosters (such as longjack, horny goat weed, tribulus, anacyclus pyrethrum) or daa usage (3gs> per day) cause testicular shrinkage?
First, some background. For the past few months I've been very stressed with work, life, etc whilst typically consuming 30gs> of fat a day and within 500 calories of my BMR, I'm ~7% body fat and consume nicotine.
I had been using OL sup3r PCT as a natty t booster / PCT / systems support with ar1macare (as a liver support, cortisol blocker & estrogen supporessent for three months at 3/4 dosing. During this time, I stacked the above with a natty t booster containing longjack, daa and fenugreek during two of those months and anabeta elite w. OL mass GH during the third.
However, at the start of May, I began a cycle of OL King's Blood (essentially subbing this in in place of sup3r PCT) with ar1macare, a natural T booster containing longjack, daa and fenugreek alongside some additional daa, without realising that OL King's Blood also contains longjack (listed as Eurygold). As a result, I had been taking more than the recommended dosages of longjack and daa.
Recently, I noted that my testes had shrunk and I'm not sure what's caused this.
Since then, I've stopped taking all t boosters and have continued with OL Mass GH (containing ibutamoren and MK-677) to help me retain my gains.
I've also been reading up on the causes of shrinkage, and stress and endogenous hormones are amongst them. In studies on rats, consumption of daa at greater than the equivalent of 3gs a day for humans also causes this.
Can anyone share any knowledge on the side effects that longterm natural t boosters usage can have, or any experience of testicular shrinkage and low libido induced by stress (and therefore elevated cortisol)? Might this be due to the Mass GH (ibutamoren and mk677)?
Lastly, I think that my baseline t production is currently below where it should be and any advice on how to reignite this would also be appreciated.
First, some background. For the past few months I've been very stressed with work, life, etc whilst typically consuming 30gs> of fat a day and within 500 calories of my BMR, I'm ~7% body fat and consume nicotine.
I had been using OL sup3r PCT as a natty t booster / PCT / systems support with ar1macare (as a liver support, cortisol blocker & estrogen supporessent for three months at 3/4 dosing. During this time, I stacked the above with a natty t booster containing longjack, daa and fenugreek during two of those months and anabeta elite w. OL mass GH during the third.
However, at the start of May, I began a cycle of OL King's Blood (essentially subbing this in in place of sup3r PCT) with ar1macare, a natural T booster containing longjack, daa and fenugreek alongside some additional daa, without realising that OL King's Blood also contains longjack (listed as Eurygold). As a result, I had been taking more than the recommended dosages of longjack and daa.
Recently, I noted that my testes had shrunk and I'm not sure what's caused this.
Since then, I've stopped taking all t boosters and have continued with OL Mass GH (containing ibutamoren and MK-677) to help me retain my gains.
I've also been reading up on the causes of shrinkage, and stress and endogenous hormones are amongst them. In studies on rats, consumption of daa at greater than the equivalent of 3gs a day for humans also causes this.
Can anyone share any knowledge on the side effects that longterm natural t boosters usage can have, or any experience of testicular shrinkage and low libido induced by stress (and therefore elevated cortisol)? Might this be due to the Mass GH (ibutamoren and mk677)?
Lastly, I think that my baseline t production is currently below where it should be and any advice on how to reignite this would also be appreciated.