@dextermorgan fair enough, I probably am letting my mind get the best of me to a certain degree, but things are definitely pretty bad for me energy wise and I know it’s not my norm from years past. did you find the iron deficiency caused muscle weakness? I’ll just go through my day here, I work in a kitchen on my feet 10hrs a day but require many more breaks than everyone else simply because I get fatigued and somewhat sore. It’s a good thing I’m a manager because otherwise I’d be getting talks about my performance for sure.
And overall mentally I’ve seen a decline in the past couple years. TRT helped a ton with the depression, anxiety and lack of confidence but the anxiety and lack of focus still is there and I’m starting to wonder if it’s anemia related.
I’ve been taking 150mg elemental iron with vit C every day for 2 months and had no noticable difference in energy if anything it’s either started exactly the same or slightly worse.
Can you relate to any of these symtoms?
I would add L-lysine. When I added 1300mg L-lysine to my iron & vit C my iron levels skyrocketed. I used bulk supplements brand powder from Amazon and used a measuring spoon (1/4 teaspoon or whatever is on the back of the bag).
I wasn’t implying it’s all in your mind I was just saying that from experience when you get to a point such as this a negative outlook can be severely detrimental.
I can relate exactly to everything you’ve said. Although it all could be something other than an iron deficiency as the symptoms can be a lot of things so get your iron levels checked if you haven’t already.
What’s your TRT dose and protocol and what T levels are you at? What doses did you try previously?
@dextermorgan
Iron - 5.89umol/L (9-31)
UIBC - 47.7 umol/L (12.5-55.5)
TIBC - 53.59umol/L (43.4-76.5)
%Saturation - 11% (14-55)
Ferratin - 39.1ug/L (22-300)
These are my iron levels as of 2 months ago when I started supplementation. Hemoglobin was the lowest it could be while still in range.
I’m taking 100mg testosterone E every 3 days. Had bioavailable T levels checked on my trough a few days ago and havent heard from my doc, he would 100% have called if I was out of range. Gonna go in to see the results soon anyways.
I’ll check out that supplement thanks a bunch.
Your right about the negative mindset too I gotta stay positive.
@dextermorgan 1000mg l lysine should be fine right? The pills I’m seeing online are either 500 or 1000 so getting 1300 is tricky
I’d get the bulk supplements powder. A lot of the supplements online are trash. I know for sure that brand is legit. You just add it to water or whatever you drink. It’s tasteless.
But yes 1000mg is fine
@dextermorgan mind linking me the brand you are talking about?
Really hoping that getting the anemia solved can help me alot. Also looking into a possible prostate infection as my symtoms are quite in line with that so if I’m lucky antibiotics can fix my libido and erections but who knows it’s been 3 years of hell for me.
But the overall mental and physical fatigue that I believe is being brought on by the anemia I can barely stand
BulkSupplements L-Lysine HCL Powder (250 grams)
Search Amazon. The mods deleted my link
You need to see a doc if you can’t get hard on cialis at 23, that isn’t T related. There are only 2 reasons C doesn’t work. 1 clogged blood vessels. 2 lack of NO inducing compounds in your body. Neither are good for a 23 year old. Have you been checked for depression and anxiety. You would score very high on most those scales based on this thread.
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I can get hard on it, I was drinking that night and the main issue is that I can’t achieve full erection, sex is painful, and my libido is not good. Blood flow wise it’s not horrible. Yes I have both anxiety and depression but didn’t have them prior to the beginning of all these issues
Updating. Having pretty bad mental fluctuations. Some days I’m feeling great and others I feel mentally horrible almost feeling like I’ll have to quit my job and the next day feeling fine again. Idk what it is, perhaps I need to increase injection frequency. I’m also taking antibiotics for a possible infection so perhaps it’s side effects of that. Either way I can’t stand the lows. Anxiety and depression are horrible when my job is managing cooks as a chef. Very high paced intense environment.
Well if you recently changed the dosage, your levels are in flux and need 6 weeks or more to stabilize, but if you have been consistent for more than 6 weeks, more frequent dosing is probably needed.
I’m thinking alot of my mental issues are stemming from the iron deficiency. Got the l lysine now so hopefully that will help my absorption along with the vitamin C. Still on 150mg elemental iron ED. anyone know if upping the dose would be safe?
Wanted to chime in here…
Good GOD don’t chronically use amphetamines to enhance sexual function. Without legitimate ADHD the long term dopaminergic dysregulation will be significant. If you wish to recreationally use amphetamine salts… fine… that’s you’re choice made individualistically… but keep it to occasional use… very occasional use, they’re one of the more addictive drugs one can use
Was on Vyvanse for 6 years in school taking breaks in weekends. From age 13-19. Been on and off ever since. I have real ADHD though. Still don’t plan on using them too often but do they ever enhance libido
This was my experience as well, insane libido that makes it impossible to stay committed to one women.
Yep. Wish they didn’t give me so much anxiety though, it’s a double edged sword with the ladies, I’m far more attracted on Vyvanse which is great for me, but the effects on my personality make it more challenging to pick up the ladies I find.
Hmm, sounds like an interesting one. In the past, any kind of “upper” totally kills my libido so I wonder if Vyvanse would be any different
Have you tried Adderall? It would likely have a similar effect on libido as Vyvanse. But in my experience Vyvanse is best, also gives me better erections and I can last as long as I want in bed. Funny because it’s a vasoconstrictor but I get so damn horny the erections are solid
Adderall was weak, Vyvanse was very effective but sped me up too much, all ADHD meds did this and someone told me than you don’t have ADHD or I just outgrew it. The libido and erections on Vyvanse, holy shit!
Imagine what would happen to someone who started taking Vyvanse who already had hypersexuality…
Some guy on a forum got me scared of the iron supplementation said I should stop because it’s poison to my liver. Said I could die. Obviously he’s making way to big of a deal about it but it did get me thinking. I’d obviously notice if I had overload right? I haven’t noticed much energy improvement since starting supplementation 3 months ago. I’m getting levels rechecked in a week so I’ll be find out anyways.
@systemlord
This is nothing to worry about right?