Hey do you dream when you sleep? I was asked the same thing because of my DHEA levels today by Dr. Calkins. He told me to take DHEA 50mg and my sleep within 2 weeks will be a lot better.
So I stand corrected. I have to get my test from Empower due to federal regulations. To issue a prescription you have to be licensed in that state. Compounding pharmacies bypass this rule. Place is awesome and friendly though
i heard we have like 21 dreams per night and we just remember a few. i haven’t remembered any in such a long time. it was awesome to wake up sometimes remembering some dreams tho.
Is there anyone else that’s on 200mg Test C a week? Did it improve your test levels tremendously?
The dosage you take and the results it yields for total T and free T is COMPLETELY individual. A question like this does not serve you brother. The levels I get at 150mg will be 10X higher than some guys get on 250mg. Likewise, the levels that some guys get on 100mg will be 10X higher than mine. It’s dependent on so many things man. SHGB, test metabolism, thyroid health, etc…
This is one area where you really don’t want to “shop and compare”.
Okay I guess other than where you feel good at is there a certain test level docs try to achieve or if it’s above 500 it’s good?
I’m assuming when you say “above 500”, you’re referring to Total T.
If you’re doing a cycle then that may mean something to you. For TRT, you really don’t want to get caught up in total T. You’re looking to get your Free T at the upper end of the scale, whatever total does that for you, and then see where everything else falls. If E2 gets high enough to start causing symptoms, like anxiety, depression, gyno…then you know you’ll want to back off that a tad.
What has worked for me or someone else is a great general guideline for you, but you have to find your own “ideal”.
If you’re talking about docs in general, then every one that I have dealt with except for Dr Calkins has been good with total numbers FAR below 500.
No. I’m with Calkins now. I just know that my old idiot doctor actually guessed and got my level up to 922. I felt great at that level. I injected twice a week. I trust Calkins 1,000 times more but the 50mg eod is just odd to me
When you were running total T at this level, do you know what your Free T, SHGB, HCT, and E2 readings were at that point?
For a couple of months in 2017. But then same idiot doctor after 2 or 3 months said my test levels are good and I can come off… So here we are. I should have never started with a GP. Live and learn I guess. I can try to find labs but not sure if I can. I know E2 was high because when I went to the urologist he gave me 1mg of anastrazole ED and screwed me even more. I can’t remember my Free T (Didn’t know it was important until like 5 posts ago) and only looked at Total T. My concern was the last time I was on the butcher end of a TRT program my start levels were much higher. They were around 230 but now we are at 99
Please tell me I’m just not understanding this right. I opted for express shipping. On my invoice under each item it is listed as standard shipping except the Testosterone which is listed as express. I assumed they’d send all out at the same time
The best way to clarify that would be to call the office at Defy. They should be open now.
FWIW, I was on 210mg a week, for a couple of months, and yes everything was through the roof. TT and FT were both high but I didn’t feel as good as 130mg-140mg a week so I dropped it back down. My coach, who is also an endocrinologist, said I wasn’t really buying myself much at that level so get where I felt good.
Perfectly understandable
Optimized levels. I believe get yourself into the normal high range and supporting hormones should be optimized. You can have 500total and 5 free t. Total means nothing unless trying to fix.
Has anyone experienced like major hunger increase on days you injecting. Is it normal or anything I need to be concerned about?
Yes, always eat everything in sight on injection days.
It looks like they are charging you $3 per item to express ship, and you are getting 3 items. Does that help?
Yeah they all came in one box. I thought they were going to standard ship all except 1
Is the thought if you don’t dream it is because of lower DHEA? Or vice versa?
