Nah, it’s Mike — he’s great
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I’m at the point I think I’m going to have to go to a local doc of some sort for the panic attacks. The problem is I don’t really know what they can do other than prescribe Xanax or something which I have no intention of taking beyond maybe in an occasional worst case situation once a month or something
I haven’t had a full blown attack again but it’s taken everything I’ve had a few more times to not to and I still can’t get to sleep tonight. I’ve literally never not been able to sleep… it was the one thing that no matter how shitty of a day/week/year I was having I could always lay down, relax and at least pass out and forget whatever is wrong for however many hours until my alarm went off. Now it feels like it’s kicking off the anxiety and the circle repeats, I’ve been in and out of bed all night just trying to find a way to get comfortable. Tried different bedrooms etc without much luck.
I truly don’t understand how people with insomnia do it. I need my sleep bad.
Sorry if this is an obnoxious question, but have you been exercising at all? It alleviates so many mental health issues and could help with the sleep woes.
You’re right, I’ve got to find something to do in the exercise dept.
Even just googling things that help, that’s a very common suggestion. Not to mention to help get more out of TRT
I’ll see if I can find some basic weights on Craigslist or something like Dexter posted to get me going. Surely people sell that kind of stuff all the time when they don’t use it
Yeah, corona saw a rates surge, but I think that’s calmed down. I’ve built my whole home gym for probably $500 by looking for resale deals and getting cheap equipment on Amazon.
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I have similar episodes. My nose will get completely stopped up in the middle of the night and it drives me nuts to the point I literally go nuts. I found using a saline pump machine before bed has totally fixed that and I’ve never had that issue again and I’ve dealt with it my whole life previously. You won’t belive how much better you can breathe at night after using it. I also use nasal strips.
Here’s the one I use.
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They do. Facebook marketplace is the place to look.
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Buying one right now. 100% I’ve always had congestion issues, esp at night so this would be huge. I’ve been addicted to Afrin a few times over the years because it clears me up so well, better than I’ve ever been otherwise so it’s hard to stop the stuff. Best case after the rebound congestion is over I’m still worse off than with it.
100% normal to me is breathing through one nostril while I sleep… It switches depending on what side I lay on, that’s just how it’s been my whole life pretty much, if I can breathe through both that would be incredible.
I remember as a kid when I saw a movie where someone got held hostage or something and had tape over their mouth I was like shit I hope that never happens to me because I’ll be dead since I can’t breathe through my nose half the time. Thankfully… so far so good.
Also–took some NyQuil and passed the f out last night, slept almost 12 hours… super groggy today but just sleeping without a freak out makes me feel a lot better.
What you described is exactly what I experienced.
Get this as well for the pump. It’s the saline you add to the water. This is about 2 months worth if you use it every night. The pump comes with about 2 weeks worth of saline in pouches but the refill pouches are easy more expensive than the bottle of powder.
I fill the water on the pump to the #15 mark and add a scoop of the saline (comes with a marked scoop). It’s been life changing. I don’t go anywhere without it.
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Done
This will be incredible if it works for me too. Was it a pretty quick thing or did it take a week or two for you to notice a lot of improvements?
Alright, regular update from my call with Defy yesterday
Met with one of the PA’s, basically the first one that had an opening so I could get my stuff ordered.
For the anxiety/panic attack stuff he said he’s seen people have increased anxiety when taking HCG and he’s seen people have increased anxiety with increased prolactin, combine the two plus some congestion and a fear of drowning and it’s not hard to get to where I ended up. He offered a tiny dose of Caber if I wanted to try it, 0.125mg every other week, not sure if I will or not, not a fan of the stuff but my refractory period still kind of sucks so I might give it a try for a month or so since the dose is so low and see if it helps both. Not sure yet. He said anything over 30 (mine was 43) they’d consider an MRI if I wanted it, but more important in his mind was to monitor prolactin levels because there’s really not shit you can do about it even if they do find a little prolactinoma or something like that in an MRI, so it’s not totally pointless but partially is.
T he left alone, 210mg/week, same. Optional, he said I might be OK to try less frequent since my SHBG is so high and I’m adding daily cream… up to me to try it or not. Once HCG is done I’d really like to get down to once every 5 days or something.
I asked about adding a little scrotal cream and he was cool with it but wanted to do the 100mg/ml stuff instead of the 200mg/ml version since I just wanted a little extra boost, so I’ll probably order some of that. He put it for 2 clicks 2x a day, which I think is 100mg/day (I was on 150mg/day when that’s all I was on), I’ll probably just try a click in the AM and see what happens. I probably should have said I wanted the 200mg/ml stuff just because it’s cheaper per mg but not a big deal.
He put in that I could order FSH if I wanted it, which gives me an option to stop HCG altogether if that really is causing a lot of anxiety, but it’s expensive af so doubt I’ll be doing that unless I have to. It’s like… $600 a month vs $50 for HCG
I’m going to get a semen analysis done to make sure I’m good there, going to try to get insurance to cover it, it’s only been 1 month since the wife came off birth control but I don’t want to waste months dealing with HCG if it isn’t doing the trick, so I’m going to try to do that in the next week or two. Yay for jacking off in a cup sans-lube in the LabCorp bathroom.
That’s pretty much it. PA seemed nice, he wasn’t Dr. Saya though. I’ll probably try the guy @bkb333 uses next time. This guy was a little awkward to talk to? Not sure why but that’s just how it felt. Ever talked to a super smart person and it’s just awkward and you can put your finger on why? Pretty much that.
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Yup I remember this. Glad you are back. If it’s working don’t mess with it again.
FYI the lady is on HRT now and she loves it when the T is xfrd. It increases blood flow and I think sensitivity when transferred during or pre smashing time 
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Great stuff! Seems like a very positive appointment. Thrilled to hear it.
So you are prescribed 210 mg/week injections as well as 4 clicks/day of 100mg cream? That’s quite a prescription – I’m pleasantly surprised they gave you that much.
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Yep. Little more than I plan to be taking lol. That’s pushing the “TRT” boundary for just about anyone IMO
Yeah, my prescription is technically 180 mg/week and 1 click of 50 mg cream per day. I am surprised, but happy for you. IMO, the higher the prescription, the better!
I figured worst case it just makes it easier to order whatever I want whenever I want it, can order early and have plenty for when I forget, etc.
The saline pump gives immediate results. So are the nasal strips.
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Ya you don’t even need injections. Where’s the cream from?
Empower is where it was from last time… I assume it’ll be the same this time.
I don’t have any desire to only be on cream, unless I notice a huge libido or sensitivity boost or something like that that would make it worth it (to me). I was on cream for a few months once before and got tired of slathering it on 2x a day so I went back to injections, never really noticed a difference either way. bkb had good results with adding some cream so I figured I’d give a small amount a shot on top of what I’m already injecting just to see what happens. Also, trying to conceive right now so would have to be extra careful about not transferring any to her. That’s fairly easy to do if I apply in the morning after I shower since banging is usually at night or before I shower AM.
I dunno. I never got as much of a libido boost as you and see others have gotten out of it, but bkb renewed my interest in it… I’ll add it on for now and if I have great results then maybe I’ll switch back over to it, who knows. I’m open to whatever works for me.
Empower cream sucks. Get MedQuest . I know more than a few that had bad cream and felt like shit. Tried another batch and boom it fixed their problems. All of them were having weird symptoms similar to low t.
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On paper cream should increase libido. If it does not I suggest trying a different brand of cream.
I didn’t realize my libido was this off the hook until I married my wife. She’s a hotly and I’ve literally been all over her ass for months. I take a day off here and there. I keep saying “I’m taking a couple days off. I bet it’ll feel better”. Then the next day comes and I can not control my cocks desire to bang bang bang haha.
He’s an aggressive fucker. LOLLLL