On a Hormonal Roller Coaster, Clinics Near Birmingham, AL

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Aight so I’ve got a question. Last yr in October I was hospitalized for Covid pneumonia and almost went on vent. Since I’ve been out it’s wreaked havoc on my hormones and cholesterol. My dr put me on TRT for a month along with adipex but I had to quit due to high hemoglobin. Stopped for a month which my testosterone levels plummeted. I started back on TRT, adipex, and now Hydrochlorothiazide along with l-arginine, potassium, vitamin d, super c complex, milk thistle and rosuvastatin. I just can’t seem to lose any body fat.

I am prescribed 200mg every other week but I convinced my dr that was enough and he told me to do half every wk. However with my t levels in the 100s I knew that wasn’t enough and have been taking 200mg every wk while adding Nolvadex. Is there any TRT clinics around Birmingham AL so I can get off this hormonal roller coaster?

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Urology centers of Alabama in homewood. Dr. Eric Westerlund is solid. He’s not very modern by T Nation standards, but he will totally let you do weekly injections and will work with you within reason to get you feeling good. He’s on TRT himself.

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I’ve got beef with this statement. How did you determine this?

Why did something which was relatively mild for most, land you in the hospital? Age? Weight? Comorbidities?

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Likely determined by knowing 200mg/wk was an option.

If the goal is TOT, that’s fine - but worth noting that that is the goal, rather than *just *relieving Low T symptoms.

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This protocol is dumb and is why your hematocrit and hemoglobin shot up high. You need to find a doctor that isn’t completely clueless!

You’re jumping to conclusions without knowing what you’re talking about. I seriously doubt 100 mg weekly only got your levels to 100 ng/dL.

Due to the half-life of cypionate or ethanate, you need to wait at least 4-6 weeks to test your levels after dising changes.

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Thats not much better, he went from one bad protocol to a protocol that is too much for most guys.

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Ask your doctor about Jatenzo, recommended starting dosages is 237 mg twice daily.

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For one I had blood work done after it was changed and it was still in the 100s. Plus I was exhausted just like I was before before I started TRT

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Would I not need a referral?

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I had Covid for and it developed into Covid Pneumonia. It effects everybody different. I worked out 3-5 times a wk, trained for 26.3 mile hike which I did 5 months before I got sick, and had not asthma related issues. Never got sick and hardly took any medications

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I had blood work done and we went over my bloodwork in office

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I determined it by the simple fact I was exhausted before and after going to half I was still exhausted.

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No. And if you wanna go private you can also check out revive, no experience with them though.

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Unfortunately, all bets are off when you put Covid into the mix. Some need a long time to recover and some still have not fully recovered.

How long have you been taking this dose?

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2wks now