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That could be it; greater gym gains based on reliable absorption from the injection
I donāt think thereās necessarily a right answer to the question of which one is better. I think it comes down to each guyās goals and lifestyle. If youāre on the go a lot and want to maximize gains, cream probably isnāt the route for you. But it is great for other reasons!
Also forgot to mention that heās cool with me dropping the T3. Glad to be saving that cost.
I guess I phrased that pretty nonchalantly. Heās a good dude and, after working with him for a couple years, we have a solid rapport.
A lot of people raise their eyebrows at the telemedicine model, and I can 100% see how itād be problematic for someone who doesnāt go in with a plan, but IMO itās a pretty great new technology for guys who treat themselves like their own doctor (like most of the smart fellas around here).
Specifically in regards to TRT.
IāD SAY!
Our background knowledge (implicit) certainly does impact our conscious knowledge. I donāt believe weāll ever have a fully objective view of reality.
With that said, objective facts do exist. The natural world is not a social construct. So by bringing our perspectives and experiences together, we can get closer to a perfect view of the truth.
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Well, itās been almost 2 weeks, and I think I can feel the T kicking in. I have more energy throughout the day and feel more charismatic. Definitely donāt mean to imply Iām killing it ā still no increase in libido ā but I am starting to feel better!
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I had the weirdest experience of my life on Saturday ā a panic attack. It lasted three hours. I rapidly felt like I was dying and took an ambulance ride to the ER. Absolutely terrifying and came out of nowhere, though in retrospect it was exacerbated by having way more caffeine than usual (which I drank because I couldnāt sleep the night before).
It feels impossible to describe. I thought panic attacks were always pretty quick or prompted by a clear anxiety trigger. Nope. I was having an awesome day with family and friends and had just pulled off a huge career win the day before. I also thought they were mainly a mental thing, but this totally took over my physical body. So odd
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Unrelated: I tested positive for COVID while at the hospital
That sucks. I know the feeling, unfortunatelyā¦ the only reason I didnāt call 911 when I first had one was Iāve seen my brother in law have them a bunch so I figured out thatās what it was. On paper they donāt seem so bad (ānot life threateningā, etc.)ā¦ in reality it really sucks regardless.
I had the first one Iāve ever had a few months ago and it sucks so bad, feels like youāre dying or in some crazy fight/flight mode but thereās no actual reason for it. The worst part for me is now I worry about having another one pretty regularly, which really only makes things worse. I ended up getting prescribed a beta-blocker that I only take if I feel like one could be coming on, but I hate taking it otherwise, makes me super tired and blah feeling. It blocks adrenaline from working which helps stop the whole heart pounding out of your chest feeling.
Hopefully, it was a one-time thing for you. I remember shaking so bad I could barely hold my phone, then throwing up at some point. For me I found walking around the neighborhood helped. I guess itās a mindless enough activity but gets my heart rate up a little bit, which makes the pounding chest thing not feel quite as out of the ordinary.
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Iām so glad you knew from your brother-in-lawās example, man. No one had any idea what was happening to me.
Youāre right about the on-paper thing ā they go through all the vitals and itās like, youāre fine. You arenāt having a heart attack or stroke.
But internally, you couldnāt feel any further from fine. The EMT kept asking what drugs I took. I was like, nothing, man, just a bunch of caffeine. From what I understand, caffeine can play a key role in panic attacks.
Did you feel like you were living outside of your body? I felt like I was quickly losing all my physical abilities ā the ability to walk, the ability to form words, the ability to think. It was like I was both dying and becoming handicapped at the same time. So weird to describe to people who havenāt experienced it.
Iāve taken beta blockers before. Definitely understand why you donāt want to take them routinely. They do put you in a fog.
I didnāt have the out of body feeling I donāt think, I felt like I was coming out of my skin literally though. It was super uncomfortable, almost like the creeped out feeling youād have if bugs were crawling on you but I didnāt actually feel like bugs were crawling on me, for lack of a better way to describe it. Hot showers helped and walking helped. Running probably would have helped if I was runner, but Iāve always sucked at running so I figured a heart attack on top of a panic attack was probably a bad idea
The first one I had when I was falling asleep, I got really congested just as I was falling asleep and woke up in full freak out mode, felt like I was suffocating, breathing through my mouth didnāt feel like it was doing anything and I couldnāt breathe through my noseā¦ it sucked. I knew mouth breathing worked all the same as far as not suffocating goes, but it just didnāt feel that way because I was already having a panic attack at that point.
Now every time I get totally congested itās like oh fā¦ here we go, then worrying about it makes it worse. I very much need to have a sinus surgery to fix whatās causing the congestion to come and go, but Iāll be 100% congested and mouth breathing for a week or two after the surgery. I get a lot of anxiety just thinking about that, but Iām going to have to do it sooner or later or Iām always going to be at best breathing out of one side of my nose and constantly going back and forth with being congested or not.
My sinuses and nose are all screwed up for whatever reason, like 5 out of 6 sinuses are full of junk that wonāt come out, so they want to open those up, clean them out, shrink my turbinates and fix a deviated septum. Not looking forward to that one but I think Iām going to do it in January once my out of pocket max resets
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Hey man I hope you are doing better now, Iām just curious which dosage and kind of T were u on on this panic attack episode?
Cheers
Hey bro ā T cyp at 250 mg/week
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Get the surgery as soon as you can bro, Iām certain you wonāt regret it!
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Iām surprised. I felt like I couldnāt walk at all. I guess itās different for all of us
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Thanks man, I agree on the caffeine being a trigger
Cheers