Perhaps I am mistaken, there’s another guy with a similar name, Rockyo I believe.
I found out that all my problems stem from iron and potassium deficiency, the potassium deficiency was the worse offender and caused severe bloating, cramping in legs, arms and digestive tract which lead to a paralyzed gut which then lead to zero bowel movement and urination, that in turn causing bilateral leg edema.
The severe cramping in legs causes secondary edema do to disrupting blood flow in the legs which made it appear I heart heart, liver and/or kidney failure. My doctors told me my kidneys are strong and may be why I was having problems with low potassium.
My legs were extremely stiff, as hard a concrete and you can imagine how difficult it was for blood to flow. My first 10mg daily protocol produced the same legs stiffness and extreme fatigue I experienced in the emergency room and if potassium dropped further I believe it would have been my heart that would have stopped, my heart was clearly struggling to beat.
I have life threatening health problems if my potassium gets anywhere close to 3.0, at 3.5 I have moderate symptoms. I seem very sensitive to lower potassium levels. I haven’t even begun to mention the symptoms of iron deficiency.
I plan on restarting TRT when my potassium is at least high normal.
All I have to do is supplement iron and potassium, I got off easy. Here I was thinking I needed a new heart, liver or kidneys. Supplementing minerals is getting off easy.
Yes, now that I know what symptoms to look for and make adjustments if needed. My skin seems to have a burning sensation when potassium levels drop closer to 3.5, could also be a combustion of low iron.
Now I’m more aware of where certain levels need to be at a minimum before trouble stikes.
@roscoe88
Did you ever have iron panel? Your need iron for hemoglobin and thyroid requires healthy amounts. This is one reason I was always fatigued on TRT, low potassium is the other reason.
Have you ever had DHT tested? That is supposed to help in the sex drive department. If there is an issue there that can be rectified maybe that could help.
Like increasemyt said I too believe you need more time to see if a protocol will get you there though. I myself am only now starting to see improvements in my mentality and motivation. It took about 8 months of a stable protocol to get me there. Hopefully I haven’t thrown myself off by moving to injections last week haha.
In regards to libido. What happens when you’re around a hot woman? I always think my libido is down, but then when my girl comes over I turn into a maniac Immediately. Are you getting the required stimulation to awaken libido? I’m assuming feeling horny 24/7 isn’t maintainable even on trt. What do others think? Adding low dose daily cialis is also something I recommend everyone do. Regardless if you have erections issues or not.
I just don’t get the aroused feeling that much. Not just with erections, but that warm “I gotta get laid now” feeling that one generally gets fooling around.
Yup, you don’t have to do it forever but maybe it will give your SHBG a chance to rebound, and men usually report they feel great on it. At least for a couple months.
Then if you reintroduce T do it in a smaller dosage.
I had that feeling pre trt. And I think it was due to low estrogen. No libido, weak erections. No viagra or cialis of any dosage would do shit. What if you need to really bump up your estrogen?
Bumping estrogen has been an idea. I have felt best on an EOD protocol which yielded an e2 of 49. I may go back to that protocol and just up the dose a notch.
Well everyone will tell you HCG does that like crazy and they can tell after just an injection or 2 lol
But in all seriousness, it will bump your E a little, just not as much people say it will. Also you have to do enough of it, if your balls have been dead for a while you may need larger dosages at the beginning to re-sensitize the testes. Exogenous T de-sensitizes the testes, you give yourself primary hypogonadism.
This is why sometimes taking a break from T, and running HCG at a hefty dosage for 2-3 months can help keep your HPTA from fully crashing. Testosterone is not as suppressive as people think, it is estradiol that is suppressive.
This has implications on all parts of your HPTA function.
This is why Tren and Deca are so suppressive, they are much closer to estrogen than testosterone.
No argument here, I agree. The sample is skewed as people on the internet looking for advice are likely not doing as well as they think they should and most started with weekly injections. Those doing just fine (most of us) with weekly are not lurking on the internet.
Now you have, once weekly for around six years. There are others, but, yes, that is the minority here.
Are you aware of any evidence in the literature showing TRT causes blood clots, heart attacks or strokes?
Also, pertinent to our discussion, is there a difference between erythrocytosis and polycythemia as it relates to TRT induced increases in RBCs, Hgb and Hct?