Definitely support her, and coach her on what kinds of questions to ask, but leave her enough room to kind of learn for herself as well.
I am bad about that with my wife because I’m kind of a geek but not the best teacher. In the past, this has led to my wife feeling like she had to depend on me for everything. For the last few years, I’ve been trying really hard to help educate my wife in all things instead of doing all the research for her. It has done wonders for her self confidence.
No, progesterone capsules. It is compounded through a pharmacy. I don’t think she’ll get enough progesterone from pregnanolone.
Just throwing this out there. If your wife has a lot of joint pain, try glucosamine sulfate. By itself. Not chondroitin, no MSM, no other crap.Many people have an adverse reaction to chondroitin, it’s just in there to make the pills more expensive. It takes a few weeks, but if she’s got some kind of arthritis or degeneration she will just realize it one day that it has stopped hurting.
Hi Charlie,
I would take baby steps with your wife. Just getting her T/P/E in good ranges will increase her metabolism. This will allow her to burn fat in her sleep. It should also increase her energy to get out and do stuff. That will include an increased sex desire if the T is kept at or above the top of the range. Go to high she will get mean so be careful. You ever read the story of the male black widow spider? Yeah that’s the game you are playing. haha.
BUT it is slow it took my wife over a year after being tuned up to start seeing these things happen. Sex hormones are not like diet pills. Try giving it some time and don’t push her. Pushing will just cause anxiety and many women eat when they get anxious.
HTH we are all rooting for you two.
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Why is my t and free t worse ?
Lab 7/1
Still 88mg divided in 2
Stopped armour 30 mg.
Started dhea 25 mg
Started metformin
Total t
373
Free t 10.4 pgml
Dhea s 351 up from 115
Tsh 1.6
Free t4 1.07
Free t3 3.0
Estradiol 27.5
Estradiol sensitive 22.5
About June 1. Prior lab on 88mg. Armour. No dhea No metformin.
Total t 460
Free t calc 98.7 (30-183)
My calculation on issam site 2.15%
Shbg 26.2
Estradiol sensitive 26.4
TSH 2.03
Free t4 .94 (.82-1.77)
Free t3 3.0 (2-4.4)
Total t3 85 (71-180)
Dhea s 115 (102-416)
What do you mean worse? What program were you on and what did you change it to?
At what point did you make those 3 changes? And why did you change 3 things at once?
4 weeks ago. Added dhea cause it was low normal. Stopped armour cause it did jack.
Was doing 88 already.
I was doing 100 mg IM but switched back to subq cause thought IM was giving me a peek that gave me bloat Which I still have . more digestive
I started a thread on Metformin. I do not like it. The thing with Armour is that it contains T3, so if you’re not taking more than your natural level it won’t help because it is T3 suppressive to take endogynous T3 - or so I’ve read. I do not know why your numbers went down, but I will say that I think your dose is too low
Am going to 100. See if my levels are as when I was doing IM
The old free t night benin a different measurement than the newest one. I bet it’s 9.8.
PG/ml vs ?
Yeah it’s low. I’d take more for sure.
My wife is using progesterone cream OTC. Would pregnenolone capsules suffice instead of the cream? And if so when to take the capsule and what dosage ?
Cream is expensive.
Wife also taking testosterone. No dhea. Dr suggest 200 mg progesterone day14-28 and 100 mg day 1-13. She is peri menopause
Also do you suggest it for men on trt. ?
Thx
Do you mean progesterone? Capsules would suffice and usually 200mg is enough. Micronized will be absorbed. Take it right before bed.
I would not.
@highpull I can’t get progesterone caps otc I did mean Pregnenolone
I see, I thought you were with Defy. I do not think you would see enough of a bump in progesterone with pregnenolone, but I suppose it would not hurt to try, unless her levels are already adequate. Labs will tell the story. Was the OTC cream not working?
It is working. Expensive. @highpull
If pregnenolone, any idea on dosage and when to take.
I mean if the cream is best , I will pay…
I believe she was in luteal phase. Pre treatment labs
Divided doses, twice daily, start at 100mg/day for a week, then go to 300mg for a week, then 500mg. Not sure that would have a significant impact on progesterone levels though.
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So I had an echo done of heart. The ultrasound.
I did not read the report yet but Dr called me and said I have reduced heart function. Ejection factor is 45%. Suppose to be over 55%
I am besides myself. I am never short of breathe when I exercise. I am 42.
I need to see the Dr. For follow-up.
Am sure he will bring up trt. I take daily Cialis - could it be that. I actually read Cialis helps reverse heart failure.
Remember boys this hypogonadism symptoms was pretty acute. Started with Major hot flashes and elevated BP. Then started trt after this and low testosterone readings. I always thought maybe something else caused the low t readings.
I don’t know what to think.
