Durak's 2nd TRT Log

[durak]

My first log was tainted by a sickness that started in April. This log skips that period and starts anew.


Background

T of 241 when I started trt in feburary.
Height 5'10, weight 185

An unknown sickness and meds trying to deal with it put on 30lbs in April and 30lbs in May. So by June I gained 60lbs and went to a clinic in florida.

Drs figured out I have an autoimmune disease and changed medication.
Currently on 5 antihistamines and the immune suppressant cellcept. I do not know what impact they will have.

Started diet around June 16th.

As of 8/17 I've lost 35 lbs withou exercise since June 16th and intend to lose 20 more in 4 weeks with 5 days wk exercise program.

Current protocol
150mg Cypionate divided 2xwk
250iu HCG E3D
B-12 shot with T injections.
.5mg liquidex orally with T injections.
75mcg T3 daily


Thoughts
Considering dropping the HCG for daily or EOD clomid.... Not sure yet and dosage is undetermined.

Also going gluten-free from this point forward.

Labs will be submitted at end of month. Results will be posted.

[frawnz]

There's so much going on here it's going to be hard to give a good response. Those are some serious weight fluctuations over very short periods of time.

[durak]

Lol... You're tellin' me. It should be straight forward from here on out.

Basically, losing weight and starting back trt.

[subnet]

jesus man, I'm glad you're doing OK now. Sounds like you've been through a brutal period. I remember you mentioning that you had anaphlaxis from the B-12 but I'm guessing since you're taking it again it was all in response to your auto-immune issues. I just started on the B-12 injects 2 weeks ago but your story scared the sh!t out of me when I was thinking of trying it.

I'm guessing that a lot of your weight was water weight? Also, is your current TRT protocol the same as before you got ill? Curious as to whether/how your Test and E2 numbers changed since the sickness?

keep us updated!

Sub

[durak]

Thanks... I would say my reaction to tamox was just autoimmune as well (hence why no one ever heard of such a reaction).

in early may I switched to 125mg of test prop but never got tested. 3 weeks before I went to the clinic I stopped trt in order to have low test levels for the endo I went to. That test came back test level of 31.... lol... so she was sold on my trt and it is covered via insurance.

I stopped went back on prop 5 minutes after the blood test and switched last week to 150mg of test-c (what she wanted) per week.

I will post levels at the end of the month.

As for the weight. 1 month of prednisone packed some serious fat. I would say probably 10lbs water, 40 lbs of some kinda low grade fat, and 10lbs of muscle from mild working out from march to mid june.

[PPC]

Durak,

Have you looked into LDN (low dose naltrexone) therapy for your auto immune condition? It raises endorphins which fight auto immune issues. Some AA docs are now subscribing it. I am about to start it, less for auto immune but more for cancer prevention.

Dr Dach in Florida has some great articles on it. There are also LDN forums. Just a thought.

[flatscat]

what is your dose of b12?

[durak]

usually 1/2 cc... no reason for that particular dose. how about you?

[durak]

Durak,

Have you looked into LDN (low dose naltrexone) therapy for your auto immune condition? It raises endorphins which fight auto immune issues. Some AA docs are now subscribing it. I am about to start it, less for auto immune but more for cancer prevention.

Dr Dach in Florida has some great articles on it. There are also LDN forums. Just a thought.

Thx will look into it.