12-05-2012, 10:47 AM
(12-05-2012, 08:07 AM)Isabelle Wrote: Good morning Karen,
You are not LH regulated because technically, you are in a stall because of the testim (testosterone cream). But of course, it's a matter of debate what you call it. You are the only one on the forum driving a program to operate above the stalling limit. So it's a good thing to remind readers regularly that their own situation is different.
Corrected for body weight, 4,000 mg is about equivalent to my dose. So I don't understand what's going on. It's a good thing you are ruling out any effect of the extract first, and get some good dried herb from a local source. Hops is difficult to keep, so a package sent straight from Oregon, from last August's harvest, is the best bet.
Guess I'm still having a hard time with the word stall .... do you mean that my LH is consistently Low because of a steady diet of Testosterone Gel? Which is the same result that people see when they overload their herbs? Which is called "stalling" ... I think that's it anyway. The difference is that since my Testosterone isn't produced by my body, it is NOT Lowered when my LH goes down. The result of using too much herbs is different in me ... and actually is probably NOT DESIRABLE ... I do not have a built in regulator.
I'm not liking "my program" the way it is now. It's like a roller coaster PLUS I really am not comfortable with the size of the doses. This is more of an experiment than a program. Problem is there are way too many variables ... which tends to make results "inconclusive" and only be speculations.
I have been keeping detailed notes ... a journal for sure ... and going back to look over things does help me understand at least trends.
We've talked about this before .... rather than this being a "program" for NBE, it's more of a "walk on the kinky side" .... my bad I enjoy the little "rushes" and "vivid dreams" and being able to feel "boobs" on my chest ..... but that's another story.
The one thing that I do have to say is that "some amount" of Herbs does help take to take the "edge" off of TRT. It often feels like I've had too much coffee and Herbs help me find a calm place, but one that still has energy .... I want to find exactly what I need to do to stay in that place .... AND .... be able to bring out that "Kinky Little Devil" from time to time.
I agree that it makes sense for me to make sure people understand what I am doing when I post ... for sure I wouldn't want a "speed reader" to pick up pieces here and there and go down the wrong path.