| Lobsterboy 2006-07-25, 8:22 am |
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Wanderer ha escrito:
> What else has the doctor checked? Have you had a full blood workup? What
> other meds and herbs do you take? What exactly are your symptoms?
A year ago I had my testosterone in serum checked, and it was 3,61
mcg/l (normal range according to the lab 3-15). However, the range
doesen=B4t take in account that testosterone levels vary a lot depending
on age, so the "normal" amount for a 20 year old guy isn=B4t the same
for a guy in his fifties. Since I=B4m 29, I consider that I=B4m quite
below the normal levels.
I felt pretty depressed at the time, and I had begun taking St. John=B4s
Wort a month or so before the test. I helped with depression, but did
nothing for my sex drive. After I had my T checked I began taking
Tribulus Terrestris, 800 g. per day of a brand that had 40% saponins. I
didn=B4t cycle it, just took it all days. At the beginning I felt a
little improvement, but few days later it was the same.
3 Weeks ago I switched from St. John=B4s Wort to Ginko Biloba. I don=B4t
feel depressed, and now I feel my head is more clear, and I don=B4t get
sleepy early in the night or after meals like it used to happen. I=B4ve
taking a new tribulus brand for 6 weeks, that has 70% saponins (the
strongest I found), 5 days in 2 out, but the results have been the
same: a small improvement the first days and then back to "normal".
This week I finish with Tribulus. Next week I=B4ll receive my order of
ALC, and will begin to take it the following week. It=B4s a supplement
which is supposed to help the body to burn the fat to get energy and
increase testosterone. Having a body mass index of 30 (technically,
I=B4m obese, though I just look like I have to lose a few kg.), probably
doesen=B4t help much to have a healthy sex drive, either.
For the last year I=B4ve also taken a multi-vitamin, that has a bit of
all vitamins, zinc, magnesium...the usual stuff for this sort of thing.
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