Recent content by nandi12

I think you are confusing the adrenergic effects of ephedrine (fight of flight type effects) like piloerection (goose pimples), shrivled up dick (ever try to get it up on amphetamines?), etc with thyroid and prolactin effects. BTW, I agree 100% Fonz that he needs to maintain an isocaloric diet...

To answer your question, clen has basically the same effect as ephedrine: it increases the peripheral conversion of T4 to T3 Clin Endocrinol Metab 1984 May;58(5):895-903 Effects of chronic beta-receptor stimulation on sympathetic nervous system activity, energy expenditure, and thyroid...

There are two problems, Fonz. First, can you document from the scientific literature that the statement in quotations is true? Second, according to his thyroid test, his hormone values (TSH and fT4) ARE normal, not depressed. His low total T3 does not mean anything necessarily because he has...

When people say to avoid adrenergic agonists like ephedrine while your thyroid is recovering, their concern I believe is that the elevated T3 will act in a negative feedback way to slow thyroid recovery. This is a valid concern, although it is a hypothesis rather than someting that has been...

I'd give myself a bit more time to recover. I seriously doubt the T3 permanently damaged your thyroid. Without knowing your free T3 it is impossible to tell (as far as I know) whether you are having a problem converting the T4 into T3. There is an argument in the medical community over just...

Cool. In that case, just for fun to see how high your T3 gets, I would tell the doc you were curious about that and you'd like either a total serum T3 and /or free T3 test. Ive seen a study where they looked at nine normal men, on doses of 25, 50, and 75 mcg per day of T3 Baseline total T3 was...

Yes, they are the same. Also sometimes denoted THBR. If you get your thyroid checked while on T3, your TSH and T4 will be low, while T3 will be high. This will be a tipoff to a smart doc that you are using T3. Just a heads up, in case you don't want your doc to know.

The ones you listed are adequate to determine your thyroid status, DaMan. Free T3 is not generally measured in a routine panel because it has technical pitfalls that make the results hard to interpret. If you have normal TSH and normal Free T4 then your thyroid is working fine. If those come...

These data do not in themselves indicate hypothyroidism; on the contrary they suggest you are normal. It would have been nice to have gotten a free T3 value. Total T3 is not meaningful for someone who has been using steroids within a window of several weeks before a thyroid test. AAS lower...

Here are my 2 cents worth from a thread at CEM: I think this is a topic that could be argued indefinitely. Most of the experts say protein requirements are in this range for strength athletes: "Present data indicate that strength athletes should consume approximately 12-15% of their daily...

Hopefully it will respond to the Levaquin. As an aside, and you probably know this, you might want to avoid heavy lifting while on the levaquin as this class of antibiotics has been associated with tendon rupture. The incidence of sexual side effects of all the alpha blockers is around 5% v...

Do YOU believe you have it, or do the DOCS think you have it? Did they do a culture for bacteria? Docs will usually prescribe a course of antibiotics (fluoroquinolones) to see if you respond. If you don't, then you could try alpha blockers to see if they improve the symptoms. If you have...

Considering SSRI's are a standard treatment for premature ejaculation ( I live in Utah where this is a common problem) I'm not surprised at your experience.

http://www.mvelectric.com/ssri/ "Weight Gain Associated with SSRIs" Clinical trials often show weight loss, but post marketing effects are far and away associated more with weight gain more than loss. www.cuttingedgemuscle.com

They work the same way, so taking one of each is the same as taking two of either.