Bear with me, please. Here's my current stack for the past 7 weeks.
30mg test e subq ED (2xBW/kg)
5iu R 3x day
4iu GH before sleep (literally hasn't changed a single thing in sleep quality. At all. Even bumped to 8iu and got nothing)
500mcg BPC157 ED
500mcg TB500 ED (both peptides going for 10 weeks rn)
(almost a copy of Broderick Chavez's recovery protocol. Got 10lbs just with PT and light workouts from this.)
Week 2-3 I felt pretty decent. Sex drive was through the roof and a lot of energy. Week 4 onwards libido went down and so did energy levels (I believe this has more to do with life stressors than my protocol).
My injury has been progressing faster than I anticipated. But there are a few things that are just getting worse and worse. Here are the problems and how I've been dealing with them:
12mg Melatonin sublingual
100mg 5HTP
1000mg Glycine
Gorilla Sleep
Delta 8
25mg Benadryl
This helps me fall asleep quickly (don't take delta anymore), great. That's not the problem. My whole life I struggled with falling asleep. Now the problem is different: I CANT FUCKING STAY ASLEEP. I wake up, wired as shit. Oftentimes HR is over 80bpm as soon as I open my eyes. No nightmares, no big things going on that I have to wake up to, not having massive boners (just regular ones), not needing to pee like crazy. Just. Fucking. Awake.
I changed injection frequency, started injecting as early in the day as possible, no screens no stimulus before bed, and here I am. Waking up for no reason AND having shitty sleep quality.
I wake up feeling like a saggy big old duffle bag of shit (iykyk). Tired all fucking day long. The only spark of energy I feel is when I workout, which I can do no problem.
Sometimes I wake up hungry, though my glucose levels are just fine and I'm eating 600kcals over maintenance. Not eating a ton before bed, or doing so, no difference.
I'm kinda running out of options here. I am suspecting there's an issue with the regulation of my dopamine system. So the next step is, in my mind, supplementing with DHEA, DIM, Pregnenolone, and potentially HCG. If that doesn't fix it, then I'd think I need a rather pricey stack of blood panels ordered to see if there's something else that could be going on.
I've been on ADHD meds for years and since starting bupropion I haven't had the need to take it. I feel better, more regulated, stable, but I am still wired as shit. I can't even handle 100mg Moldafinil without pacing and shaking.
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TLDR: Sleep is progressively getting worse on TRT; less REM, deep, and length of sleep; tired af always; can fall asleep fine but can't stay asleep; can't nap bc wired during the day even without stimulants. Not sure what to do, please help.
30mg test e subq ED (2xBW/kg)
5iu R 3x day
4iu GH before sleep (literally hasn't changed a single thing in sleep quality. At all. Even bumped to 8iu and got nothing)
500mcg BPC157 ED
500mcg TB500 ED (both peptides going for 10 weeks rn)
(almost a copy of Broderick Chavez's recovery protocol. Got 10lbs just with PT and light workouts from this.)
Week 2-3 I felt pretty decent. Sex drive was through the roof and a lot of energy. Week 4 onwards libido went down and so did energy levels (I believe this has more to do with life stressors than my protocol).
My injury has been progressing faster than I anticipated. But there are a few things that are just getting worse and worse. Here are the problems and how I've been dealing with them:
- Elevated BP (Dystolic consistently in higher 80's, sometimes 90's. Systolic in 120-139)
- Ayush Carditone 3x day
- Higher water intake
- Shit ton of green tea
- 5mg Cialis
- Anxiety and overall tension
- .5mg Clonazepam 2x day
- Reduced work hours
- Unlimited sleep (more on this later)
- 7 day RHR avg went from high 40's to high 60's.
- 7 day HRV avg went from 60's to low 30's!!!
- Sleep went from 8h average to 6h average.
- REM went from 1:30h average per night to 30min average!!!
12mg Melatonin sublingual
100mg 5HTP
1000mg Glycine
Gorilla Sleep
Delta 8
25mg Benadryl
This helps me fall asleep quickly (don't take delta anymore), great. That's not the problem. My whole life I struggled with falling asleep. Now the problem is different: I CANT FUCKING STAY ASLEEP. I wake up, wired as shit. Oftentimes HR is over 80bpm as soon as I open my eyes. No nightmares, no big things going on that I have to wake up to, not having massive boners (just regular ones), not needing to pee like crazy. Just. Fucking. Awake.
I changed injection frequency, started injecting as early in the day as possible, no screens no stimulus before bed, and here I am. Waking up for no reason AND having shitty sleep quality.
I wake up feeling like a saggy big old duffle bag of shit (iykyk). Tired all fucking day long. The only spark of energy I feel is when I workout, which I can do no problem.
Sometimes I wake up hungry, though my glucose levels are just fine and I'm eating 600kcals over maintenance. Not eating a ton before bed, or doing so, no difference.
I'm kinda running out of options here. I am suspecting there's an issue with the regulation of my dopamine system. So the next step is, in my mind, supplementing with DHEA, DIM, Pregnenolone, and potentially HCG. If that doesn't fix it, then I'd think I need a rather pricey stack of blood panels ordered to see if there's something else that could be going on.
I've been on ADHD meds for years and since starting bupropion I haven't had the need to take it. I feel better, more regulated, stable, but I am still wired as shit. I can't even handle 100mg Moldafinil without pacing and shaking.
*****
TLDR: Sleep is progressively getting worse on TRT; less REM, deep, and length of sleep; tired af always; can fall asleep fine but can't stay asleep; can't nap bc wired during the day even without stimulants. Not sure what to do, please help.