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I was watching a lot of YouTube content and I noticed one of the creators I watch had a device which held his hose up in the air and swivveled about his head. I was about to quit CPAP but decided to buy one myself.

It made the whole CPAP experience so much more comfortable. This was with a nasal pillow that comes out the front too, could sleep left side, right side and back no problems!

Anyone about to give up on CPAP rather than changing masks (I bought 6 already) give this cheap contraption a go.

Hey brains trust.

I want to find out what the concencus is regarding a reasonable target range, understanding everyone is different. I tend to feel best at between 180-200mg/week EOD of Test-E and this gives me a trough of around 1150ng/dL and free testosterone of 240 pg/mL.

Obviously this is outside the range, but is it alarmingly so?

I have tried lower doses but I lose the mental benefits and my dick don't work.

All other bloods are fine and BP is fine.

If bloods are fine, I feel good, dick works and I have energy, is it fine to be slightly above the normal range?

I have mild OSA (8.7 AHI), my AHI is only elevated in REM sleep as my non REM AHI is 0.2. I have a CPAP machine but would rather not use if it wasn't necessary.

The only symptom I have is erectile dysfunction which could be caused by other things. No fatigue so to speak.

Anyone found their little guy worked better after commencing treatment (of mild).

Been on TRT for around 6 months, trying to "dial it in", I take my TRT EOD which works well for me. My E2 always was high even prior to TRT I sat at around 50-60, bf% is around 17%.

My trough levels on TRT range from 900-1200.

I always struggled with my dick but was always scared to trial Armidex given my E2 levels weren't very high relative to my T. I said fuck it a couple of weeks ago and tried 1/4 tab of Armidex twice a week and my god I feel so much better. I feel exactly how I expected TRT to make me feel.

I now just need to refine my Armidex regimen to keep myself staying this way.

Totally conscious about crashing my E2 but just a PSA to anyone who was afraid of ever trying an AI.

I have tried lowering my dose of testosterone, but I frankly need to be on my current 180mg to feel good.

What are the long term risks of 0.5mg weekly of Armidex also I should be aware of?

Diagnosed with ADHD as an adult, but I am very ASD. Vyvanse changed my life because it eliminated my social anxiety, I can work, study and focus BUT I found it made my ASD behaviours worse. For example. my entire life I always hated when plans changed or thing were unknown, but I found on Vyvanse it was amplified.

I started Intuniv and it's like that was the final puzzle piece missing. You know that scene in Spiderman (Toby Macquire version), where he for the first time has his spider senses and everything moves super slow and so he can kind of watch things occur and react? That's how my mind feels, thoughts feel super slow but in a controlled manner, my emotions I feel like occur, but it's like my brain can observe that emotion for a split second, then decide whether I want that emotion to come out or just shrug and "discard" that emotion. It's such a surreal feeling.

I did some reading and apparently it's a med for kids, why don't we use it in adults?

So I have been on TRT for around 6 months now, I have tried a number of dosing regiments. I've found I feel best on around 180mg/week + HCG 500IU twice a week. This gives me a "trough" of 1100.

I understand this is quite a high trough, but it's where I feel good. I have tried lower doses like 150mg and I feel normal, but I lose all libido and can't get my dick hard. I take my test EOD to manage the E2 and Armidex 1/4 tablet once a week when taking my HCG.

My Lipids are normal. Blood pressure is normal (110/75) and no other complaints. On the higher doses I do tend to sleep less, around 6 hours, but I feel well rested and not fatigued.

I keep reading online about how most people are taking doses from 80mg - 125mg and it feels like I am dong something wrong by essentially taking double this. Is it sustainable to have a T trough of 1100 at 180mg/week Test E provided BP, Lipids and everything else are OK?

Thanks for the advice.

So it's been about 3 months on Reta and overall I find the experience on Tirze to be more pleasent for a number of reasons:

1. No food noise at all on Tirze. Moreso, it's not food noise, but more cravings. I never used to crave any particular food, but on Reta the cravings are out of this world.
2. Reta causing INSANE sugar cravings, this is unusual for me because I never have had sugar cravings ever in my life. For example, I never drank soft drink but now I'm having a can of coke 2-3 times a week.
3. HR is high on Reta, persistently sitting at around 90-95 BPM resting.
4. No weight loss on Reta. Lost 31kg on Tirze in 6 months, lost 0kg on Reta, but to be fair, I have recomped as my bodyfat has gone down from 20% to around 16%.

Are there others out there that tried Reta, gave it a good go but decided to just go back to Tirze? If so, how did you do the transition?

So I have ADHD and ASD. Never officially diagnosed until around 2 years ago, was on Vyvanse + Dex the entire time. I decided to move away from my "ADHD Clinic" and find a Psychiatrist that just sees everyone.

My initial ADHD appointment lasted 20 mins with my "ADHD Clinic", I spent a full 60 minutes with my new Psychiatrist. He suggested a number of things, including lowering my Vyvanse from 70mg and adding Intuniv.

Intuniv has honestly been life changing. The Vyvanse helped with my focus and got rid of my social anxiety but it felt like something was missing. Since starting Intuniv, it feels like the world around me has slowed down. I can think, pause, hold a thought and continue where I left off. The plan is to lower my Vyvanse to the lowest dose and titrate the Intuniv up.

Only downside if the first few days are significant fatigue, but that lifts.

I am so greatful to have found this Psyhiatrist.

Anyone else on this medication, what are your experiences?

So I was born in South Africa, lived there until I was in highschool and moved to Australia. It's now over 20 years later and the day we left I always wanted to come back to Africa, this hasn't changed in 20 years.

I admit, economically and financially life is easier/better here in Australia but the older I get the more I reaffirm my belief that there is more to life than making money or ones career. I don't know how to explain it but it just feels like my exsistence is to just work and be productive here, and there are no black people at all that can relate to me.

My only reservation about South Africa is how dangerous it has become since I left. I personally could handle it, but I want to think about any future childrens future and safey. I've done some research and so far on my list to check out is:

- Botswana

- Tanzania

- Kenya

Anywhere that I am missing? I am after places that are safe, friendly and are a place where life is social.

My Doc prescribed me 25mg Seroquel and told me to take between HALF to TWO tablets for sleep. I've never taken it before but I'm a little terrified given what I've read. I need to be functional tomorrow, so should I take it extra early? Any other advice or tips?

I'm taking it because I only slept 3 hours last night and I feel like tonight may be a similar deal unless I take it.

I was in a prolonged hypomanic state (frankly I think it was full blown mania).

Started Lithium 2 weeks ago and am taking 1000mg at night, sitting at 0.8 level.

The hypomania is gone for sure, the biggest symptom was irritability. I'm not irritable anymore. That being said, I feel like the world is monotone and grey. I have no motivation and I feel like I want to cry, but I'm not even sure what about.

Does this go away or is this just my new exsistence?

I only just started lithium 500mg taken at night 1 week ago, just got my trough back and it's 0.24 which seems very low! Have since increased to 1,000mg at night now and will check again in 5 days.

It made me curious what other people are taking to reach their relative trough levels.

Thankfully no side effects yet.

So when I started Lexapro over 12 months ago it monunentally ruined my sleep. I couldn't sleep more than 4-5 hours and that went on for a year. I stopped 3 months ago and now I sleep 8 hours again.

Problem is, I feel flat and low in mood again.

What are my options. Are thre any antidepressants (SSRI's) that aren't known to ruin your sleep as much? Any advie?