MidnightRamp📈🏦❄️

Good question: I used to be a creatine + multivitamin bro. Got a full panel done, rebuilt the entire stack around my actual bloodwork. - DHEA: came back at 227 (optimal 300-550). So supplementing this. Precursor to my neurosteroids, supports mood, libido, recovery. - Thyroid support w/ black cumin seed oil: TPO antibodies at 87 (optimal <15), early Hashimoto's marker. Black cumin has been shown to drop TPO antibodies ~50% in 8 weeks. - TUDCA + NAC: ALT was 39, just over range. Liver support. - Omega-3s: Ferritin at 138 (optimal 30-110), a possible inflammation flag. Added Omega-3s to help resolve inflammation at the source. - Vitamin D3/K2: D was 63, in range but I want it higher. - Magnesium: RBC mag was low. Helps with sleep, recovery, and blood pressure. - Pregnenolone: Came back low. It's upstream of DHEA, so no surprise mine was low given the DHEA number. Supports neurosteroids and sleep. - Methylated B complex: TRT burns through B vitamins. Also lowers homocysteine and supports the thyroid. Hormone wise: - Pulled my TRT back. Total T was 1509, free T 332. Plenty of headroom to pull back the dose. It was driving hematocrit (50.6%) and estradiol up. Went from 200mg/week split 2x IM to 180mg split 3x/week shallow IM. Smaller, more frequent pins = steadier levels, less aromatization. - Dropped the anastrozole. Lowering the dose should bring E2 down on its own. Follow-up bloodwork will hopefully confirm. - Added CJC/Ipamorelin back in. IGF-1 came back slightly low (147, optimal 175-400). CJC/Ipa stimulates my own GH pulse instead of running exogenous. This is why I always preach getting bloodwork done before putting together a protocol.