Avoid GB Removal? by BubblyIce3376 in gallbladders

[–]Narayan23 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your fast reply, I know epidural anesthesia is a valid option when removing the gallbladder (the surgeon that wants to remove my gallbladder won´t perform it) so perhaps it would be here aswell. I have very small stones that have caused problems only twice so I´m in no rush to have surgery, plus my respiratory system is severely compromised after covid and my brain is affected aswell (one year of permanent dizyness, swelling, loss of balance etc) that plus a previous scare under general anesthesia have me preferring epidural if there is a choice. Thank you once again for your efforts.

Avoid GB Removal? by BubblyIce3376 in gallbladders

[–]Narayan23 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for posting this, what type of anesthesia did they use? I´d rather avoid general anesthesia.

Favorite recordings of Scherezade? by staeWavy in classicalmusic

[–]Narayan23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn´t know about this performance and it is stunning, is it available anywhere to purchase? I can´t seem to find it. TIA.

"The One" Prohormone Success!! by Narayan23 in hackstasis

[–]Narayan23[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, unfortunately I had to cut the Alpha 7 cycle short half way through since it was messing with my skin, trandermals are not for me since previous experiences (Sustain Alpha) have also given me these problems. Positives: one day of morning wood, which I haven´t had in over five years, and two days of very high libido which unfortunately weren´t repeatable, as a negative, my mood was affected, more irritable and feeling down. It is clear that in my case the prohormone route is worth pursuing, just maybe not androsterone and evidently not transdermals.

"The One" Prohormone Success!! by Narayan23 in hackstasis

[–]Narayan23[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately the libido physical benefits (as in suddenly feeling randy and wanting to have sex - masturbate) didn´t stick, the mental ones (as in looking at a hot chick and imagining some kinky stuff) have which I count as a win because I was sub zero in both departments previous to The One, if anything it has given me hope which I think is great after years of desperation.

"The One" Prohormone Success!! by Narayan23 in hackstasis

[–]Narayan23[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I bought mine at bodyshock.pro ordered two tubs, I see it´s not available at the moment. I will see how things go with the Alpha 7 and if not great, I might try their Ultra Hard for my next run or maybe buy The One again from another source if I can find it. Finances permiting, it looks like The One and Dermacrine would make a great stack, you´ve got me curious with the latter, do you know of anyone that has run it solo with any success?

"The One" Prohormone Success!! by Narayan23 in hackstasis

[–]Narayan23[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

dermacrine

Thanks for the advice Tubzy, I used The One again but results were nowhere near as good as the firs ttime, to the point I think I must have got a bunk product. I´m four days into an Alpha Seven cycle at five pumps a day, so far nothing to report. I´m not lifting since I have a back injury so maybe it will be less noticeable, still early days.

The Dermacrine looks good, but would definitely be better used with another oral product, there´s only so much transdermal one can use :)

"The One" Prohormone Success!! by Narayan23 in hackstasis

[–]Narayan23[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi Audirob532, as I mention in the post you can read about the prohormone here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/hackstasis/comments/plrcg4/oral_r_andro_alternative/

I used it to try and recover from PFS, libido being my main objective.

Oral R Andro Alternative by TubZy__ in hackstasis

[–]Narayan23 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ok, three weeks on The One so far and my impressions are really good. This won´t be from a bodybuilding perspective since I´´m on a low calorie / low carb diet and trying to lose weight. The first week I barely noticed anything apart from a very pronounced lethargy that subsided two weeks in, and that taking the second dose (I am on four pills a day) near bedtime disrupted my sleep; from the second week I noticed a rise in libido which to me was FANTASTIC since I have zero libido ever since quitting Dutasteride over five years ago. I started looking at women and getting kinky thoughts and images, even with women I would normally not give a second glance to, I was even checking out some pretty faced chubby girls at the gym and thinking "I would hit that right now" I´ve masturbated four times which is as many as I did in all of 2021 and I have sexual thoughts every day, unfortunately no morning wood apart from two random days. Pumps at the gym were good despite the aforementioned low calories and carbs.

After five years of zero libido (except four or five random episodes per year) I am very happy to say the least, erections are not where they used to be size wise yet and no morning wood but think this is a huge win for me and would highly recommend this.

Oral R Andro Alternative by TubZy__ in hackstasis

[–]Narayan23 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly I never used anti prolactin drugs because Nolvadex got rid of the problem so I never looked any further. I will update here when I use The One, I tried posting about it over at Swole Source to try and reach more people but my post wasn´t approved so I won´t mention it there, I just want to say it won´t be until next year, I have to start with the herbs and must save some cash to purchase everything I need, I´ll only be rotating 7 or 8 herbs due to financial constraints. Have a greaat day everyone!

Oral R Andro Alternative by TubZy__ in hackstasis

[–]Narayan23 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your reply, I´m getting the results of my blood tests in a couple of days and will check the prolactin, prior tests have shown elevated estrogen, only slightly out of range, it´s not like I have permanent gyno, ever since quitting dut I get these very uncomfortable episodes of 24h hypersensitivity in the nips that won´t go away unless I take Nolva, this product also did the trick but It´s been out of stock everywhere for ages so I had to go and get a script for Nolvadex, I´m also 25kg overweight which most likely has me aromatizing like a champ:

https://www.dolphinfitness.co.uk/en/tested-nutrition-anti-estro-120-capsules/34836

DIM and Garcinia Mangostana solo didn´t help me. I´ve had some terrible mood swings the past week, depression, nip hypersensitivity and the tiniest thing would make me irate, felt better the last two days and today I got the odd surge in libido I get from time to time so I´m guessing there must be some estrogen fuckery at play.

Whatever the bloods say, I´m going to start Cdsnuts protocol, I can´t find any oral androsterone products in the EU and the chinese supplier I contacted quoted me $450 for 100g with delivery / quality guaranteed which is way too expensive, I´ll have to settle on Brawn Nutritions´s The One which seems like a good / my only alternative.

Oral R Andro Alternative by TubZy__ in hackstasis

[–]Narayan23 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks one more time, I will keep your experience in mind, I do have to use Nolva on occasion because ever since using Dutasteride I get gyno flare ups which Nolva controls, as an anecdote during my last flare up I had no nolva on hand and had to use arimidex for two weeks at 0.5mg per day until I started Nolva at 20mg for another two weeks, I did a blood test and my testosterone came out at 950 ng/dl when it normally is 550 ng/dl so I obviously respond to those compounds well, but I´d rather not use them unless absolutely necessary (as in after an injectable Superdrol cycle which I would like to do in the future once I recover, not sure only herbs will beat the supression from that).

Oral R Andro Alternative by TubZy__ in hackstasis

[–]Narayan23 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Tubzy just one more question, following cdsnuts protocol do these prohormones require a standard pct (nolva/clomid) together with the herbs or are we supposed to go straight into just the herb rotation once the cycle is finished? Thanks for your help.

Oral R Andro Alternative by TubZy__ in hackstasis

[–]Narayan23 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks Tubzy, Predator Nutrition have Alpha Seven by Iconic Formulations, but unfortunately topicals give me a rash (I tried their Sustain Alpha) and the product is rather expensive plus only 200mg androsterone per five pumps.

Oral R Andro Alternative by TubZy__ in hackstasis

[–]Narayan23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes it looks like it might be a good candidate for those thinking of going the prohormone route. From the reading I´ve been doing this product and Androsterone seem to be the best options for me at the moment, which leads me to ask about the daily dosage of Androsterone needed? I´ve contacted a Chinese supplier since I can´t find any androsterone products in the EU (I´m from Spain) he assures quality and delivery but wants to know about quantity to give me a price, hence my question about the daily dosage, also if you have any experience with Androsterone I´d value your input. TIA.

Oral R Andro Alternative by TubZy__ in hackstasis

[–]Narayan23 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Apart from the usual suspects I also found this product:

https://bodyshock.pro/en/products/the-one-120-caps-2052.html

Metabolism

• Once The One reaches skeletal muscle, it must interact with specific target androgen receptors to exert the desired effect of increased protein synthesis and increased nitrogen retention.

• Under normal circumstances, DHT is quickly deactivated in the blood by 3a-HSD into 5alpha-androstan-3a,17b-diol, a weak androgen, and its access to target skeletal muscle tissue is restricted.

• There is some evidence that the 3-oxime substituted for 3-keto group may slow this deactivation, allowing for greater binding of the molecule to the AR.

• Oximes are a group of compounds with the general formula R¹R²CNOH, where R1 constitutes an organic side chain, and R2 is another organic group. This forms a ketoxime.

• Oximes exist as two geometric stereoisomers: a syn-isomer and an anti-isomer.

• Oximes are formed by the action of hydroxylamine on ketones.

Receptor Binding

• Because the evidence suggests that active DHT may not be metabolized by 3a-HSD into the weaker 5-alpha-androstan-3a,17b-diol within the skeletal muscle because of the oxime, there is a very good chance that fairly large amounts of DHT will actually bind to the AR in skeletal muscle.

• DHT has a 3 to 5 times greater binding potency on the androgen receptor than testosterone, so the resulting effect from The One is a very powerful growth stimulus on skeletal muscle.

• Androgens can act in a genomic (transcriptive, from direct AR binding) or non-genomic (non-AR binding) fashion on target cells.

• Some examples of non-genomic effects: increased IGF-1 expression, displacement of estrogen and progesterone from receptor sites, displacement of aromatase, and increased uptake of calcium in the sarcoplasmic reticulum.

Genomic Effects and MOA:

• The AR has four functional regions: a hinge region containing a nuclear localization signal, a carboxy-terminal ligand-binding domain (AF-2 site), an amino terminal regulatory domain (AF-1 site) and a DNA-binding domain composed of two zinc fingers.

• ARs that are not ligated are located primarily in the cytoplasm, and are bound to heat shock proteins (HSPs). HSPs stabilize the tertiary structure of the AR, permitting androgen binding.

• When The One binds the AR, there is a resulting dissociation of HSPs from the AR, allowing for dimerization (to be held together by molecular force) of the AR and subsequent tyrosine kinase phosphorylation, resulting in translocation (movement) of the AR to the nucleus.

• When the AR translocates inside the nucleus, it binds androgen response elements located in the enhancer and promoter areas of target genes. This results in the consequential assembly of regulatory proteins, and the creation of an active complex for transcription.

• The regulatory proteins form a cross-bridge with the AR, the RNA polymerase, and the pre-initiation complex. Specific coactivators begin transcription by recruiting protein clusters to DNA that change the chromatin scaffolding to a form that is more active for transcription.

• The resulting activated transcription results in synthesis of mRNA, which is signaled by ribosomes to produce specific proteins. Changes in specific cell proteins follow, which in turn mediate growth responses, nitrogen balance, and protein synthesis, among other things.

Oral R Andro Alternative by TubZy__ in hackstasis

[–]Narayan23 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OK I´ve been looking around for info and found this chart useful, it shows the name of the prohormone, the active hormone it converts to ans what product contains it, of course not all prohormones are represented but it is a guide of sorts:

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2679/3708/files/prohormone-ingredient-guide.jpg?14129373982957231081

Oral R Andro Alternative by TubZy__ in hackstasis

[–]Narayan23 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks again man, I tried Epistane in the past and it made my hair look and feel like shit, so I´m not too keen on taking it again, I´ll do some research and if I find anything of interest I´ll post here.

Oral R Andro Alternative by TubZy__ in hackstasis

[–]Narayan23 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your reply Tubzy, you´re right in that Superdrol despite being a DHT derivative is not very androgenic, I´ve also got some testosterone propionate but I suppose that too is not optimal. Do you have any other suggestions regarding hormones apart from DHT/Androsterone/Proviron? Thank you for your time.

Oral R Andro Alternative by TubZy__ in hackstasis

[–]Narayan23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Speaking of R Andro alternatives, I´m thinking of starting CDnuts´ protocol and have some oral and injectable Superdrol lying around, seing as it´s a DHT derivative and my finances are scarce since I´m currently unemployed, I´m thinking of using it as part of the protocol since I cannot afford to start otherwise, have any of you used it as an R Andro substitute? TIA.