Texon
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Glad I found this thread, as I think I have come across something really helpful. Short story is that after going off trt cold turkey several months ago due to unpleasant sides, combined with an insanely stressful job and life overall, I was going downhill fast...low energy, numerous negative mental changes, terrible sleep, reduced libido, etc. I had been on physiological injectable trt for about 3 years. I am 68 and in great shape overall if labs and physical appearance mean anything. Worst of all BY FAR was increasing tingling, numbness and pain in my feet and ankles. I'm sure at this point cortisol and all the other bad stuff was off the charts. Anyway, out of desperation, after reading Peats article about anti stress effects of progesterone, I applied a full dose of my wife's micronized bioidentical progesterone cream 20 mgs to a hairless area yesterday and the results have been dramatic to the point of 80 to 90% reduced symptoms, calmer disposition and much better sleep. I am also using a drop of Tyromix daily which I've had for a while and which never gave me this kind of result. I also use a reduced dose of energin from time to time... again great supplement but no subjective benefit afaik. I think I should cycle this but not sure how best to do it.I was wondering what kind of experiences you guys have had with progesterone using different routes of administration. Personally, I find oral and topical completely different in terms of effects. Topical, it seems to have the stronger anti estrogen effect. I assume it gets into the blood unconverted. Weirdly, it doesn't seem to have any anti stress effects for me administered this way. Orally, it doesn't seem to have the same anti estrogen effects but has a great mood boost and stress relieving effect. I think this may be from allopregnanolone conversion, something I'm woefully deficient in. It also dramatically increases my confidence. It's basically like being drunk without the impairment. Basically, it almost feels like a different supplement. Curious if anyone can chime in with their experience. If anyone is wondering, I use 3mg per day.