I need your help desperately.
I'm 42, and I'm on Testosterone Replacement Therapy due to extreme fatigue and low Testosterone. Without going into much details I'll just mention that as part of the protocol you have to make sure that Estradiol (which directly affect erections) is at certain range which is individual for everyone, but usually within 20 to 45 (Labcorp values). The added Testosterone usually raises Estradiol, thus you have to take small dosages of prescription aromatase inhibitors once in a while to lower it.
Testosterone replacement improved my fatigue only somewhat.
Recently I've found that I have a methylation problem and in an attempt to help fatigue I started taking methylation supplements.
But since I've introduced them, I got some unstable improvement in fatigue, but my erections became significantly worse. Also, my Estradiol strangely stopped going up and stays at around 33, which is too low for my erections.
I'm taking:
- Folate complex (1-3 caps) each capsule includes:
Folate 1,000mg
Methylcobalamin 500mg
B1 - 25mg
B2 - 25mg
Niacinamide 25mg
B6 (Pyridoxine HCL) 25mg
- Pyridoxine P5P (550mg to 825mg)
- Niacinamide 500mg or Niacin 100mg at once as needed
- Potassium Citrate 20Meq (10Meq x 2)
- Zinc Picolinate increased from 30mg/2mg Copper to 60mg/4mg Copper (my doctor recommended zinc because I have a slight pyroluria, he said copper is needed as well but my copper was low, so taking it won't hurt)
I've also taken these, but recently stopped:
- Magnesium Citrate 800mg (stopped 3 days ago due to suspecting it for causing diarrhea)
- NAC (N-Acetyl Cysteine) stopped a while back to see if erections/Estradiol go back to normal, but it didn't)
Are any of the above supplements suspected for lowering erections or Estradiol conversion?
I'm 42, and I'm on Testosterone Replacement Therapy due to extreme fatigue and low Testosterone. Without going into much details I'll just mention that as part of the protocol you have to make sure that Estradiol (which directly affect erections) is at certain range which is individual for everyone, but usually within 20 to 45 (Labcorp values). The added Testosterone usually raises Estradiol, thus you have to take small dosages of prescription aromatase inhibitors once in a while to lower it.
Testosterone replacement improved my fatigue only somewhat.
Recently I've found that I have a methylation problem and in an attempt to help fatigue I started taking methylation supplements.
But since I've introduced them, I got some unstable improvement in fatigue, but my erections became significantly worse. Also, my Estradiol strangely stopped going up and stays at around 33, which is too low for my erections.
I'm taking:
- Folate complex (1-3 caps) each capsule includes:
Folate 1,000mg
Methylcobalamin 500mg
B1 - 25mg
B2 - 25mg
Niacinamide 25mg
B6 (Pyridoxine HCL) 25mg
- Pyridoxine P5P (550mg to 825mg)
- Niacinamide 500mg or Niacin 100mg at once as needed
- Potassium Citrate 20Meq (10Meq x 2)
- Zinc Picolinate increased from 30mg/2mg Copper to 60mg/4mg Copper (my doctor recommended zinc because I have a slight pyroluria, he said copper is needed as well but my copper was low, so taking it won't hurt)
I've also taken these, but recently stopped:
- Magnesium Citrate 800mg (stopped 3 days ago due to suspecting it for causing diarrhea)
- NAC (N-Acetyl Cysteine) stopped a while back to see if erections/Estradiol go back to normal, but it didn't)
Are any of the above supplements suspected for lowering erections or Estradiol conversion?