Testosterone resolves fatigue and inflammation
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Published
- Oct 2024
Summary
This poster credits testosterone, added on top of ongoing antiviral treatment, with improving energy, recovery and joint pain, calling it icing on the cake and naming it one of his three essential treatments alongside an antiviral and a sleep aid. Dose and duration are not given, and it is presented as one part of an ongoing multi-drug regimen rather than a standalone fix.
What they credit
Credits Antivirals, Hormones & thyroid, Testosterone, Thyroid (T3, T4, NDT).
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