My Stress test and Immediate echo results. Interpretations welcomed and encouraged.

[Flex500]

Everyone has said it all (and good on you for seemingly digesting a lot of the feedback without being confrontational). This cocktail of stims/t3/very high THC/high aas/high hgh and nicotine you seem like you are using TNT do kill an ant. The GREAT news is you have a crap ton of low hanging fruit to help the issues! That is great news!

• Reduce the THC...dude...it doesn't even need to be said. That is off the charts and will cause afib and other issues. Someone else worded it a "heroic" dose and that is exactly right.
• I'd cut the zyn at least in half...if not 2/3. Not opposed to a little nicotine...but again...TNT to kill and ant my man.
• Lower the AAS by at least half. If I were in your shoes I'd drop to 200 test. If you just refuse to do that, maybe a 300-400 test type of deal.
• A vial of HGH? Go down to 2-3 iu's a day
• Reduce caffeine to no more than 400mgs a day...preferably 250 or less.

Again, it's really great news that you have all kinds of low hanging fruit you can tap on to improve the situation...not everybody does when health issues arise. You have pretty dang good bloodwork and a path for major improvements right in front of you. Good luck man...you can do it.

 

[BLKGUY2006]

I’m still trying to get past the part where you had an RHR of 180 for over a week and decided to just continue with your vacation unbothered…

WHY not go to a local hospital wherever you were??

I don’t understand that?

Are you aware of how serious being in that severe of Afib for over a week is??

Your heart isn’t supposed to be beating at 180bpm for days/weeks straight, that’s major stress on the heart.

I’d say you’re very lucky considering the bad or even deadly scenarios that could’ve come from that reckless decision..

I’m not trying to be a dick here at all by the way, just telling it like it is, we’ve all done dumb shit before, but never once have I done some dumb shit where someone called me out and was being a sweetheart about it

Serious question here, not trying to judge, but were you ever a drug addict or have any kind of addictive personality traits??

I ask because it seems like you brush off the prolonged high dosage use (abuse?) of AAS and stims and seems like you’re trying to justify the continued high dose use (abuse?)…

As people have touched on before, you’ve got 2 kids, and you’re super young man, you’ve got time to hit your goals the right way.

You look great bro, for real, awesome physique.. But don’t be one of these guys who gets addicted, or acts on their addiction, and ends up with serious health issues in their 30’s and 40’s, or even worse, especially with 2 kids that need you..

There’s plenty of guys who’ve been down that road who I’m 100% positive they would take it back if they could..

Your body is already giving you warning signs.. No one is saying to drop to TRT forever and go back to an Abercrombie teen model physique… But dial it back, get your health in order and monitor yourself carefully and take calculated and meticulously monitored protocols from here on out to achieve your goals..

Spot on here

 

[Jacked_]

@Jacked_
You will be very surprised and likely satisfied with what 150-250mg/wk of Test can do and maintain while you get your health in order. Try something like 50-80mg 3x/wk. Manage expectations...feel better in health and peace of mind.

Get healthy...you have a new goal to be proud of on the quest to achieving it and you will be healthier for your children. I look forward to reading updates on you and your health.

Thank you, and to everyone else for the insight and suggestions. Appreciate this forum.

 

[Jacked_]

Everyone has said it all (and good on you for seemingly digesting a lot of the feedback without being confrontational). This cocktail of stims/t3/very high THC/high aas/high hgh and nicotine you seem like you are using TNT do kill an ant. The GREAT news is you have a crap ton of low hanging fruit to help the issues! That is great news!

• Reduce the THC...dude...it doesn't even need to be said. That is off the charts and will cause afib and other issues. Someone else worded it a "heroic" dose and that is exactly right.
• I'd cut the zyn at least in half...if not 2/3. Not opposed to a little nicotine...but again...TNT to kill and ant my man.
• Lower the AAS by at least half. If I were in your shoes I'd drop to 200 test. If you just refuse to do that, maybe a 300-400 test type of deal.
• A vial of HGH? Go down to 2-3 iu's a day
• Reduce caffeine to no more than 400mgs a day...preferably 250 or less.

Again, it's really great news that you have all kinds of low hanging fruit you can tap on to improve the situation...not everybody does when health issues arise. You have pretty dang good bloodwork and a path for major improvements right in front of you. Good luck man...you can do it.

Thank you brother. I’ll heed the advice I’ve received from this thread. I appreciate it. I think the goal moving forward will be to maintain, and increase cardio. I was a distance runner in my teen years/early 20s. I wouldn’t mind hitting the pavement again. The pic below used to be a typical easy run for me, not meaning it was hard, just not max effort day 70%. Maintenance run per-say. My insurance will allow another stress test because we weren’t able to get the rate above 160 so let’s start with some 2 mile fasted runs every morning and see if that helps. Also nicotine is the devil man. I switched from cigarettes to vapes to zyn.

As for the weed I was in Hawaii and the locals had a mason jar of infused honey, had a massive table spoon huge mistake. A bunch of dumb decisions led up to the afib and it was definitely acute but I think airing on the side of caution is the best bet from this point forward.

 

[Neuro1234]

it was definitely acute but I think airing on the side of caution is the best bet from this point forward.

Afib has an almost 50% reoccurrence rate, and is almost always progressive in nature. Meaning it becomes more frequent over time. Removing likely causes (stimulant use, nicotine, THC) and adhering to rate control meds is the best way to manage. If you have another event I would talk to your doc about some sort of anticoagulation therapy.