Dr.KarenChen said:Back pain as a lean mass side effect: not from the medication itself, but from rapid body composition changes.
DEXA scan update relevant to lean mass:
Scanned at months 0, 6, and 12. Here are the body comp numbers:
| Baseline | Month 6 | Month 12 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total mass | 247 lbs | 232 lbs | 214 lbs |
| Fat mass | 117 lbs | 67 lbs | 49 lbs |
| Lean mass | 155 lbs | 154 lbs | 151 lbs |
| Body fat % | 40% | 34% | 23% |
Lean mass preserved — actually GAINED 1-2 lbs thanks to progressive overload + 1.5g/kg protein. The lean mass discussion needs to include body comp data, not just scale weight.
Following on from Dr.KarenChen — and this may be the naive question:
How long did you give it before you decided it was working?
Dr.PathRoch said:DEXA scan update relevant to lean mass: Scanned at months 0, 6, and 12.
Careful with the causal language. Two things moving together in a period when five things changed is not a mechanism, and stating it as one makes the thread less useful to somebody reading it later.
Happy to go further on any of that.
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Browse GL BiochemDr.PathRoch said:DEXA scan update relevant to lean mass: Scanned at months 0, 6, and 12.
True, and it depends on a baseline nobody has stated. Without knowing where someone started, the same number can be an excellent result or a disappointing one.
OP back with an update, since a thread like this is useless without one.
Reporting back for the archive rather than for the thread: I did the narrow version of what was suggested, gave it the full interval, and it settled. Posting it because threads without a follow-up are half a thread.