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An update to this - visited a urologist for this and according to him the cause of my frequent urination could be low testosterone itself, as low T leads to muscle weakness including bladder. He said that the problem should improve on TRT.
Interesting! Although you'd think this would mean more of an incontinence thing than frequent urination thing.
Hi Peak - will get my blood pressure checked first thing in the morning - however I don't generally suffer from hypertension. Could there be any other reasons for this?
Well, another reason is high hematocrit/hemoglobin. I would definitely pull that as well. It's a cheap test. If you go to a clinic, they should be able to pull that right in the office with immediate results.
Talk to your doc, but I think you are going to need a lower dose.
It us hard to say without some lab numbers. It is pretty early to get them drawn if it has only been a week or two. You said your breathing was fast, that is usually accompanied by faster pulse rate. I would have your blood pressure checked. Some people get elevated blood pressure on therapy.
You can always get some lab drawn to check you estradiol level. When I have anxiety, it is always worse in the morning, until I get things started. That may help you to know it gets better during the day. More frequent injection often means lower estradiol levels. However, my worst anxiety comes with low estradiol. I still get it when high. It seems to block thyroid function. I know from my past I am anxious with hypothyroidism. Not saying that is true for others. Just remember, this is temporary on the road to feeling better for most. Let you MD know right away. However, I would discourage him from stopping therapy, unless you felt pretty good before.
I have had this when my estradiol is off!! However, it seems a common problem her until people get things dialed in. Some quickly and some not so quickly. I am slowly whittling away my side effects and it has been 6 months.
Doctor has prescribed one 40mg Andriol pill per day. Searched around and have found little of its effectiveness. Some posts on guys using it as a cycle but not as a viable TRT treatment. I understand absorption is reduced with orals. I hear it also bypasses the liver which is good. What I'd like to know is should I try this out? Should I ask for the gel instead? From all the doctors I've been seeing lately I've find they will offer every other type of testosterone treatment except injections. Can these pills cause more cons than pros?
I have low E2 (probably have been for last 10 years or so) and I suffer from cervical and lower back pain.
Have you had a bone scan? What does your doc say?
Could also very well be low estradiol; I see your value is 13 pg/ml, and that's definitely low. Lots of guys experience water retention when E2 is *high* and the opposite of retention (e.g., peeing too much) when E2 is too low.
Never heard that before. That's an interesting one...
It makes sense if the moderating factor in high E2 is water retention. I've heard a few guys experience the opposite with too low E2, and I've experienced that much myself. Maybe it's moderated by aldosterone, which might be the stress hormone the body kicks into gear when E2 gets too high (water retention), or slacks on the gas when E2 gets too low?
