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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Testosterone Side Effect Management
Elevated systolic blood pressure, even on BP meds. Any ideas?
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<blockquote data-quote="twothirtytwo" data-source="post: 237302" data-attributes="member: 44537"><p>Curious to see if anyone has experienced what i am now and successfully resolved it.</p><p>About me:</p><p>33m 6ft 1 190lbs</p><p>Very active, (train BJJ and lift 3-4 times a week)</p><p>Healthy diet, social drinker</p><p>Test cyp 120mg a week (split into 3 doses t/thur/sat) HCG 1000iu a week, (also split into 3 doses).</p><p>Latest labs:</p><p>CBC/CMP everything normal and within range</p><p>SHBG low 10.8 (this has been low every time ive ever had it checked)</p><p>Free test calculated: 19.96 (scale 2.20-20)</p><p>TT: 698 (249-836 range)</p><p>Bioavailable test: 572 (15-575)</p><p>E2 40.1 (11.3-43.2)</p><p></p><p>Here's where it gets interesting.</p><p>I was on TRT via gel from 2016-2020 (before hoping on my total test was 190). During this time at annual physicals my bp was always normal. In Sept 2020 I switched to injections. Around the same time, I developed high blood pressure. I was getting home readings of 150s/90s. At first i thought it was the injections causing the spike, so i came off of TRT for 8 weeks. BP did not go down and had all the low T symptoms so started bp medication and hopped back on TRT. With BP meds i have tried amlodipine (which i did not respond great to and had the side effect of very noticeable ankle swelling), bumped up to enalapril + amlodipine, on this BP was running 130s / 60/70s. </p><p></p><p>Not enjoying the ankle swelling side effect and searching for a solution to get systolic under 120, started trying other meds (all prescribed by a doctor). Have tried a mix of various ARBS + HCTZ. Was on losartan 100mg + hctz 25 and getting readings of 140s/60s-70s. Last week switched to taking telmisartan 80mg + 25mg HCTZ. Diastolic BP is normal, 60s-70s, but systolic can be anywhere from 135-145. Sometimes ill even see it in the 150s, but a few deep breathes and rechecking brings it down slightly. Ideal is considered under 120 and its honestly been over 2 years now since Ive gotten a reading that low. Going to follow up with my doctor tomorrow to see if he can suggest any other meds to try since the switched from losartan to telmisartan didnt make a difference, but thought id check here to see if anyone had any suggestions.</p><p></p><p>I have also tried supplements l-citrulline and l-arginine (still taking since i have on hand) which ive read can help lower BP, but i do not appear to respond in any way to it. Will just also add resting pulse is in the 60s when awake and drops to the 40s when sleeping. </p><p></p><p>Any suggestions on what to try to bring systolic bp down?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="twothirtytwo, post: 237302, member: 44537"] Curious to see if anyone has experienced what i am now and successfully resolved it. About me: 33m 6ft 1 190lbs Very active, (train BJJ and lift 3-4 times a week) Healthy diet, social drinker Test cyp 120mg a week (split into 3 doses t/thur/sat) HCG 1000iu a week, (also split into 3 doses). Latest labs: CBC/CMP everything normal and within range SHBG low 10.8 (this has been low every time ive ever had it checked) Free test calculated: 19.96 (scale 2.20-20) TT: 698 (249-836 range) Bioavailable test: 572 (15-575) E2 40.1 (11.3-43.2) Here's where it gets interesting. I was on TRT via gel from 2016-2020 (before hoping on my total test was 190). During this time at annual physicals my bp was always normal. In Sept 2020 I switched to injections. Around the same time, I developed high blood pressure. I was getting home readings of 150s/90s. At first i thought it was the injections causing the spike, so i came off of TRT for 8 weeks. BP did not go down and had all the low T symptoms so started bp medication and hopped back on TRT. With BP meds i have tried amlodipine (which i did not respond great to and had the side effect of very noticeable ankle swelling), bumped up to enalapril + amlodipine, on this BP was running 130s / 60/70s. Not enjoying the ankle swelling side effect and searching for a solution to get systolic under 120, started trying other meds (all prescribed by a doctor). Have tried a mix of various ARBS + HCTZ. Was on losartan 100mg + hctz 25 and getting readings of 140s/60s-70s. Last week switched to taking telmisartan 80mg + 25mg HCTZ. Diastolic BP is normal, 60s-70s, but systolic can be anywhere from 135-145. Sometimes ill even see it in the 150s, but a few deep breathes and rechecking brings it down slightly. Ideal is considered under 120 and its honestly been over 2 years now since Ive gotten a reading that low. Going to follow up with my doctor tomorrow to see if he can suggest any other meds to try since the switched from losartan to telmisartan didnt make a difference, but thought id check here to see if anyone had any suggestions. I have also tried supplements l-citrulline and l-arginine (still taking since i have on hand) which ive read can help lower BP, but i do not appear to respond in any way to it. Will just also add resting pulse is in the 60s when awake and drops to the 40s when sleeping. Any suggestions on what to try to bring systolic bp down? [/QUOTE]
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