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Testosterone Side Effect Management
High Erythropoietin
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<blockquote data-quote="Michael D" data-source="post: 223223" data-attributes="member: 41091"><p>I really appreciate you looking into my situation. I live on the Big Island, where health care is really poor. But it's a price we pay to live in paradise. </p><p></p><p>I was put on Amlodipine. I was on it for two weeks and had to stop. It raised my pulse from a normal resting rate of 72 to near 100. I was completely exercise intolerant. Any physical activity and I felt like I was going to black out. And yet it did not significantly lower my BP. I was also put on lisinopril combined with a diuretic. A few days ago I was switched to a beta blocker (metoprolol). Wow! What a huge difference! I played tennis today and never once had to put my hand up and sit down, which is what I was doing while on Amlodipine. My heart is not racing. My BP has come down to the 140s-50s/80s. </p><p></p><p>I'm not overweight. 5'10" 185 with a relatively stocky frame. Well, I could lose 5 pounds...like a lot of people my age, but you're not going to look at me on the street and think that I'm fat. I'm not a body builder. I'm on TRT because my body just quit making it. I used to consult with Dr. Crisler (now deceased) and he said I'm a very odd case. He had me take a 24-hour urine sample and there was almost no testosterone in the sample, despite the fact I was on TRT. I'm not sure where it goes...my body seems to metabolize it somehow? I'm currently on 4 clicks of the Empower Pharmacy hydrogel, applied to scrotum, and it only raises me total T to about 500.</p><p></p><p>I have a problem with chronic dehydration. I just don't get thirsty so I don't drink much water. Something I try to work on but it's hard to remember to drink when I'm not thirsty, and it makes me have to urinate constantly when I do remember.</p><p></p><p>I hope those details answer some of your questions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Michael D, post: 223223, member: 41091"] I really appreciate you looking into my situation. I live on the Big Island, where health care is really poor. But it's a price we pay to live in paradise. I was put on Amlodipine. I was on it for two weeks and had to stop. It raised my pulse from a normal resting rate of 72 to near 100. I was completely exercise intolerant. Any physical activity and I felt like I was going to black out. And yet it did not significantly lower my BP. I was also put on lisinopril combined with a diuretic. A few days ago I was switched to a beta blocker (metoprolol). Wow! What a huge difference! I played tennis today and never once had to put my hand up and sit down, which is what I was doing while on Amlodipine. My heart is not racing. My BP has come down to the 140s-50s/80s. I'm not overweight. 5'10" 185 with a relatively stocky frame. Well, I could lose 5 pounds...like a lot of people my age, but you're not going to look at me on the street and think that I'm fat. I'm not a body builder. I'm on TRT because my body just quit making it. I used to consult with Dr. Crisler (now deceased) and he said I'm a very odd case. He had me take a 24-hour urine sample and there was almost no testosterone in the sample, despite the fact I was on TRT. I'm not sure where it goes...my body seems to metabolize it somehow? I'm currently on 4 clicks of the Empower Pharmacy hydrogel, applied to scrotum, and it only raises me total T to about 500. I have a problem with chronic dehydration. I just don't get thirsty so I don't drink much water. Something I try to work on but it's hard to remember to drink when I'm not thirsty, and it makes me have to urinate constantly when I do remember. I hope those details answer some of your questions. [/QUOTE]
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