Is heat Intolerance a low T side effect?

[MR. evil]

A little history, I was diagnosed with low T several years ago, but just recently started TRT as my wife and I were trying to conceive during that time frame. Now that we have a healthy baby girl I am taking 100mg t-cyp once a week for the past couple of months.

Short version of my question, is a common symptom of low T heat intolerance? I am an avid mountain biker and up until about several years ago, I could ride in the woods during the worst humidity of the summer. Then one day I could simply not tolerate the hot and humid conditions in the woods on a New England summer day. My body just can't keep itself cool and on several occasions I almost passed out. At that point I gave up mountain biking during the peak of the summer and stuck to road cycling only from July to the end of September. But on the road bike I can ride on a 90 degree summer day with no shade for 50 to 60 miles at a good 16 to 17 mph pace and not have any issues due to the wind from riding at speed helping cool my body off? I have also noticed more recently in the past 6 months that I easily get way too hot in my sleep and sometime sweat a lot while sleeping.

 

[Nelson Vergel]

Yes, for some men. TRT increases thyroid hormone uptake that may make someone heat up faster. Using lower doses more frequently can help with this.

 

[Nelson Vergel]

Strange side effect? warm skin/hot flushes of Hcg and Tostran

 

[maxadvance]

I had that occasionally happen to me, I would get really flushed. I attributed it to the T aromatizing and and having higher than normal estrogen levels. If your not taking an ai, and since your pinning once a week instead of twice a week, that may be it.

 

[maxadvance]

there ya go, I hadn't seen Nelsons post

 

[MR. evil]

I just started TRT about 2 months ago, so what I described in my post was all pre TRT. I am still a little warm in my sleep, but it's getting better.
Additionally my doctor has told me that I know my body best and has given me permission to adjust my dosage up or down a little as I see fit and also told me I could split my weekly dosage into 2 injections if I want. I think I will give that a try starting next week.

 

[ERO]

Twice weekly injections are better for most guys as it maintains a more even T level and offers less conversion to E2. Just split your dose in half to 50mg and inject every 3.5 days, so Monday morning and Thursday evening as an example.

 

[Vince]

Thanks you this post, I never heard that TRT increases thyroid hormone uptake that may make someone heat up faster. Since starting TRT, I noticed that hot weather bothers me more, maybe it is from the testosterone.