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Testosterone Side Effect Management
Testosterone induced water retention: Guide to Natural Diuretics
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<blockquote data-quote="sbstrum_MD" data-source="post: 273367" data-attributes="member: 17682"><p>I am a physician and just retired after 60 years overall in cancer medicine with 54 of those years in clinical care of patients. I have been intrigued with herbal agents and remain so for most of those years. I cannot identify any single or combination herbal agent as an effective diuretic. </p><p>In men on TRT (testosterone replacement therapy), I would expect that edema is 9 out of 10 times due to increased estradiol 2° T ⇢ Estradiol, and the effect of estradiol (E2) on water retention. When you couple this side effect of E2 + the high Na+ (sodium) in the American diet, you have enough cause for edema. I have had edema x 6 years as a result of vascular injury 2° chemotherapy for a malignancy. I have to take a diuretic regimen about 2 to 3 times a week despite restricting Na+ from my diet and using a salt substitute such as Morton's No Salt or others that are quite good. Low dose hydrochlorothiazide such as 25 mg taken three times per week should normalize any peripheral edema but it must be coupled with a low salt diet and monitoring of K+ (potassium) serum levels to ensure hypokalemia (low K+ ) has not occurred. Eating plenty of fruits and veggies are good sources of potassium. For those of you interested in heart health, you can make a nice K+ rich fruit drink containing taurine by adding taurine powder to Simply Peach or Simply Orange. You could also block E2 production using low dose aromatase inhibitor like anastrozole (Arimidex®) or exemestane (Aromasin®). I usually prescribe the former at 1 mg twice a week.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sbstrum_MD, post: 273367, member: 17682"] I am a physician and just retired after 60 years overall in cancer medicine with 54 of those years in clinical care of patients. I have been intrigued with herbal agents and remain so for most of those years. I cannot identify any single or combination herbal agent as an effective diuretic. In men on TRT (testosterone replacement therapy), I would expect that edema is 9 out of 10 times due to increased estradiol 2° T ⇢ Estradiol, and the effect of estradiol (E2) on water retention. When you couple this side effect of E2 + the high Na+ (sodium) in the American diet, you have enough cause for edema. I have had edema x 6 years as a result of vascular injury 2° chemotherapy for a malignancy. I have to take a diuretic regimen about 2 to 3 times a week despite restricting Na+ from my diet and using a salt substitute such as Morton's No Salt or others that are quite good. Low dose hydrochlorothiazide such as 25 mg taken three times per week should normalize any peripheral edema but it must be coupled with a low salt diet and monitoring of K+ (potassium) serum levels to ensure hypokalemia (low K+ ) has not occurred. Eating plenty of fruits and veggies are good sources of potassium. For those of you interested in heart health, you can make a nice K+ rich fruit drink containing taurine by adding taurine powder to Simply Peach or Simply Orange. You could also block E2 production using low dose aromatase inhibitor like anastrozole (Arimidex®) or exemestane (Aromasin®). I usually prescribe the former at 1 mg twice a week. [/QUOTE]
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