Bloated and Swollen on Testosterone: What Tests to Run

[tomas]

https://www.excelmale.com/forum/sho...ne-Man-s-Enemy-or-Friend&highlight=Dht+friend

Please keep in mind that DHT is not a waste product and can be suppressed with more enthusiasm than is called for.

Appreciate the link. I feel my concerns are that my DHT is at 315 and had gone up from 242 which is way out of the reference range of 30-85. Lately I have been feeling heady after I apply the cream, libido is kind of on one day and off another and the same thing with mood. As of yet the only positive result I have seen so far is that my back seems straighter and I am walking more upright. The swelling has also subsided for the most part too.

 

[Notest]

I didn't even know they tested for DHT. maybe a local doctor definitely wont.

 

[blackebob]

Please, please, please have NOTHING to do with propecia (finasteride) or saw palmetto. Use of it is akin to playing Russian Roulette with your endocrine system. Google "post finasteride syndrome" to read how use of this drug can Rob men of libido, erectile function, energy, and focus.[/QUOte


I Googled saw palmetto and testosterone and all I got back was positive links, an you expand?

 

[CoastWatcher]

Please, please, please have NOTHING to do with propecia (finasteride) or saw palmetto. Use of it is akin to playing Russian Roulette with your endocrine system. Google "post finasteride syndrome" to read how use of this drug can Rob men of libido, erectile function, energy, and focus.[/QUOte


I Googled saw palmetto and testosterone and all I got back was positive links, an you expand?

Saw palmetto is a 5α-Reductase inhibitor; it blocks the conversion of testosterone to DHT. It's clearly established that DHT, far more potent that testosterone, is an absolutely necessary hormone for men (particularly in the area of libido and erectile function). "A pooled summary of all randomized, placebo-controlled trials evaluating 5ARIs (N = 62,827) revealed slightly increased rates over placebo for decreased libido, erectile dysfunction, ejaculatory dysfunction (EjD), and gynecomastia." Side Effects of 5-Alpha Reductase Inhibitors: A Comprehensive Review, Sexual Medicine Review, 2013 May. As Dr. John Crisler states in the link below, it's something that can lead to significant problems. http://drjohncrisler.com/post-finasteride-syndrome.html

 

[blackebob]

Saw palmetto is a 5α-Reductase inhibitor; it blocks the conversion of testosterone to DHT. It's clearly established that DHT, far more potent that testosterone, is an absolutely necessary hormone for men (particularly in the area of libido and erectile function). "A pooled summary of all randomized, placebo-controlled trials evaluating 5ARIs (N = 62,827) revealed slightly increased rates over placebo for decreased libido, erectile dysfunction, ejaculatory dysfunction (EjD), and gynecomastia." Side Effects of 5-Alpha Reductase Inhibitors: A Comprehensive Review, Sexual Medicine Review, 2013 May. As Dr. John Crisler states in the link below, it's something that can lead to significant problems. http://drjohncrisler.com/post-finasteride-syndrome.html

Thank you that was 100% contradictory to everything that I pulled up on the net. I never would have made that connection but I'm trying to pick up on these medical terms.

no more saw palmetto.

 

[CoastWatcher]

Thank you that was 100% contradictory to everything that I pulled up on the net. I never would have made that connection but I'm trying to pick up on these medical terms.

no more saw palmetto.

It's astonishing how easy it is to take one wrong step on this journey and wind up in a ditch...

 

[blackebob]

Since I'm getting ready to get my lab work done I've been rereading some of these older post and still trying to figure out what causes the bloating in my abdomen and face. I read this one again and I still cannot find specific test I should request that could indicate where the Boating is from. Anybody, have any help?

 

[Will Brink]

Appreciate the feedback. I am going to start applying 1/2 gram to my shoulders and then retest again. If that does not bring it up I will try again and see if I can get on injections.

Those TT numbers should be before you started TRT. That's terrible. What is your BMI, or better yet, bodyfat %? Have you ever had a full cardio work up? BP is ok?

 

[tomas]

Injections fixed the problem. All the creams did was raise my DHT. Last labs were night and day different.

Those TT numbers should be before you started TRT. That's terrible. What is your BMI, or better yet, bodyfat %? Have you ever had a full cardio work up? BP is ok?

 

[Will Brink]

Injections fixed the problem. All the creams did was raise my DHT. Last labs were night and day different.

Not the first time I have heard that, and it will not be the last!