Possible downer after taking HCG

[300winmag]

Came off of HCG say back in mid to late NOV. About 8 weeks later seem to have hang over per say. T level was checked and hadn't changed really but estrogen level was cut in half from previous labs, but still at a 32 with E.

Anybody ever have this or know anything. Staying on HCG really isn't an option nor what I want, as I didn't feel any better on it before, and don't feel like the hassle.
I did see the uro the other day he thought maybe prolactin level was out of whack, but after doing some research that might be the case. blood work for that tomorrow, guess if its a 25 or better hell send me to an endocrine. My prolactin has risen since going on TRT as I guess that is normal, but wasn't super high.

Symptoms that all started at the same time were fatique, brain fog, eyes hurt/bulgy feel, sex drive gone, weight gain/fluctuations.

 

[jozifp103]

that's because hcg shuts you down...just like steroids do. your test levels only rise when you're on hcg then when you come off they drop because your naturl lh is shut down. thats why hcg is followed by clomid when attempting a restart.

 

[300winmag]

Like I said my t levels were checked a month ago and haven't changed for the most part. So yes I probably did lose some t when I came off of hcg. But I'm still sitting at a 700 which I was before hcg. So don't think that's the issue

 

[tx045]

I too have experienced the same symptoms from hcg. Very foggy, eyes hurt almost like allergies, ears stopped up and low grade headaches and pressure. Have you had thyroid checked? I'm at the lab getting mine checked now. Doc thinks it might have something to do w adrenals.

 

[Megatron28]

Just curious, why did you begin using HCG? And are you or were you taking any other medications?

 

[300winmag]

Hcg for fertility. Nothing else besides test

 

[300winmag]

I too have experienced the same symptoms from hcg. Very foggy, eyes hurt almost like allergies, ears stopped up and low grade headaches and pressure. Have you had thyroid checked? I'm at the lab getting mine checked now. Doc thinks it might have something to do w adrenals.

Yup almost to a t what I got. I would add drop in sex drive and the weight. Thyroid was checked thyrotropin was lower on the scale but not super low and was where it has been before. Now thyroxine dropped quite a bit still in range but just above the lower limit.

With me it just seemed to all bit at once in a short period of time. I don't know if the hcg did something or was just masking the problem for a while. None the less prolactin done this morning. I think I will be seeing and endo soon. Let me know what you come up with

 

[Alpin]

How's the 300 win mag ?

 

[tx045]

Yup almost to a t what I got. I would add drop in sex drive and the weight. Thyroid was checked thyrotropin was lower on the scale but not super low and was where it has been before. Now thyroxine dropped quite a bit still in range but just above the lower limit.

With me it just seemed to all bit at once in a short period of time. I don't know if the hcg did something or was just masking the problem for a while. None the less prolactin done this morning. I think I will be seeing and endo soon. Let me know what you come up with

Yeah keep me posted man I'd like to know, and I'll do the same. Did you have the same reactions to testosterone? I had pregnyl hcg what was yours?

 

[300winmag]

Yeah keep me posted man I'd like to know, and I'll do the same. Did you have the same reactions to testosterone? I had pregnyl hcg what was yours?

I haven't had these problems since being on Test which when this all started I had been on test for about 18 months. The brand of HCG I think it was novarel, green and white box, cant remember now.

Im sure HCG or combo of HCG and TRT has something to do with this. It very well could have been an underlying problem that finally surfaced, but I doubt it.

 

[Alpin]

Just monitor your E2
HCG raises prolactin some.
What dose u running for HCG?
I found that dosing it E3D was just as effective on TRT all while minimizing E2 sides.

 

[300winmag]

Just monitor your E2
HCG raises prolactin some.
What dose u running for HCG?
I found that dosing it E3D was just as effective on TRT all while minimizing E2 sides.

like I said I stopped taking HCG back in NOV. Felt fine before HCG and no different during. was on 250IU eod when I was doing it. Funny thing my estrogen never changed while on HCG and test vs just test. whats also weird is my estrogen dropped by half.

My prolactin was checked and dropped by a third from what I has always been, its always been in the 18-20 range now its a 6, still in range.

 

[300winmag]

Yeah keep me posted man I'd like to know, and I'll do the same. Did you have the same reactions to testosterone? I had pregnyl hcg what was yours?

Well went to GP being sent to the ENT. She checked thyroid, says its fine, I still have my doubts. But putting the past 6 months history together of which I had two sinus infections shes sort of thinking that I might just have a chronic sinus infection which would explain fatigue, face and front of head pressure but not quite a headache, throat, and ear problems etc. But going to ENT first in a week or so. After that shes thinking of doing 3 weeks of antibiotics.

You may check this out too, as I have this issue for a while as well

Eustachian Tube Dysfunction: Get Facts on Pain and Symptoms

 

[Alpin]

like I said I stopped taking HCG back in NOV. Felt fine before HCG and no different during. was on 250IU eod when I was doing it. Funny thing my estrogen never changed while on HCG and test vs just test. whats also weird is my estrogen dropped by half.

My prolactin was checked and dropped by a third from what I has always been, its always been in the 18-20 range now its a 6, still in range.

Are u still on TRT or was this HCG mono ?
If HCG mono 250 I.u. EOD is a low dosr. I would not expect much Estradiol to be raised off a dose like that.

 

[300winmag]

just on trt 100MG E6D. When I was on HCG I was doing the 250IUs eod combined with the TRT and no my estrogen did not change not even 1 point when I did HCG.

Stopped HCG in NOV did the blood work for test, estro, and prolactin in April. Test is still the same as its always been. Prolactin dropped a 1/3 and estrogen dropped in half.

 

[Alpin]

Ya screw HCG. Go with the T man.