Testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) and joint pain?

[Athens-M50]

TRT and joint pain?

I have been on TRT for about 6 or 8 months(1ml of 200M cpy. a week).....and had a question.....We were remodeling our house over the last 3 months and I ended up at the DR. for Tennis Elbow....too much stress on my left elbow.....but now that we are done and I have went back to Working out....I still am having issues with Elbows...now both!....

anyone had ever had issues with joints?.....I thought it was maybe my Colestorol. Meds.(Losaetan
Potassium)....stopped them....dont see much difference....I also take a BP meds (Simvastatin)


Just wanted to see if anyone else had anything like this?......could be workouts?....getting some good ones!!!

could just be OLD!!!!

Thanks for any input,

Athens

 

[1693]

A couple of thoughts I have is I wonder if you are taking an Aromatase inhibitor (AI) and have driven your E2 too low and that's why your joints hurt and some guys use deca to make their joints feel lubricated.

 

[Athens-M50]

no AI....just CPY right now.

 

[HammerT1]

I am curious as to where your E levels are without an Aromatase inhibitor (AI). My joints are fubar so I feel your issues. Military doc one told me I was screwed as hard as I was being on my body. I laughed at him, not realizing the price I would be later in life. Wish I had listened to him now. There are days it would be nice to get a break and that's with pain med use to deal with spine issues too.
I feel better with an AI/hcg aded too and my E kept in check then when I was not using an Aromatase inhibitor (AI) joint wise. Was it the bloating or that my T/E levels were yoyoing before I got things straightened out with proper testosterone replacement therapy (TRT), is what I don't have answer too. I have had my E go low twice once with and once without an Aromatase inhibitor (AI). Both times sucked joint wise and I knew something was really out of whack. (If you read into issues with certain meds its pretty obvious some have profound effects on things like T/ E etc but they miss that connection, my guess is because they aren't testing for thise hormonal imbalances the meds causes and instead they just list it as x amount of patients complained about joints, so many grew man boobs etc) Why I think getting full blood work up during those feel good times, okay and not great really help paint a picture of what's going on.
The problem with taking a lot of meds is anyone one can be causing issues or combined they amplify problems. I had a doc that woundnt listen about meds and it sucked. My new doc is very open to that if their are any sides I'm not taking the meds period!!!! Some meds don't work at all for me and the sides aren't worth it. I am not trading one issue for another! I would look into sides of your other meds and see if joint issues are listed or others have complained. It may be as simple as taking them a little diffently or at different times. People find amazing ways to limit the sides on medicines they have no choice but to take. The froums make it easier to find this info thankfully.
Deca or NPP low dose are popular compounds for easing joint issues. I know some places use it on their therapy and others are against it. NPP
Is faster acting and gets out of body faster. I've read some perfer one over the other for joint issues. Which is better seems a toss up on whose using it. I don't have to worry about anything clearing my system anymore so for price point I am going to add deca to my TRT to deal with my joint issues. Money is tight other wise I would try the NPP soce its faster acting. I've read others say and chatted with guys saying they had good results in the 200-300 range for relif on both. Lowest I heard was 150 but that was only person saying that. Thier are also some promising peptides too but it seems those get outrageous for any lengt of time useage.

 

[Megatron28]

no AI....just CPY right now.

Get your estradiol checked. When it is too low it can cause joint pain. I personally suffer from golfer's elbow (other side of the elbow) and it gets much worse when my estradiol gets too low.

Are you supplementing zinc by any chance? That can lower estradiol. Maybe list out all the meds and supplements you take for us.

I have heard TB-500 can help with tendonitis, but I have never tried it personally.

As for Deca, not many guys are able to get their doc to prescribe it for tendonitis. Good luck. It would provide pain relief if you could get it. Keep in mind taking Deca poses other side effects that would have to be managed so make sure you research it well.