Short version: I know guys on "steroids" can suffer from hypertension. I'm curious how high your testosterone needs to be to cause that, and how common it is for TRT to cause hypertension in previously normal BP people.
Long version: I apologize, this is complicated story in terms of chronology, causes, and evidence, and I'll try to keep it the shortest I can.
I had always had good BP and good health in general, but In 2011 I was 39, got diagnosed with low-T, and started taking Clomid, which really boosted my T numbers, and I felt great again.
In 2014 a degenerative neck condition combined with one night sleeping on my stomach caused partial paralysis of my right arm and terrible pain in my neck -- this also prevented me from working out or getting exercise in general. In the ensuing doctor's visit they said my BP was "high" (I forget the number) for the first time. Shortly after that, I lost my job and health coverage, so I continued taking Clomid by buying it directly. My neck eventually improved and my right arm is fine.
Fast forward to December 2016 -- I'm 44 years old and I aggravate my neck problem again, this time pinching a nerve in my left arm, causing terrible pain in the arm and my neck, and I'm unable to workout or get much exercise. The problem persisted. Fortunately in January of 2017 I started a new job with great health coverage, and in February I visit my old doctor to get treatment for my neck, and they told me my BP was over 170! They gave me a corticosteroid for my neck and a drug for the hypertension, and of course I started losing weight, cutting down caffeine and salt, etc. After reading that "steroids" can cause BP, I decided to stop Clomid until my BP was under control. In a few weeks the neck had improved and I was able to workout yesterday morning, after which my BP was 115/65, although last night it was about 150 again.
Anyways... I'm trying to figure out the root cause of the high BP. Unfortunately I have no BP data between 2014 and 2017, and by coincidence I was in terrible pain and not getting exercise both times. So it could be that genetics are kicking in and it's just a problem I'm going to have to manage from now on. Or I've read that pain, particularly neck pain, can drive up BP. Or it could be the lack of exercise like I used to get. Or it could be the 20 pounds I gained between 2014 and 2017. Or it could be high testosterone from taking Clomid.
Any thoughts?
Long version: I apologize, this is complicated story in terms of chronology, causes, and evidence, and I'll try to keep it the shortest I can.
I had always had good BP and good health in general, but In 2011 I was 39, got diagnosed with low-T, and started taking Clomid, which really boosted my T numbers, and I felt great again.
In 2014 a degenerative neck condition combined with one night sleeping on my stomach caused partial paralysis of my right arm and terrible pain in my neck -- this also prevented me from working out or getting exercise in general. In the ensuing doctor's visit they said my BP was "high" (I forget the number) for the first time. Shortly after that, I lost my job and health coverage, so I continued taking Clomid by buying it directly. My neck eventually improved and my right arm is fine.
Fast forward to December 2016 -- I'm 44 years old and I aggravate my neck problem again, this time pinching a nerve in my left arm, causing terrible pain in the arm and my neck, and I'm unable to workout or get much exercise. The problem persisted. Fortunately in January of 2017 I started a new job with great health coverage, and in February I visit my old doctor to get treatment for my neck, and they told me my BP was over 170! They gave me a corticosteroid for my neck and a drug for the hypertension, and of course I started losing weight, cutting down caffeine and salt, etc. After reading that "steroids" can cause BP, I decided to stop Clomid until my BP was under control. In a few weeks the neck had improved and I was able to workout yesterday morning, after which my BP was 115/65, although last night it was about 150 again.
Anyways... I'm trying to figure out the root cause of the high BP. Unfortunately I have no BP data between 2014 and 2017, and by coincidence I was in terrible pain and not getting exercise both times. So it could be that genetics are kicking in and it's just a problem I'm going to have to manage from now on. Or I've read that pain, particularly neck pain, can drive up BP. Or it could be the lack of exercise like I used to get. Or it could be the 20 pounds I gained between 2014 and 2017. Or it could be high testosterone from taking Clomid.
Any thoughts?