TRT and Lack of Sleep

[durak]

and?

Many people do not realize they have high blood pressure. If the BP is high or raising before bed, falling asleep can be difficult.

[bowers32]

Have checked blood pressure several nights now before going to bed, or at least trying to go to bed... numbers are very good... so BP isn't the issue.

At this point I am inclined to stop TRT...... the HCG at any level (currently at 250 x3 times a week) wipes me out the next day.... the test itself has caused a sleeping problem to get even worse... so I wake up the next day exhausted. So after 5 weeks now... not only do I not have one single positive affect... it is just the opposite... I am feeling worse now then when I started.

Diet is going very well..... workouts are hit and miss depending on how bad I feel that day (see above).

I don't blame the trt protocol.... it is just the way my body responds to it I guess. Oh and to top it off the last test shot my wife gave me was a bad one and now I have this huge red on my ass that is sore as hell....

Yea I am being a little bitch today...I may look into HGH or something else.. I still believe a 48 that it makes sense to do somehing (within reason) to help my efforts in the gym to get in better shape which the end result would be feeling better I hope.

[durak]

You will need to run a proper pct.

[flatscat]

Have checked blood pressure several nights now before going to bed, or at least trying to go to bed... numbers are very good... so BP isn't the issue.

At this point I am inclined to stop TRT...... the HCG at any level (currently at 250 x3 times a week) wipes me out the next day.... the test itself has caused a sleeping problem to get even worse... so I wake up the next day exhausted. So after 5 weeks now... not only do I not have one single positive affect... it is just the opposite... I am feeling worse now then when I started.

Diet is going very well..... workouts are hit and miss depending on how bad I feel that day (see above).

I don't blame the trt protocol.... it is just the way my body responds to it I guess. Oh and to top it off the last test shot my wife gave me was a bad one and now I have this huge red on my ass that is sore as hell....

Yea I am being a little bitch today...I may look into HGH or something else.. I still believe a 48 that it makes sense to do somehing (within reason) to help my efforts in the gym to get in better shape which the end result would be feeling better I hope.

Bro, something else is going on - your trt may be making it worse, but it is not the problem. Get a sleep study done. If you really needed to be on trt, then it would be disapointing to see you get off of it because of another problem. Your life, your choice, my two cents. Good luck which ever way you go.

Flats

[Epic Ed]

Sounds like a sleep study and blood work should be a priority. Sleep study will identify any sleep disorder issues and the blood work will figure out the other pieces of the puzzle.

Sumpthin ain't right.

[zaggahamma]

Many people do not realize they have high blood pressure. If the BP is high or raising before bed, falling asleep can be difficult.

i thought u might be hinting at that but wanted to clarify maybe you thought it was common knowledge...hope not....
either way...think i'll keep an eye on my bp cuz good sleep is pretty rare

[bowers32]

Have had lab tests done twice in the last six months and another scheduled in 20 days so I keep a keen eye on my levels....

had a long talk with the Doc yesterday... he was very disappointed but said he does have two other patients that are having the exact same issues. Said it doesn't happen a lot, but it does happen.

For me it is taking an issue I have had for many years and yes I had a sleep study done about 2 years ago... nothing came out of it. All my life I have been one that just wouldn't fall to sleep... but when I did I was good to go. Now that I am older, I fall asleep much easier, but will not stay asleep and will always wake up multiple times throughout the night.

The TRT is making this situation worse.... now it is almost impossible to fall asleep and when I do, I am up in a few hours an bounce around like that all night. I have tried every type of supplement and prescription drug you can think of.

I have kept a very detailed log over the past 30 days and documented every single thing I have taken (test, HCG, anti e, supplements, etc..) to try and pinpoint the cause. At one point I stopped everything but the test and it was right there. Wake up every single day with a headache that lasts all day due to lack of sleep.

I feel confident I have done everything possible (labs, BP, diet, supplements, prescrib drugs etc) to try and help the situation.

I will run HCG for a little longer just to make sure my natural system is up and running good before I drop it.

Would be intersted in trying HGH, which I hear is great for sleep, but seems that taking HGH without test running at the same time is a waste, so not sure about that.

Thanks to all for your input and advice. Even when I stop trt, I will continue to come to this board, as I think it is simply the greatest place to learn more about all that we face as guys who are getting older and not going out without a fight..... lol