Re: Extreme muscle stiffness, soreness, tendonitis

[Guest guest]

Not sure what might account for this besides what you've suspected already.

Have you had an Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) blood test to look for

inflammation? It is nonspecific, but it can help indicate if there's

inflammation that merits further testing/investigation. It's sometimes used

when the cluster of symptoms you mentioned occur together.

(http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/esr/test.html)

~Xian

>

> I don't think this is due to testosterone or lack thereof, but maybe something

to do with low minerals.

> I know i'm low in potassium, and sodium.

> But I'm supplementing those.

> What else could cause this? D? Magnesium? Calcium?

>

> This has gotten way worse since I started Levothyroxine.

>

> Any help is appreciated.

>

[Guest guest]

Dave one thing comes to mind do you do gels I had this problem on gels and when

I switched to shot it went away. There is some of us that using gels like

Androgel or Testim even compounded creams and gels where the T is getting onto

the body through the skin. In time this dose not support the muscles and joints

in them men and you over time end up house bound I was.

The other thing is how are your Adrenals is your cortisol levels low. If so you

can have low Aldosterone and plasma renin levels and your body will dump your

sodium. Test your morning Cortisol levels doing a fasting blood test and

Aldosterone and plasma renin levels. Don't add salt to your food for about 5

days before doing them labs.

http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/aldosterone/test.html

Also check your thyroid doing TSH, Total T3 & T4 and Free T3 & T4.

http://livingnetwork.co.za/hormones/adrenal-fatigue/

If your Cortisol levels are low below 15 then do a 4x's in a day Saliva test

read about in the link above.

Co-Moderator

Phil

> From: Dave <dcbaden@...>

> Subject: Extreme muscle stiffness, soreness, tendonitis

>

> Date: Tuesday, May 4, 2010, 12:41 PM

> I don't think this is due to

> testosterone or lack thereof, but maybe something to do with

> low minerals.

> I know i'm low in potassium, and sodium.

> But I'm supplementing those.

> What else could cause this?  D? Magnesium? Calcium?

>

> This has gotten way worse since I started Levothyroxine.

>

> Any help is appreciated.

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

I was on Androgel and having muscle stiffness, soreness in my joints. It was

doing very little for my ED. I started shots of T in December and the stiffness

and soreness went away. My ED has improved greatly and at each shot the nurse

takes my blood pressure and it is going down a little at a time, I had

borderline high blood pressure, I am happy with my shots.

 

> From: Dave <dcbaden (DOT) com>

> Subject: Extreme muscle stiffness, soreness, tendonitis

>

> Date: Tuesday, May 4, 2010, 12:41 PM

> I don't think this is due to

> testosterone or lack thereof, but maybe something to do with

> low minerals.

> I know i'm low in potassium, and sodium.

> But I'm supplementing those.

> What else could cause this?  D? Magnesium? Calcium?

>

> This has gotten way worse since I started Levothyroxine.

>

> Any help is appreciated.

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Thanks all. I'll advise my doc to move me to shots.

Hope that will help.

Dave

>

> > From: Dave <dcbaden (DOT) com>

> > Subject: Extreme muscle stiffness, soreness, tendonitis

> >

> > Date: Tuesday, May 4, 2010, 12:41 PM

> > I don't think this is due to

> > testosterone or lack thereof, but maybe something to do with

> > low minerals.

> > I know i'm low in potassium, and sodium.

> > But I'm supplementing those.

> > What else could cause this?  D? Magnesium? Calcium?

> >

> > This has gotten way worse since I started Levothyroxine.

> >

> > Any help is appreciated.

> >

> >

> >

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[Guest guest]

My pain was so dam bad I was house bound never went anywhere. After the first

shot and it was a big one 200 mgs then 100 mgs every week I felt better with the

pain after the first shot that day. It was about 4 weeks I could stand up and

walk with very little back pain. Then in time the pain was gone.

Co-Moderator

Phil

> From: Dave <dcbaden@...>

> Subject: Re: Extreme muscle stiffness, soreness, tendonitis

>

> Date: Tuesday, May 4, 2010, 8:30 PM

>

> Thanks all.  I'll advise my doc to move me to shots.

> Hope that will help.

>

> Dave

>

> >

> > > From: Dave <dcbaden (DOT) com>

> > > Subject: Extreme muscle stiffness,

> soreness, tendonitis

> > >

> > > Date: Tuesday, May 4, 2010, 12:41 PM

> > > I don't think this is due to

> > > testosterone or lack thereof, but maybe something

> to do with

> > > low minerals.

> > > I know i'm low in potassium, and sodium.

> > > But I'm supplementing those.

> > > What else could cause this?  D? Magnesium?

> Calcium?

> > >

> > > This has gotten way worse since I started

> Levothyroxine.

> > >

> > > Any help is appreciated.

> > >

> > >

> > >

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