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Have you ever had patients get migraine from TRT? What would you say could be the reason that TRT would do that? Just curious if you guys have information about trt & migraine connection, because my dr just says "it can do that for some people". I would like to know why, so I could try combat that.

AlphaMD's Answer

So testosterone does not have migraine as a side effect listed on the package insert. But your doctor isn’t lying, in that there certainly do seem to be some patients who get them once they start TRT.

In our practice, the men who got these migraines seemed to be from the fact that they increased their exercise and the TRT added muscle mass. Through tight and bulkier neck muscles, they impinged in the occipital nerve and developed a type of headache called occipital neuralgia, also known as cervicogenic headache. You should Google these and see if they fit with your symptoms.

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