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Higher bp! Just go on bp meds? High rcb, high hematokritt. Do blood donation, but they rebound faster every time and tanking my ferretin. I raise ferretin: 70mg of pure bisglycinate 3 times a day a week and it fixes it without raising rbc.
AlphaMD's Answer
Typically if you're at a therapeutic range for Testosterone, it shouldn't be a reason for higher BP. If it turns out to be so for you, then traditional management of your BP would be the right call, or lowering your dose. It depends on other health factors, as many men tend to improve overall health on TRT so so managing BP along side it is sometimes a good trade off for them if they are not very healthy.That seems like a good regimen for you, if you can maintain it and the donations then we would hope to find a sweet spot. Sometimes lowering Test dose just 10mg or so a week can help a lot in these close cases.
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