Affect of Testosterone and Estrogen on Apnea
Question:
Interesting- I’ve been taking testosterone orally for years but recently found out that my testosterone levels were still very low. I have now been recieving injections for several months and my levels are up but no effect on my apnea. I also take thyroid hormones but again no effect on my apnea. George. "Stuart Harris" <stuarthar…@homenospam.com> wrote in message
news:3AB1B672.A7F1D417@homenospam.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I’ve been aware that thyroid hormones can affect apnea for quite some > time. Over the last week or so I’ve been doing some research and found > a number of references indicating that Testosterone makes apnea worse > and Estrogen makes it better. Has anyone been tested for for these > hormone levels to see if they affect your apnea? Seems that making sure > that your estrogen was high in the range (yes, men have an estrogen > range too it’s just lower than it is for women) might help. > The reason I was doing research is that I started taking Testosterone > this week and I noticed an immediate improvement in the tightness of my > soft palate. I slept without CPAP last night and my wife says I didn’t > make a sound, plus I slept through the night without waking. I was > refreshed today and I don’t usually feel that way on the rare occasions > when I sleep without CPAP. Who knows if it will last – and it’s the > exact opposite of the "normal" reaction to testosterone, but I thought > I’d pass it along. The same thing happened when I started taking > thyroid hormones but the apnea returned after a couple of weeks when my > body chemistry adjusted the medication. > Another interesting reference point – my apnea developed (or at least my > snoring developed) over a short period of time when I turned 40. This > is exactly when the age that testosterone is supposed to start dropping > in men . . . > Regards, > Stuart
Response:
I was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovaries Syndrome around the same time i was diagnosed with Sleep Apnea… PCOS means that i have high levels of testosterone and DHEA (for a female) since being put on medicatioin (baiscally, the "pill") I haven’t noticed any difference in the quality of my sleep…i should also add at this point that I haven’t been on CPAP to treat the apnea (yet) Beth in Australia "Stuart Harris" <stuarthar…@homenospam.com> wrote in message
news:3AB1B672.A7F1D417@homenospam.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I’ve been aware that thyroid hormones can affect apnea for quite some > time. Over the last week or so I’ve been doing some research and found > a number of references indicating that Testosterone makes apnea worse > and Estrogen makes it better. Has anyone been tested for for these > hormone levels to see if they affect your apnea? Seems that making sure > that your estrogen was high in the range (yes, men have an estrogen > range too it’s just lower than it is for women) might help. > The reason I was doing research is that I started taking Testosterone > this week and I noticed an immediate improvement in the tightness of my > soft palate. I slept without CPAP last night and my wife says I didn’t > make a sound, plus I slept through the night without waking. I was > refreshed today and I don’t usually feel that way on the rare occasions > when I sleep without CPAP. Who knows if it will last – and it’s the > exact opposite of the "normal" reaction to testosterone, but I thought > I’d pass it along. The same thing happened when I started taking > thyroid hormones but the apnea returned after a couple of weeks when my > body chemistry adjusted the medication. > Another interesting reference point – my apnea developed (or at least my > snoring developed) over a short period of time when I turned 40. This > is exactly when the age that testosterone is supposed to start dropping > in men . . . > Regards, > Stuart
Response:
I’ve been aware that thyroid hormones can affect apnea for quite some time. Over the last week or so I’ve been doing some research and found a number of references indicating that Testosterone makes apnea worse and Estrogen makes it better. Has anyone been tested for for these hormone levels to see if they affect your apnea? Seems that making sure that your estrogen was high in the range (yes, men have an estrogen range too it’s just lower than it is for women) might help. The reason I was doing research is that I started taking Testosterone this week and I noticed an immediate improvement in the tightness of my soft palate. I slept without CPAP last night and my wife says I didn’t make a sound, plus I slept through the night without waking. I was refreshed today and I don’t usually feel that way on the rare occasions when I sleep without CPAP. Who knows if it will last – and it’s the exact opposite of the "normal" reaction to testosterone, but I thought I’d pass it along. The same thing happened when I started taking thyroid hormones but the apnea returned after a couple of weeks when my body chemistry adjusted the medication. Another interesting reference point – my apnea developed (or at least my snoring developed) over a short period of time when I turned 40. This is exactly when the age that testosterone is supposed to start dropping in men . . . Regards, Stuart
Response:
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