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Swollen Ankles

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#1

Hello guys,

I’m 5 weeks into my first Test E cycle at dose of 500mg/week. I added 30mg of Winny into my first 4 weeks. Finished Winny this week and feel very good in general. Weights in the gym are going up in crazy way. But I have a small problem.

Somehow this or last week, I noticed, that my ankles (especially area under my inner side of ankle) are swollen. Not seriously but it’s noticable. I also gained 10 lbs until now. I don’t how much of that is water. I was hoping that some of these gains are newbie gains because as this is my firstie, I could response good to that small dosage of Winny and Test E could kick in faster than by regular users.

I was advised to start without AI and watch how I respond to that dose and add it in case. I had my BP checked 3 weeks into the cycle, it was perfect, but it was before I noticed this swelling. I want to get it checked again asap. I have clean diet with pretty low sodium and I drink ~3/4 gallon of water per day (my nutritionist told me that 1 gallon of water intake could be too much to handle for kidneys). My nipples are OK, no sensitivity or itchyness etc.

Did anyone of you have such problem? I read something about sign of heart failure but I don’t want to panic.

Thank you guys

#2

How are your joints?

#3

Water retention could be caused by elevated oestrogen. You could get some blood work done to confirm this or start taking an AI to see if symptoms subside.

#4

My joints are absolutely fine, I didn’t feel any dryness or ache even on winstrol but that 30mg/day dose was pretty low I think. I can get the bloodwork and BP check done but oestrogen will be elevated for sure. The question is how much is too much since classic boundaries are unusable now, right?

I can start using AI. But as I feel absolutely no other negative effects is that little swelling somehow dangerous? I also drink 0,75 gallons of water per day. Maybe I should first increase the water intake, maybe the body is trying to hold more water because I don’t give him enough.

#5

Start your AI, increase your water, watch your salt. It’s edema caused by the test.

#6

Btw your nutritionist sounds ignorant.

#7

Another thing that helps is to drink iced green tea, though even regular tea and even black coffee helps. Dandelion is another option. The first time I got stolen ankles - I woke up after a night were I was drinking and noticed the marks/swelling above my socks and freaked out a bit thinking my heart or liver was failing lol.

#8

Thanks guys, first of all I increased my water intake to 1 gallon and swelling disappeared. I also had my BP checked multiple times and always very good.