Can HCG Intake Cause Anxiety And Panic Attacks?
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Detailed Answer:
Good day,
Welcome to healthcare magic and thank you for aking the question. HCG can cause restlessness, however, other symptoms mentioned are unusual. ( but high dose hCG treatment in women for ovulation induction can cause these symptoms by cauing ovarian hyperstimulation).
Panic episodes relatively common. Generally few causes have to be ruled out. a) Irregular heart rhythms ( SVT, paroxysmal AF) b) Hormonal conditions where excess amount of adrenaline/noradrenalie is produced c) rare other hormone conditions like excess cortisol etc. d) Excess Tea/Coffee or Nicotine use.
If these are ruled out, then it is likely to be purely anxiety related. You may need assessment by a psychologist in that case.
In your case, i am not sure why your doctor is combining hCG with Tetosterone treatment. I realize from your previous quetion that your Testosterone levels are too high. hCG will stimulate testes to produce Testosterone. You are getting Testosterone from 2 sources ( Testsoterone Cypionate injections and hCG induced testes production of testoterone). Usually we combine hcg/FSH treatment along with Testo in rare occasions when the person desire for fertility too. Otherwise, i do not see a rationale in this combination
Regards
Binu
Adrenal tests
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Adrenal gland produces several hormones and it is essential to examine the patient before test is ordered. You may need Plasma Metanephrines and Normetanephrines. If that is difficult, the next option is 24 hour urine Metanephrines and Normetanephrines.
If there are clinical features suggestive of Cushing's disease, then 24 hour urine free cortisol is the preferred test. Other adrenal tests are complex are ordered only in special situations.
Good to hear that you are planning to reduce Testosterone dose. The bulk of testes is maintained by seminiferous tubules ( not by Testosterone producing Leydig cells). When we use testosterone, there is negative feedback at pituitary gland and FSH and LH production are reduced or stopped at pituitary. When FSH comes down, seminiferous tubules atrophy and that is how testes atrophy while on testosterone treatment.
The integrity of seminiferous tubules are maintained by FSH , not by LH. hCG functions like LH rather than FSH.