Steroids BAD for Sleep? TRT and Sleep | MK677 and Sleep | Sleep Better | Doctors Discuss Steroids

Welcome back to Doctors Discuss Steroids! In this episode we look at steroids and how they influence sleep. Do steroids impact sleep negatively? How can you improve your sleep whilst on steroids? How important is sleep? Find the answers to these questions in this podcast!
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[@lavendergooms7958]

This couldn’t be more perfectly timed for me. Love this series, thanks guys.

[@NicholasDowney]

Thanks for your support!

[@erichernandez5527]

I used to snore a lot and it impacted my sleep quality. Something I did that has been a huge game changer is get a wedge pillow that elevates the head and torso. Takes some getting used to but dramatic improvement

[@erichernandez5527]

And i know it works because I record my sleep

[@NicholasDowney]

This is also a good way to help improve sleep! I do the same

[@jonathangmallender]

Started on 250mg a week test, sleep was terrible, unable to sleep until 4am, due to my mind racing and then waking up drenched in sweat, started this week with 200mg Mast, this has helped a lot. But now I'm sleeping better and mostly fine during the day but need a nap around 4-5pm in the afternoon, otherwise feel washed out.

[@diogoreistv9210]

That happened to me . On oral steroids the most . Anavar . Dbol etc

[@MarkKislich]

First like, first comment! 😁 Sleep improved with NPP. BTW Doc, gastritis from steroids, including oils only. What would be the best course of action to take for Prevention/fixing of this problem. Thank You Sir! 😁 😎 💪🏻 💪🏻

[@NicholasDowney]

So I have not commonly seen gastritis with injectables but I do see it with orals sometimes and the mainstay of treatment for true gastritis that is chemical in origin would be to stop the offending drug and use a PPI for a period of 6 weeks to resolve it. Alternatively, if the agent can't be stop then just using the PPI should be sufficient.

[@MarkKislich]

@@NicholasDowney thank you Sir 😁 í actually have that... Once a day enough? And digestion will still work properly am I right? 😁

[@NicholasDowney]

@@MarkKislich Some get a bit of indigestion but it depends on the dose and which PPI. Lansoloc is most tolerable in my experience

[@MarkKislich]

@@NicholasDowney oki doke thank you Sir 😁

[@kankerbanaan]

great vid as always!

[@NicholasDowney]

thank you!

[@Journey_of_Abundance]

200mg Test C and enclomiphene and my sleep is horrible. High heart rate and I can't turn my brain off.

[@cursedfox4942]

A freind of mine didn’t snore wasn’t fat but would sometimes wakeup feeling he wasn’t breathing he also had a panick attack every night almost at 2am

[@rudysmith1552]

If you don’t mind doctor what is your opinion on quality of life versus quantity of life and how that factors into the Hippocratic oath.

[@NicholasDowney]

Wow, this question deserves an essay in response. A simplified response from me would be (bear in mind this is such a disputed topic and I am by no means an expert in philosophy); both are important aspects to life and there should be balance of the two, but that balance might also be different for different individuals. Achieving a state where quantity of life does not compromise quality of life and vice versa is, in my opinion, optimal. However, the importance of either of these two aspects should be guided by the person/patient and the importance they place on these aspects. These states are not static and the importance of one versus the other may change over time for that particular individual. It is the role of the treating physician to understand these two aspects and how the patient values each one and then devise a treatment plan that respects the weight of the patient values each aspect. Don't know if I made sense but that is how I think of the two in relation to the hippocratic oath. TLDR: It is the patient who decides how important each aspect is to them and for the doctor to accommodate for this.

[@sebastiansanzini7840]

I’ve a finger oxymeter purchased when I restarted my own prescribed trt (Italy here, we’re in middle age) two months ago. Some night IT register like 30 episoded till 85% oxygen and some night 5 or less. It’s weird

[@hectorguerra3435]

Get a sleep exam. Find out if you have sleep apnea and get the machine you will feel better

[@NicholasDowney]

Definitely need to do that, but doctors make the worst patients haha

[@sebastiansanzini7840]

I forgot to mention that I’m on 125 Mg Test Cyp a Week plus 100mg primo

[@fuel9220]

Does sleeping on your back cause more apnea? I sleep on my side and I really wonder if side sleeping lowers risk.

[@NicholasDowney]

Research would suggest side sleeping assists a lot but I also think you own anatomy will determine the best sleeping position for you.

[@cursedfox4942]

His first cycle which was quite massive : 750t 1250eq he only had 2 panick attacks his estrogen didn’t get that high Now on his test and dbol cycle his doc wasn’t doing enough bloods and his estrogen went much higher than a pregnant woman and this is when he started having more breathing issues

[@testosterondokter]

Man, only 2 panic attacks?!? I guess 0 panic attacks would be OK for me.. but different strokes for different blokes. Whoever you are talking about is aided by proper cycle design!

[@cursedfox4942]

@@testosterondokter why did you have a lot of panic attacks during your cycle

[@shaokhan310]

Anabolic viking