Heart Attack And Androgel

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Mild heart attack after taking AndroGel. I started taking AndroGel for low testrone levels on Saturday, Sunday right after I used it I felt funny. Monday after using it my chest was hurting, Tuesday after taking it I could not breath, sweating, sick at my stomach and felt like someone was sitting on my chest. Heart attack symptoms called 911 rushed to hospital and had had a mild heart attack. AndroGel the cause don't know but it did save my life. I had a blockage and got a stent put in my heart. Scared to use it anymore. Never know if I would have had a full heart attack or not but it did appear the AndroGel was the cause since it started the second day I used it. Never know what medicine can do to us. Has anyone else had this problem?

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If you had a blockage big enough to have required a stent, then that's most likely what caused the heart attack and it happening when you had used the Androgel was most likely just a coincidence.

A blockage like that takes quite awhile to build up and cause that bad of an obstruction, so it was likely developing for months or years, before you ever used the Androgel.

How are you feeling now? What heart medications are you taking?

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I worked in the cardiac cath lab for many years. Blockages take a lont time to develope. Great that you got the stent and had your heart checked out. Cath lab is the "gold" standard for cardiac evaluation. I had one myself at 46 and good to know what's going on. Piece of mind. Smooth sailing. Blood work and ekg's regularly and heartwise sounds solid. A.S. CPT, RCVT,RCIS Nurse

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There are a number of legal cases pending over AndroGel and its possible link to hear attacks, stroke, and death. Shoot me an email at {edited for privacy} for more information.

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Do you think if you tapered up on Angrogel that might have alleviated it?
Maybe doctors will just need to put patients under a stress test before prescribing Androgel. (Like a treadmill test.)

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TRT cause a hematologic change sometimes in that it thickens the blood and thick blood doesn't like blockages. If you had a stent then I would assume you are on blood thinners at least for a while. Take what you want from this with regards to your continued use of TRT.
Personally, I have always used a fish oil supplement and a baby aspirin forever, many many years before starting TRT.

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I have been using androgel for over two years now, I'm 72, no problems. On Nov 2014, I had a chest compression and a stent put in. The blockage is caused by plaque buildup through time, months or years. In my case I always had a battle with cholesterol and triglycerides. When I stopped taking the statin for a year that's when I had my issue. I don't think that testosterone supplements have any side effects, though lawyers would like to argue other wise. The benefits out weigh the any possible risk. The way I see it, if we had testosterone all of our lives, why is bad now? It does not make sense to me.

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