Tribulus Terrestris and sleep apnea + shortness of breath

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#1

There is a lot of interest in various forms of Tribulus on the forum these days. While I am interested in it as a part of my protocol, I’ve noticed a weird reaction I wonder if anyone else has gotten or knows how to fix.

When I take Tribulus, or even Tongkat Ali, I clearly get an inability to take a full breath and also get sleep apnea at night. And the reaction is proportional to dose.

My sense is that the Tribulus is driving a reaction and possibly draining something else, or increasing something that effecting my breathing.

Some sites say this could be from draining your DHEA. I almost find I get the same reaction from DHEA.

Anyone else experience this?

#2

Yes, but it isn’t from the Tribulus directly, it is PFS, when your estrogen levels get too high you will have muscle twitches and shortness of breath. I have been dealing with this for 6 months anytime my DHT levels are too low and my estrogen levels are too high. Tribulus is increasing your testosterone, your body is not able to produce 5AR enzymes to reduce the test to DHT, perhaps your body is attacking those enzymes with an antibody, I am not sure yet.
The point is that the testosterone then becomes detected as “too much” by your body, your body then aromatizes it (converts it to estrogen). Tribulus isn’t going to help you, the problem is the conversion of testosterone to DHT, the more you increase testosterone the more you increase estrogen. The only solution is Aromatize inhibitors and DHT replacement so far that I have found.

#3

I would like to get some more perspectives on this topic.

Please post if you’ve observed this phenomenon brought on by a specific trigger and if you have any ideas for what resolves it.

#4

droit, you can choose to believe me or not, but I just told you exactly what it is and how to resolve it, order some Arimidex, it is estrogen from your body converting testosterone estrogen (as opposed to DHT). So you take Arimidex and it will stop within an hour, if you PM me I can tell you a site in the US you can get liquid forms of Arimidex and it works quite well.
0.5mg should be enough, if it doesn’t work after an hour or 2, take another 0.5, until it stops completely, then don’t take anymore arimidex till it happens again. You are suffering from Estrogen Dominance, you will also notice panic and anxiety with the symptoms right? A feeling of misery coming from within? It’s estrogen, that’s why women are crazy, they feel like that during their periods I imagine (not as bad as us though).

#5

mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplem … g-20069495

Check the side effects of prescription estrogen, notice the muscle twitching and shortness of breath

#6

Hello,

I get this too. Very shallow breathing at night, which I think is having an impact on brain functioning. Maybe causing brain damage due to lack of oxegen?

Could an MRI detect brain damage from this I wonder.