T cycle and water retention

[Mr.X]

Hey guys,

I've been on T for over 5 years now, so this is not about the initial water retention that a lot of guys seem to experience after a few months on T (which tends to go away after a few months).

I am on Nebido, and it seems that about 2 weeks after I take the shot, my weight goes up by about 1kg, and my stomach looks a bit more soft than it tends to do. This lasts for a week, maybe two, and then it all goes back to normal. I was wondering if anyone else here notices slight water retention after taking their T shot? I know testo has edema as a known side effect, but it would be nice to hear it from other transguys as well. 

[rorythedinosaur]

i experience A LOT of edema. My eyelids are constantly shiny and "full", and i was not like that before starting T. I don't have many signs on my legs, but i believe that some issues i am experiencing with my nerves and tendons (compression symptoms mostly) are linked to edema, too.

[SeptagonScars]

I couldn't say one way or another, even though I too take Nebido and have for 5 years as well. I'm always a bit dehydrated cause I hate drinking water and such, so I probably quite often get water retention every so often. I avoid checking my weight unless I have to cause of wanting to avoid triggering another eating disorder relapse, so I'm not sure how my weight fluctuates over time. But it definitely sounds like a highly likely phenomena, my own experiences aside.

[Kylo]

Makes sense, if you take a shot, some of that T is going to be excess and converted to E which causes water retention, near the beginning of the shot cycle.