My legs are feeling wonky...is this testosterone-related?

[Quicksand]

I started testosterone a little under two weeks ago, and after a few days all my muscles started to feel very sore and that's been pretty much constant ever since.  However, my calves/hamstrings were on FIRE whenever I walked.  I just chalked it up to the fact that I do a lot of walking, and since they were sore already, it was just a bad combination.  However, now my left foot has started falling asleep whenever I walk somewhere.  This has been going on for about a week now, and I'm starting to feel a tingle in my right foot when I walk too, so I'm worried it will start there as well.  It gets worse the longer I walk, and I've had the numbness travel as far up as mid-thigh.

Then, yesterday I started getting very bad pain in both my knees when I walked to the store (felt like the bones were hitting each other wrong and causing my legs to buckle out to the side), and I find it somewhat hard to keep my legs aligned/facing forward when I walk (although this could just be me subconsciously altering my gait to ease the pain).  Both conditions were still present today.

I know it seems silly to attribute this to testosterone, but literally nothing in my lifestyle has changed--I'm walking/working out the same amount, I'm eating well and staying hydrated, I'm even still wearing the same pair of shoes.  I've gone through every part of my day-to-day that could be a factor, and all I can think of is the addition of testosterone.

I'm perfectly healthy, and have never had any leg issues before; but I can barely make it up a pair of stairs right now.  Everything else is still sore, but not causing problems like this.  I'm going to head into my doctor's as soon as possible, but unfortunately that's not very soon, so I was curious if anyone had experienced something similar.  Thanks for any replies and advice!

[Silver]

See a doctor.

[Arch]

It's good that you're planning a trip to the doctor. This sounds like something you need to have checked out.

With that said, I did have a lot more leg cramps than usual, soon after I started T. But I'm not sure what caused them. I get cramps when I'm very dehydrated, and I might have been neglecting my fluids during that time. I was extremely leery about bathroom situations, so I wasn't all that keen to drink much of anything.

However...some of these cramps were much more powerful than usual. I used to be able to flex them away, but not these. They were excruciating, and they lasted a long time no matter what I did.

I hope you feel better soon.

[Luc]

I honestly don't even have to read through your entire post to know that yeah, it's the T. I had water retention in my legs for the first 3 months or so that I was on T, and it made me miserable. Any time I attempted any sort of athletic activity, even something as simple as walking half a mile, my ankles would swell, thereby causing extreme pain in my leg muscles and joints. Now, this may have been exacerbated by heat, but although I was in California at the time, it was winter, so I doubt it was a huge factor. I never did speak with my doctor about it, mostly because water retention is listed among the common side effects of Cypionate, but I suppose it might behoove you to do so, in case it's an indication of a chronic underlying problem. It's possible you're allergic to whatever oil your T is suspended in, and might do better with a different type. For me, the swelling and pain went away after those first 3 months and has never returned, though I've always been on the same type (Cypionate). I guess it was just my body's way of adjusting.

SD

[Radar]

I would get full body tingling when I first started T, but that was because of adrenaline surges. It's weird to get those when you're sitting down and not exercising. My knees actually hurt some for awhile, but nothing like yours. It was more of an annoyance. My feet sometimes hurt too, but that could be because they might be growing. I've noticed my shoes getting more snug, even in length.

I noticed more water retention too, but that's starting to go down. I drink alot of water during the day so I know that didn't help- but I'd rather have some water retention than dehydration. It sounds like your legs are really, really having a hard time. T might be a contributor but your symptoms seem quite serious. Do you take T in shots?