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Title: Puffy body?
Post by: tinyshain on December 30, 2016, 08:23:52 PM
I know a lot of guys suffer from puffy faces for a while after starting T, but I'm wondering if anyone else have felt bloated over their entire body. I feel like I look and feel puffy all over - face, stomach, legs - but I don't think it's fat. Anyone else? I'm 4 months on T and I hope it does away soon..
Title: Re: Puffy body?
Post by: FTMax on December 30, 2016, 09:00:15 PM
Most people experience a lot of water retention early on with T. I can recall having a puffier face, but can't recall anything else feeling bloated.
Title: Re: Puffy body?
Post by: Kylo on December 30, 2016, 11:33:29 PM
Yeah it happened when I increased the dose; stopped when I went back to original dose (2-3 days system flush). I don't need to increase it anyway, the changes are occurring pretty fast as it is.

A good way to tell was to check the bonyness of my ankles. They're always bony, if there's any excess water in there it shows there first. Right now I'm bony so I'm good.
Title: Re: Puffy body?
Post by: RaptorChops on January 01, 2017, 07:02:40 PM
my body was bloated after a few months on T. I weighed around 165 and my face was super puffy, my stomach was bloated looking. I'm now 140, eat a fairly healthy diet and try to work out 2 times a week. Took about a year and half for me to slim out a bit.
Title: Re: Puffy body?
Post by: rorythedinosaur on November 18, 2017, 02:44:20 PM
Happened to me, too. First 2 shots my face was super puffy and my eyelids were always red and full of water. Now the things seems to slowly decrease.
Title: Re: Puffy body?
Post by: Contravene on November 19, 2017, 12:03:11 AM
My face was puffy for the first few months when I started T. I didn't really notice until I looked at some pictures of myself from that time. My hands were a little puffier too but now they're really veiny and muscular.

I had my dose increased a few months ago and my stomach has been feeling pretty bloated. Some of it is from fat redistribution because the fat is coming off my hips and thighs really fast but settling on my stomach in a more male pattern. I'm not sure if the rest is the result of T or just the poor eating habits I've picked up recently but I'm guessing the latter. I'm not sure about legs but I guess it's possible for your whole body to retain water like that.