Heart Health: Make sure you're getting EKG's, watch your BP

[Elektrobot]

I bought a Galaxy Watch 7 and jailbroke it to enable BP and ECG monitoring so I'll have 24/7 data on HR + BP and arythmia/AFIB

Have you found that to be accurate and reliable?

 

[newguy2]

Anyone have any good tips for getting an echocardiogram for a reasonable price paying out of pocket?

Was wondering the same thing. Getting setup with a new PCP tomorrow, going to inquire with him first.

 

[Ghoul]

Was wondering the same thing. Getting setup with a new PCP tomorrow, going to inquire with him first.

"Doc, I've noticed after light cardio my heart sometimes starts racing for a few seconds and I get dizzy, I'm starting to get concerned, it's happened a few times in the last month".

No doctor will allow that to go on the record without doing something. Either ordering an EKG (most likely) or referring to. cardiologist (less likely).

Either way if he seems unsure what to do by the end of the appointment gently inquire if maybe an EKG would help figure out what's happening.

Then you'll be scheduled for an EKG, and if your symptoms just happen to suddenly disappear after, chalk it up to one of the unexplained health glitches that happens to everyone....

 

[malfeasance]

EKG is NOT what is in post number 1. That is an echocardiogram.

 

[Sampei]

Amen. I had my genome sequenced and I've got about 12 different SNP's that cause hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and cardiac events

So there's just no way around me having to aggressively stay on top of it for life, and I'm still likely going to die from a cardiac-related event or cancer

I bought a Galaxy Watch 7 and jailbroke it to enable BP and ECG monitoring so I'll have 24/7 data on HR + BP and arythmia/AFIB

Yeah surely you will die young if you believe you can get on top of that with just diet and training while doing AAS and not using a good amount of BP meds/lipids meds etc.

Especially with that genetic predisposition.

It's 2025 dude, take your meds and live a healthy life

 

[Ghoul]

EKG is NOT what is in post number 1. That is an echocardiogram.

My mistake, came to the wrong thread to answer a question.

Still, that's how to get an ekg, lol

 

[Liter O' Test]

i was using ivabradine for a bit, i dont know how much i actually like neb

 

[null88]

Whats your age and AAS history?

 

[ToesOverKnees]

Co10 is amazing for the heart, although you should get it as Ubiquinol and run it at high doses, all heart trials were at 400mg and higher, at least the ones i came across

Nebivol also might be a bit more beneficial for LVH but best to check with your doc.
Carnitine has also shown promising results to prevent the progression of LVH and aid in reversal there

As for Cardio i do 15 mins of stairmaster at max. speed and max difficulty, feels like a kick in the nuts but made me drop my BP meds by half within 2 months of doing it

And defo look into SLGT2's!

What's the mechanism with Ubiquinol helping the heart? I currently take 100mg per day for healthspan

 

[BamaCrazy]

What's the mechanism with Ubiquinol helping the heart? I currently take 100mg per day for healthspan

It’s a powerful antioxidant that reduces oxidative stress and improves cardiovascular function. In one 12 week study, 600mg a day improved ejection function (EF), increased ATP production and decreased levels of BNP protein in the blood.

 

[newguy2]

Thanks for this thread. I've been wanting to do some testing myself but need to get set up with a new PCP. Was able to get him to order a calcium test. He put in an order for labs but I'm on cycle so going to wait a bit so number can come up first.

 

[BigDadd7]

110/70 at the cardiologist last Friday

 

[malfeasance]

110/70 at the cardiologist last Friday

This is your first post in this thread. What is the context. What were you doing at a cardiologist? Obviously you were not there for blood pressure problems.

 

[BigDadd7]

This is your first post in this thread. What is the context. What were you doing at a cardiologist? Obviously you were not there for blood pressure problems.

No specific context other than the thread title and I'm 57. I see my cardiologist routinely. I watch my cholesterol and my bp, among other things. This is my cholesterol from several weeks ago.

 

[malfeasance]

This was more than a year ago, but I have not tested since then . . . I know, I know, I will schedule blood testing soon. We are about the same age.

 

[BigDadd7]

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This was more than a year ago, but I have not tested since then . . . I know, I know, I will schedule blood testing soon. We are about the same age.

The are good numbers

 

[newguy2]

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This was more than a year ago, but I have not tested since then . . . I know, I know, I will schedule blood testing soon. We are about the same age.

What do you run to keep those numbers?

 

[malfeasance]

The are good numbers

Yeah, I think so, but I wish the HDL was higher.

What do you run to keep those numbers?

If you are asking about cycles, I am older and for a long time now just do testosterone and sometimes hgh. For about two years I was running 75 mg a week of testosterone cypionate and no hgh. My estrogen came in very low, though, so I increased testosterone to 120mg a week after those couple of years, and I have been there for about a year, adding 3 iu of hgh daily. I am a low responder on IGF-1, so hopefully that will not give me what @Ghoul calls gorilla face.

It does, however, keep me very lean and athletic looking even though I am in my late 50s (along with cardio and weight training, of course, with a reasonable diet, and leftover muscle built up over decades previously that has not all gone away yet).

I have always had low cholesterol numbers, though. When I was younger, nobody talked about different types of cholesterol, so I just knew the overall number. In my 20s, it was in the 80s. I remember my doctor at a physical for work asking me if I was a vegetarian, which made me laugh out loud. Apparently he had never seen a number like that. It went up into the 90s in my 30s, and over 100 in my 40s. I actually wondered if I should be concerned at the increase . . .

 

[Ghoul]

Yeah, I think so, but I wish the HDL was higher.

If you are asking about cycles, I am older and for a long time now just do testosterone and sometimes hgh. For about two years I was running 75 mg a week of testosterone cypionate and no hgh. My estrogen came in very low, though, so I increased testosterone to 120mg a week after those couple of years, and I have been there for about a year, adding 3 iu of hgh daily. I am a low responder on IGF-1, so hopefully that will not give me what @Ghoul calls gorilla face.

It does, however, keep me very lean and athletic looking even though I am in my late 50s (along with cardio and weight training, of course, with a reasonable diet, and leftover muscle built up over decades previously that has not all gone away yet).

I have always had low cholesterol numbers, though. When I was younger, nobody talked about different types of cholesterol, so I just knew the overall number. In my 20s, it was in the 80s. I remember my doctor at a physical for work asking me if I was a vegetarian, which made me laugh out loud. Apparently he had never seen a number like that. It went up into the 90s in my 30s, and over 100 in my 40s. I actually wondered if I should be concerned at the increase . . .

Genetically blessed brother. The athleticism certainly helps and so does the HGH. A real gift from your ancestors.

 

[Corduroy]

I already dislike being on a beta blocker, especially because of the mild performance impairment they give

That's because you're on a shitty old beta blocker (labetolol). I'd ask your doc about nebivolol if you want to stay on a BB.