Testosterone Gel Works Wonders, I'm not kidding.

[MicaelS]

Went for my annual physical. Doc says T-Level is very low.
Prescribes a prescription topical gel (under the arms).
Wow, after 3 weeks, I haven't had this much energy in quite a while.


He asks do I want some Viagra? I tell him "One thing at a time."

[ablamj]

1. i've been

on gel for about 5 weeks and haven't
noticed any difference

[funkhowser1]

2. Even better and much, much less expensive ...

testosterone injections. Self administered at home (some docs demand you come in weekly or biweekly, with your own bottle and have their nurse do the shot, all for a copay, if you have insurance). Find a doc that allows self injections at home. Works much better than gel. Currently on a 7 day cycle, some docs do a 14 day cycle, but test only has a 7 day half life, so your doing 7 days without on a 14 day cycle ... up/down crash. Find a Hypogonadism group on-line, like Yahoo Groups, you'll find loads of info. Was discovered with low T at age 40, internist checks all his male patients at that age. Was in the free T range of 50, which is similar to chemical castration. Ten years later, doc is trying to lower my levels to 500/600 range (was at 1100) to avoid prostate problems and arterial blockage. Was also advised to tell my brothers to get tested and surprise, they were all low too.


Edit to add: Gel usually takes 2 months for you to notice affects.

[ablamj]

3. Yes

my doc said it could take up to 3 months to notice a difference. I was just surprised the OP had such great results wuithin 3 weeks. I was at 52 when I was tested and doc said I should be at least 300. I go back in a couple months so I'll see how I feel then. Thanks for the info on the injections, but I'm not sure I could do that myself. And I definitely know I wouldn't want to go into the doc's office that often. I'll try to wait out the gel for now and see what happens.

[funkhowser1]

4. Yeah, I'm needle phobic ...

I'd be a terrible insulin diabetic or needle drug addict. Luckily, my wife is in the medical profession and she gets the pleasure of jabbing me in the butt. She understands how to divide the butt check into quarters and avoid hitting the sciatic nerve. I'd never do weekly doctor visits, just the hassle of parking, waiting, time, etc. Alot of men do it themselves into the thigh or into muscles near the stomach. It's a muscular injection, not into a vein. It's a 23 gauge 1" long needle, so you don't really feel it. I've done Epi-Pens into my thigh and I forget the migraine med that you jab into the thigh myself and those are like 16 gauge, which is the size of like a ballpoint pen ink chamber. If my wife wasn't available, I think I could handled sticking myself with a 23 gauge in the thigh, because I know how much having test at normal levels has improved my life, my feeling of well-being, my energy, got me off of depression meds (amazing how many men are wrongly diagnosed with depression when they just have low T), and my weight. I did gel for 2 years and without insurance, it's like $700 a package. a month, where shots come out to about $10 each/$40 a month (and that's straight cost, without insurance. With insurance, its costing me like $2.50 a shot). After my first month on gel, my levels dropped to zero and I had to double the amount of gel (and the cost). And, the difference between gel and injectible is amazing. Besides not having to worry about who you hug, timing showering/sweat activities/swimming. Check out a Yahoo Group, lots of advice, book recommendations ... pretty much everyone eventually leaves gel and goes to injectible.