cougar14
US Veteran
boosting? Like to know if it's just another hype or if it can be useful.
Anyone looked into or tried testosterone...
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I just don't have the energy to try it.
BJoe
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Ask your doctor, not an internet add.
Double-O-Dave
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I'm on the gel, been on it for almost half a year now. The reason why I started is an odd one - I fell off of my bicycle almost 2 years ago and fractured the head of my radius - that's the bone in your lower arm that's on the wrist side. The break would not heal for over a year, even with a bone growth stimulator. My orthopedic surgeon sent me to another doctor for my back pain (I have arthritis in my spine), and one of the first things he did was to order a bunch of lab work. The studies showed that I was severely deficient in Vitamins B, and D, and my testosterone level was also very low. Come to find out that these three things have a lot to do with calcium deposition, which is a necessary component in healing a fractured bone. Started me on high doses of Vitamin D (orally), Vitamin B (a topical cream), and testosterone (a topical gel). Just for kicks, I also went back on the bone growth stimulator to really try and get the fracture to heal. Well, x-rays don't lie. Within a few months, you could clearly see calcium deposition in the fracture line. After about 6 months, x-rays showed a healed fracture. One year later and you can see a bit of callus on the x-ray at the fracture site. They continue to monitor my testosterone level, but it remains low (sometimes, when you start with a supplemental testosterone, it gives the body a "wake-up call", and it starts manufacturing testosterone again. No such luck for me. I'll have to continue taking it for the rest of my days. Note the testosterone supplement I use (Andro-Gel) is only available by prescription, and it ain't cheap (over $100.00/month - and that's with insurance co-pay). There are also side effects - try acne at age 57. You can get testosterone injections, and they are significantly cheaper than the gel, so that is a viable alternative for those of us that could use it, but may not be able to afford it. To me, it's worth talking with your doctor about the topic. Let him/her order the labs, and then see where you are and go from there.
Best of luck,
Dave
Best of luck,
Dave
my doc tested mine but it came back negative. lee
Mickey D
Member
Tastes great, less filling.
carpriver
US Veteran
I was on it for a while it work well as I did have an increase in energy, improved sex drive. I also had mood swings the worst kind, I got angry and short tempered. I quit it when the PSA came back at a 6. Prostrate cancer in the family. It many men it can be a real help.
model70hunter
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I know one fella pretty well who tried it, it didn't make him 18 again but he felt like he did in his 50's rather than his 60's. The problem for him was, if you do not get the shots on time you go thru the hormone shift and have serious trouble sleeping, waking up in the middle of the night not felling well, getting up and going out in the garage to smoke, being tired when you go to work, mood swings and it ended up not being worth the effort.
Like I said I've known this gent all his life and he has not lied to me yet.
Like I said I've known this gent all his life and he has not lied to me yet.
venomballistics
Member
any time you jack with your hormones, your riding the highway to cancer and other complications.
Leave it to God or leave it to your next of kin early
Leave it to God or leave it to your next of kin early
BJoe
Member
If you really want something try Cialis. My Doc gave ma a sample and man oh man. If you even look at a bicycle you get excited. That WILL refill the lead in your pencil...again...and again...and again...
If you really want something try Cialis. My Doc gave ma a sample and man oh man. If you even look at a bicycle you get excited. That WILL refill the lead in your pencil...again...and again...and again...
Thanks BJ!
doc540
Member
two words: side effects
took me a year to get somewhere close to normal again
took me a year to get somewhere close to normal again
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When I first tried it I had to give myself injections. 3" needle in the thigh. I did not notice any extra energy, so I quit taking the injections. After about a year Doc asked me to try the Andro-Jel. I went with it for awhile testosterone went up but I never felt any energy. It might work for you.
LVSteve
Member
I suspect this is just as much hocum as hormone replacement therapy (HRT) often is for women. Yeah, who needs acne in their 50's or their PSA count going through the roof. Mood swings and guns, there's another combo we might want to avoid.
I've known enough women who went loopy on HRT to know that basic hormones should be left alone unless absolutely necessary. Other than the sort of reasons Double-O-Dave gave, I see more drawbacks than benefits.
I've known enough women who went loopy on HRT to know that basic hormones should be left alone unless absolutely necessary. Other than the sort of reasons Double-O-Dave gave, I see more drawbacks than benefits.
BigBill
Absent Comrade
I was on the gel then I found out I had prostate cancer. I was tired all the time before and still am tired too. I've been sick a longtime.
Steely Dan
Member
If able, you can boost your testosterone by weightlifting and maintaining your body.
If your knees can handle it (this is for the young guys), 70 yard sprints will boost your T, naturally. They will also build your thighs and increase your lung capacity.
But, you have to work on it slow and build up.
I don't like putting chemicals in my body, too many side effects.
But, naturally boosting your own T is good.
If your knees can handle it (this is for the young guys), 70 yard sprints will boost your T, naturally. They will also build your thighs and increase your lung capacity.
But, you have to work on it slow and build up.
I don't like putting chemicals in my body, too many side effects.
But, naturally boosting your own T is good.
Cdog
Member
I use the Andro-Gel.
Nothing to do with lead in the pencil, I simply felt rundown.
My energy level was waning more everyday, so I decided for me it would be foolish not to give it a whirl.
After a few months I can say I feel more like myself again. The only real side effect that's obvious for me is some acne, especially near the application area.
Nothing to do with lead in the pencil, I simply felt rundown.
My energy level was waning more everyday, so I decided for me it would be foolish not to give it a whirl.
After a few months I can say I feel more like myself again. The only real side effect that's obvious for me is some acne, especially near the application area.
CAJUNLAWYER
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Doesn't that shrink your do dads???
Mcwsky09
Member
I guess I haven't hit manopause yet.
In the one commercial where they suggest I should talk to my doctor, millions of men already have, it makes me think, no wonder it is so hard to get an appointment if millions of men are talking to my doctor.
The other one that makes me laugh is when they say, ask your doctor if your heart is healthy enough for sex. Who does that? I suppose I may have a different opinion in 20 or 30 years - but seriously, how many guys out there (who haven't already had heart surgery or a pacemaker perhaps) stop and say to themselves, hmm I am going to have sex tonight, better give the doc a call and see if its okay?
In the one commercial where they suggest I should talk to my doctor, millions of men already have, it makes me think, no wonder it is so hard to get an appointment if millions of men are talking to my doctor.
The other one that makes me laugh is when they say, ask your doctor if your heart is healthy enough for sex. Who does that? I suppose I may have a different opinion in 20 or 30 years - but seriously, how many guys out there (who haven't already had heart surgery or a pacemaker perhaps) stop and say to themselves, hmm I am going to have sex tonight, better give the doc a call and see if its okay?
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