Anyone looked into or tried testosterone...

Read about the risks and side effects, and talk to your doctor. One thing they say in the ads is that it increases the risk of prostate cancer. Another thing that is not mentioned is that it thickens the blood. I have cardiovascular disease and have had three heart attacks. I was getting the monthly injections when I had my last heart attack in December, 2008, and found this out through my own research afterward. I think it might have contributed to my having that heart attack. So I have not tried to supplement my T since then.

I agree with others who have posted in saying not to mess with your hormones. There's still a lot more that doctors don't know about the body, and some of what they think they do know is wrong. I do my own research and often say no to suggested additional drugs, as doctors are all too quick to recommend.

I take a regimen of vitamins and supplements, a prescription med to control my blood pressure and I take an 81 grain aspirin every day. My heart has been doing fine. :)
 
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Serious comedy here

This is serious stuff. Remember the Canadian Olympic Athlete that got caught for hormones (maybe 15 years ago?). The article said they catch them two ways. One is that they find the chemical in their system. The other is that it suppresses your own hormone production (rumor says do dads shrink also). I would ask Sylvester Stallone if his shrunk but he might instantly turn into Rocky Balboa again.

Back in the 1980s there was some conversation about female hormones given to dairy cows and coming through to people in the milk. I was chatting with a dairy worker at the casino one day. He said one dairy he worked at dumped the hormones in the feed by the powdered bag full. He said you do not dare breath that stuff because there were rumors of workers growing breasts.

I figure if I start growing breasts I would change the brand of milk I am drinking.
 
CAJUNLAWYER said:
Doesn't that shrink your do dads???
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I asked my GP this the other day. I have been on gel for about a year and a half. His answer was no to shrinking the boys, but it does reduce your sperm count.
My problem was lagging labido and lack of energy. I work out 2 to 3 times a week. My T level was on the very low side of normal. It has helped with desire and energy levels! No acne. YMMV
 
"I figure if I start growing breasts I would change the brand of milk I am drinking."

Well heck, that's just cutting out the middle woman, so to speak. Could save you a lot of money and aggravation.
 
After complaining to my doctor about no energy, no sex drive, and feeling "iky" all the time, not sleeping, he ran blood tests. I had the usual for results for middle-aged overweight men, including low T. I am not on any medication, and I really don't want to resort to a lifetime of prescription meds if I can avoid it. So I asked a couple of my (to me at the time) "health nut" friends. One asked me:

"Whatever has happened to the idea of eating right, eating less, and exercising??" He was poking pretty good fun at me as old friends do.

I peaked at 186 pounds (High School 130, Parris Is graduation 136, avg in my 30's of 155 to put that 186 into perspective) a few months ago.

My back hurt, my knees hurt, I had no energy, no sex drive, I felt bad (a bit depressed) drank too much, ate too much and ate really bad food (you know the "good" stuff salty, fatty and sweet).

My buddy was right. I had reached my limit. I had to change. I did some investigating (read Michael Pollan's Omnivor's Dilemma, and In defense of Food) as well as a few other books about food (not diet books).

The industrialization of our food has helped modern man in our ever fast-paced world develop some very bad habits, and I was the worst offender.:(

There is no majik boolit. It really is simple.

Eat right (lots of veggies; eat them steamed, raw, or sauteed grilled with peanut oil, lean meats, lots of fish, nuts, fruits, and rarely eat starches especially processed starches).

Eat less. I only "need" 1800 calories to maintain, so I count calories with a phone app to stay at or below. I go over on days we eat diner out, or when I hang with the boys with some beers, and I let myself enjoy that and eat a little less the rest of the days to keep the weekly calories the same and work out one extra day.

Exercise. Three times a week I stationary bike for :30, lift weights moderately, ride a mountain bike, hike, swim, and surf).

After three months my bloodwork was perfect. After six months I had gotten to my initial goal weight of 165 pounds.

I sleep better, I feel better, I enjoy my life more, and oh yeah, my wife appreciates the reignited stamina, vim and vigor :D

One thing I did not expect was that I somehow got "smarter". I forget things now almost never, where before my wife commented that I must be getting early onset Alzheimers because she was so frustrated with my forgetfulness!! My thinking is quicker too. It's pretty amazing.

The hard part of it though, is undoing a lifetime of behavior and habits. You cannot be lazy, and you have to have resolve; take the inevitable backslides as normal, forgive yourself and get back to it. Once you see and feel the amazing changes, you get to the tipping point where you cannot imagine going back to the poor eating and slothful habits of before.

IT IS NEVER TOO LATE!!! Anyone can start making positive changes, at any age. You are either willing, or not willing.:rolleyes:
 
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I was on the AndroGel 1.62% for awhile. It did thicken the blood and that is how I found out I had ischemic heart-disease. So, guess it did one good thing for me.....I am no longer on AndroGel 1.62%. Did not really do much else, other than boost overall energy abit and promote acne. I am gonna let Nature takes its course. Whatever happens, will happen.
 
Catch 22

Bullet Bob said:
"I figure if I start growing breasts I would change the brand of milk I am drinking."

Well heck, that's just cutting out the middle woman, so to speak. Could save you a lot of money and aggravation.
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Now I gotta go cook up some of those mountain oysters. I cannot afford those expensive steroids that Conan the Barbarian and the Italian Stallion use. And I would not know how to sterilize a needle.

My opinion is that Arnold would still be married if he had not been taking the steroids, which made playing around irresistible. But he would not have married that well had he not been taking steroids and pumping iron. One of those "Catch 22" things.
 
I'm not a doctor but buying another S&W should raise your testosterone level just about as much as any drug or exercise routine out there. Just ask the members here.:rolleyes:
 
Honestly boys, I don't want to go back to that sex drive again. I have found vitamins that help with energy, but the wife and I are quiet happy with the rest of it being dormant.
Blessings
 
I take a custom compounded sublingual troche - a lozenge melted under the tongue. Needles were out of the question, tried the Androgel 1.62 %- too expensive,didn't work well and you had to avoid contact with everyone for several hours. My insurance would no longer pay for it if I was still using it. My levels are normal,and the best effect so far is the ability to lose weight much easier and I do feel better overall. No scary side effects and very little PSA change.
 
I found out my testosterone was low when I told my doctor about lack of energy, irritability and mood swings. I take 2 ml in my arm each month. The solution is thick like maple syrup and kind of hurts going in but not too bad at all. I've noticed more energy and the irritability and mood swings leveled out. I do feel better now that I'm taking it.
 
Proper diet and hard work.Just like your G-G-father....and then let the chips fall where they may.Eat your veggies,just like your mom told you to,haha.

But reason for post was........Heard wifeypoo talkin on the phone a cpl weeks ago.The "T" word gets mentioned and wonder'd what these two women know about anything?But the jist was somthing like...."It took 30 years to get him calmed down....why in heavens name would I want him taking testosterone?".
 
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... I take 2 ml in my arm each month. The solution is thick like maple syrup and kind of hurts going in but not too bad at all...
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Ask your doc to give it to you in the posterior (I mean the shot, of course) for less soreness. I get one every two weeks. Even then, my blood work is low, but I do feel a bit better.
DONT ANYBODY DO THIS ALONE. ASK YOUR DOC!!!!

My son self-medicated when he was on a weightlifting kick (unbeknownst to me), and his plums have turned into raisins. He will regret it the rest of his life.
 
Dr. Henry gave me female hormones. Less than a year my T was high. He laughs when he sees my yearly test. I only take a half monthly are six weeks now. Now my drug plan will not pay for them. The first three months I took one a week. The now ex told me I was like a young Tom cat on Sat. night. Sure makes one feel better. The exercise and a diet pill helped me loose 40 lbs. the diet pills were good for some get up and go.
 
I tried hormones once, I couldn't stop crying and I wanted to rent Steel Magnolias. I think I got the wrong batch.
 
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