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Alright here is my situation, I have always felt rundown, fatigued, sleep a ton and low libido so this year I decided to talk to my primary care physician about it and asked to be tested for low test. Turns out my test was at 230 and they wrote me a script for androgel 5 g/day. (4 pumps)
Okay let me correct this, my normal dr. was on maternity leave and the covering dr. put me on the androgel.
Well first few weeks I felt great and had better spirits, increased libido and had an overall better sense of well-being. Then after the initial honeymoon phase I started to feel worse and my body felt like it crashed and I was worse off then when I started this. My test came back at 800 or so during this time btw.
So I went back and my normal dr. had returned from maternity leave and based upon how I felt she decided to take me off of the Androgel. Then we retested 30 days later and my test came back in the 600 range. (again completely off the gel but I feel it still may be in my system) That was in September. She said she still wants me off the gel and to wait till the end of January before doing more bloodwork.
The thing is that is a long ass time for me and honestly waiting around till January is horrible as I am exhausted and have all the same symptoms as when I initially started all this. In reality 4 months isn't that long but it feels like an eternity when each days feels like it does.
My question is do I pull the trigger and find an endo now or wait and abide by my primary care physician and sit things out till the end of January? I'm worried she may get bent at me for seeking another resource without her directive and then dropping me or treating me with less than desirable customer service?
Thoughts?
Okay let me correct this, my normal dr. was on maternity leave and the covering dr. put me on the androgel.
Well first few weeks I felt great and had better spirits, increased libido and had an overall better sense of well-being. Then after the initial honeymoon phase I started to feel worse and my body felt like it crashed and I was worse off then when I started this. My test came back at 800 or so during this time btw.
So I went back and my normal dr. had returned from maternity leave and based upon how I felt she decided to take me off of the Androgel. Then we retested 30 days later and my test came back in the 600 range. (again completely off the gel but I feel it still may be in my system) That was in September. She said she still wants me off the gel and to wait till the end of January before doing more bloodwork.
The thing is that is a long ass time for me and honestly waiting around till January is horrible as I am exhausted and have all the same symptoms as when I initially started all this. In reality 4 months isn't that long but it feels like an eternity when each days feels like it does.
My question is do I pull the trigger and find an endo now or wait and abide by my primary care physician and sit things out till the end of January? I'm worried she may get bent at me for seeking another resource without her directive and then dropping me or treating me with less than desirable customer service?
Thoughts?