underprescibed andro gel

joedokes · Feb 26, 2009

Before Christmas I met with my doctor and had my test levels checked. I came in under 50. I have less testosterone in me then a 5 year old girl.
It's pretty bad.
They started me out on one packed a day. After a month, I wasn't feeling anything. I've been on 2 a day since Feb, and still virtually nothing. I still have almost no sex drive, and my wife isn't too happy.
I was on heavy cycles for about 10 years, and have been clean close to two years. I'm just not energetic or feeling like a man. I'm thinking it's time to just go on some small dose cycles for awhile.
Any suggestions?

eger1 · Feb 26, 2009

Next time he writes you a script get the pump version of Andro, it comes with 2 bottles in a box and up your dosage a tad.

superbeast22 · Feb 26, 2009

get the pump version? wtf? no. dude... lol, some people DO NOT absorb andogel..... think about it, if it was super effective, why wouldnt us juice heads be bathing in that shit!

stop taking it, tell him you are taking it, and get blood work done... be like wtf doc, do i not absorb this shit? then get him to give you outpatient testosterone cypionate.

joedokes · Feb 26, 2009

I'm starting to wonder if i'm not absorbing it. I know on days I shave my chest and stomach, I sure can feel it when i rub it on. It's slimy, and I can feel it all day. When i jump in my hot tub9 hours later I can feel it coming off. I'm still a large guy, and i think my doctor thinks i'm "script chasing". Unfortunately in a small town he's the only endocrinologist that my insurance covers.
I might bring my wife and make her beg for it.

datamon · Feb 26, 2009

an option is to self-medicate. a 10ml vial of test-c @ 250mg/ml should give you about 6 months @ 100mg/wk.

joedokes · Feb 26, 2009

I've almost got my wife convinced that, that is the way to go. I'm afraid, i'll gateway to using everything in sight again. Well, that's not a bad thing either. I'm 35, and just don't like this soft, tired, aging feeling.

eger1 · Feb 26, 2009

superbeast22 said:
get the pump version? wtf? no. dude... lol, some people DO NOT absorb andogel..... think about it, if it was super effective, why wouldnt us juice heads be bathing in that shit!

stop taking it, tell him you are taking it, and get blood work done... be like wtf doc, do i not absorb this shit? then get him to give you outpatient testosterone cypionate.

The title of the thread is "under prescribed androgel," not how do I fool the doc into giving me a real script for test so I can abuse it. Adro is given to stabilize, not to abuse.

It is effective, in helping people keep normal levels. Obviously the blood test will tell the story of what is going on.

Maybe you should go see a Urologist, that's assuming your seeing a family doc which in most cases do not know how to properly treat people with test deficiancy. Perhaps starting with HCG to kick you back into gear.

superbeast22 · Feb 26, 2009

I wasnt saying so he could abuse it, lets face the facts, if your injecting test its in you, no maybe im not absorbing it bull shit!

scottbe · Feb 27, 2009

andro gel works great for me....are you on androgel or testim?

MX1000 · Feb 27, 2009

I'm 37 and was put on androgel a few years back when my test levels came back at around 7and then 12! I first went to my doc because of low sex drive, erection problems, and just a very tired old feeling. I tried the 5 gram/ 1% packs for about three months with little to no effect at all. Finally my doctor tried me on a matenience(sp?) dose of test cyp @ 200mg every other week and it has made a huge difference in my life at this point. I feel 100% better and my sex drive has come back. Just my opinion but the gel sucks...............

saudades · Feb 27, 2009

Most everyone I know who has been put on the gel has not liked it because it didn't really work for them. When I hear of someone going on HRT/TRT, I always recommend they get the injectable instead. I'm on injectable myself and have been for almost 10 years.