Impotence Support - Saga of medication

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Saga of medication

Ed Davis

2005-12-01, 12:53 am

I started several years ago with a weekly Testosterone injection, and my
free T levels (anyway the ones that should be between 200 and 800) were 140.
After a while, I changed over to Androgel, got into the low 200's...now I
tried the patch and it ruined my skin so bad I can't use them, so now I'm
finally doing my own injections with a huge needle directly into my leg, and
frankly I am a man and a needle is no big deal to me, so I'm happier with
that than the gel and patch....

But, to the question...after all the T I've loaded up on, why would my
levels refuse to come up? My new urologist seems more interested in fixing
it than the GP did, so if I have better questions, maybe I'll get better
results.

Help!

Ed

Muerta

2005-12-01, 12:51 pm

"Ed Davis" <daviswe@ameritech.net> wrote in message
news:NLrjf.846$tT7.711@newssvr31.news.prodigy.com...
>I started several years ago with a weekly Testosterone injection, and my
>free T levels (anyway the ones that should be between 200 and 800) were
>140. After a while, I changed over to Androgel, got into the low
>200's...now I tried the patch and it ruined my skin so bad I can't use
>them, so now I'm finally doing my own injections with a huge needle
>directly into my leg, and frankly I am a man and a needle is no big deal to
>me, so I'm happier with that than the gel and patch....
>
> But, to the question...after all the T I've loaded up on, why would my
> levels refuse to come up? My new urologist seems more interested in
> fixing it than the GP did, so if I have better questions, maybe I'll get
> better results.
>
> Help!
>
> Ed
>

OK, T injections are infallible. So if you are getting a proper dosage, and
your "free" levels are low, that points to a SHBG issue.

Get your SHBG levels checked, if high (and, the gotta be), then get them
lowered.

BTW, androgel will make you ooze estrogen like an ovulating female.

D Hamilton

2005-12-01, 12:51 pm

On Thu, 01 Dec 2005 00:48:45 GMT, "Ed Davis" <daviswe@ameritech.net>
wrote:

>I started several years ago with a weekly Testosterone injection, and my
>free T levels (anyway the ones that should be between 200 and 800) were 140.
>After a while, I changed over to Androgel, got into the low 200's...now I
>tried the patch and it ruined my skin so bad I can't use them, so now I'm
>finally doing my own injections with a huge needle directly into my leg, and
>frankly I am a man and a needle is no big deal to me, so I'm happier with
>that than the gel and patch....
>
>But, to the question...after all the T I've loaded up on, why would my
>levels refuse to come up? My new urologist seems more interested in fixing
>it than the GP did, so if I have better questions, maybe I'll get better
>results.
>
>Help!
>
>Ed
>
I'm guessing that is a Total T number. The range I get from my doctor
is 241-827 for Total T and 5-21 for free T. I could be wrong.

When I was 40 my Total T was around 122 (241-827). I had been on
Androgel at one point and it did little to boost my T. I understand
that shots are better.

After finding this group I eventually had tests for the following:
SHBG, FSH, Testosterone, Estradiol, Prolactin, TSH,
LH, Free T, Total Estrogens and DHEA

My prolactin came in high, which caused my T to be low. As it happens
I have a Prolactinoma.

I recently posted my bloodwork history and experience getting my
hormones back in line. The post can be found here:
http://tinyurl.com/aa43q

You might want to have all of your hormones tested.

How old are you?

Good luck. Keep us posted.

Wanderer

2005-12-04, 10:51 am

On Wed, 30 Nov 2005 19:48:45 -0500, Ed Davis wrote
(in message <NLrjf.846$tT7.711@newssvr31.news.prodigy.com> ):

> I started several years ago with a weekly Testosterone injection, and my
> free T levels (anyway the ones that should be between 200 and 800) were 140.
> After a while, I changed over to Androgel, got into the low 200's...now I
> tried the patch and it ruined my skin so bad I can't use them, so now I'm
> finally doing my own injections with a huge needle directly into my leg, and
> frankly I am a man and a needle is no big deal to me, so I'm happier with
> that than the gel and patch....
>
> But, to the question...after all the T I've loaded up on, why would my
> levels refuse to come up? My new urologist seems more interested in fixing
> it than the GP did, so if I have better questions, maybe I'll get better
> results.
>
> Help!

What is the exact name of the T you are injecting? How much are you
injecting? How often are you injecting? And why are you injecting into your
leg? Also, when are you measuring T levels relative to your last injection?

Wanderer