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[Waterdaggers]

I've been prescribed testogel (1 x 50mg sachet per week) for surgical menopause symptoms of depression and lack of energy/tiredness. Just wondering when will I start to feel better? At the moment I feel like a recluse, am barely working and cry every day. I've been taking it 3 days. I just want to get back to being me again. So fed up of menopause symptoms! I'm 43 and also taking estrodot 125.

[Waterdaggers]

Anyone?

[Annie0710]

It's really hard to say, as it varies from person to person.  I use Tostran and I think I felt my energy increase in the first couple of months x

[Waterdaggers]

Thanks for your reply Annie. Was it quite a noticeable increase? Or not so much. I feel like I'm hoping for a miracle but I just want to be the woman I once was again....

[Hurdity]

I can't say either - although some changes may be felt fairly quickly, it can take up to 4-5 months for the bodily changes to take effect fully - according to the gynae I saw.  It is quite a gradual thing - not at all like getting rid of hot flushes and sweats which happens noticeably and usually fairly quickly. You have to be patient and not be tempted to increase the testosterone dose - which in your case is actually quite high - although as you are in surgical menopause I presume higher doses can be taken since your ovarian supply has been completely cut off? Please don't let that put you off but have confidence that you are getting the best treatment you can and you must give it time.

I do hope it has the desired effect soon and that you feel more motivated and energised - especially as Christmas is looming! Let us know how you feel and do keep posting and there will be someone there to support you - although this time of year members come and go a bit sporadically as you can imagine.

Hurdity x

[peri]

From memory Waterdaggers I noticed a slight improvement after 2 weeks and the full effects at around 5 months, as T is cumulative.  Keep going, it's worth it x

[Waterdaggers]

Thanks for your encouragement Hurdity. I don't mind it taking a long time as long as it does make an actual difference.... I just want to know things will eventually improve I guess. With eostrogen the effect was so much more immediate so it's easy to feel with the testosterone not having such an immediate impact that it's not going to happen at all.

I'm not sure about the dose.... but yes assume having no ovarian testosterone supply will be dictating that. He did say he would like me to have a pellet inserted once I have the dose right, which sounds a lot more convenient. He also said I should notice a change in a few weeks but I've read elsewhere 4 months so I wondered what others had experienced.

[Waterdaggers]

Peri thats great to hear!! Fingers crossed it works for me too

[Annie0710]

Thanks for your reply Annie. Was it quite a noticeable increase? Or not so much. I feel like I'm hoping for a miracle but I just want to be the woman I once was again....

I remember noticing that I'd been feeling better with more energy and asked hubby if he'd noticed, which he said he had.  So it wasn't a ‘ding' moment of omg I feel better, but more ‘hey I have achieved more lately than I have done in a few years'

Does that make sense ? X

[Hurdity]

You should definitely notice a difference! Gradually as Annie0710 says....peri - that's amazing - I don't remember feeling it like that so quickly! Sometimes I feel I need an even higher dose but can't increase without increasing oestrogen too and that's out of the question for me ( age, cycle length). Let us know

Hurdity x

[Stillsearching]

I've been using testogel for 3 months, 1 sachet per week. I noticed after about 6 weeks that I had more enthusiasm for doing stuff whereas before that everything felt like it was too much trouble. I had my appointment today and the consultant said what
 I described was what he would expect at this point and that after 6 months I should be much improved again. At the moment I still get sudden crashes of fatigue which usually pass after a few minutes but sometimes I need a quick power nap.

[Waterdaggers]

Yes thats me.... I can't be bothered to do anything! Everything is an effort, even the things I used to really enjoy. I don't think it helps that I am not sleeping well either. So far I'm two weeks in and no major change.

[Annie0710]

Ive been on Tostran since May and just going through a blip of no energy, but libido has gone up. 

[NinaH]

First thing I noticed was an increase in sex drive after a few days

[Lanzalover]

Hi Waterdaggers

I have only been using Testogel for six weeks the first thing I noticed after a couple of weeks was an increase in sex drive and over the last month my energy and general well being has certainly increased

Leading to the best Christmas I have had in years


Lanzalover x