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[Julia Dizzy]

Hi, Just been started today on Tostran 2mg testosterone gel - in addition to 2 pumps estrogel and 100mg Utrogestan which I have been on for last two months. Meno clinic Dr says it could help with anxiety which hasn't improved so far. Anyone experienced any benefits from this please or any nasty side effects? Thanks Ladies

[Dotty]

Hi yes I use Tostran and I've had no side effects at all. X

[sheila99]

No side effects except a hairy leg, I now apply it to the sole of my foot (thin skin under the arch) where it seems to work just as well. Oestrogen solved my anxiety and insomnia but it took 3 months to work, I didn't think testosterone made a difference to it.

[Hurdity]

Hi Julia Dizzy - there are lots of threads on testosterone but also a long-running one in private lives section called "Testosterone Here We Go" although members seem to start new threads. I put it in there because i thought memmbers might want to talk about  activities 

https://www.menopausematters.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=post;topic=27959.0;last_msg=739885

No side effects except a hairy leg, I now apply it to the sole of my foot (thin skin under the arch) where it seems to work just as well. Oestrogen solved my anxiety and insomnia but it took 3 months to work, I didn't think testosterone made a difference to it.

Yikes sheila - the sole of foot!!!  MY feet (even the soles) are a bit horny - where did you apply before. I could perhaps change site, but then I'd have to hop about in the morning until it dried   . At least I wouldn't get the white patches on the inside of my knee like I get with the Testogel ( not with the very sticky Testim though....). Have the hairs gone away now ro do they keep growing. Unfortunately mine have been growing (due to the T) for 4.5 years .

Not sure about anxiety Julie Dizzy - but libido is the first indication that should alert you to whether it is working - and the other benefits should happen concomitantly!

Good luck with it

Hurdity x

[Sammiejane]

hi ladies

where do you apply your tostran !!

i started it today and put one pump on my abdomen ?

but also says inner thighs but i put the gel there ?

is it better to apply morning or night ?

[Dotty]

Hi Sammiejane. I think I've answered this query on another thread that you've posted on, but you may not have seen it.

I squirt the testosterone onto my left inner arm and rub in with my right inner arm. I believe this is the method that Professor Studd advises.

Which leaflet are you reading? If it's the one in that comes with the Tostran then it's aimed at men.

You can apply it whenever you like. However , if you have a partner be careful of transfer to them if you apply it at night. X

[Sammiejane]

hi dotty

when u say inner arm bottom or top half and also the dose says one pump every other day but i'm not sure if again this is for men how often do u think i should start using it ?

when do you apply morning or night ?

[Dotty]

Bottom of inner arm, between wrist and elbow.

Yes the dose for women is 1 pump every other day.

I posted a link for you to read about it on another post from the BMS.

Which leaflet are you reading?

I apply in morning at same time as Oestrogel .

[Julia Dizzy]

Thank you everyone for your help, I note some are using 1 pump every other day, but my Meno clinic Dr said 1 pump on inner thigh every day?? I find all this trial and error to get things right very confusing! I shall check the BMS website too, thanks Dotty.

[Dotty]

https://thebms.org.uk/publications/tools-for-clinicians/testosterone-replacement-in-menopause/

Here's the link x

[Sammiejane]

hi dotty

do you apply you estrogel to your arms or thighs ?

i will try the inner bottom arm then instead ?

i use in the morning and would use inner thigh but i apply my estrogel there the night before !

[Dotty]

I put Oestrogel on shoulders and outer upper arms in at the morning. x

[Sammiejane]

hi dotty

do u know if i swap the thigh in applying estrogel to my arm would i get a more steady dose ! and less bloating

thanks

[Dotty]

Hi it's a personal choice where you apply it. X

[Sammiejane]

juliadizzy

hi julia did u start estrogel 2 pumps and utrogestan together ?

when u started taking this regime did you notice and hair changes ie loss or shedding ?

i take estrogel 2 pumps and hair shedding like crazy but not sure if it's the estrogel or just estrogen itself triggered my hair to shed , ive just been perscribed tostran 2% to see if it helps but i think if it's already shedding won't it get worse ?