Hi Nicky_boo - there is a very long-running thread about testosterone I started when I first started T in May 2015. It's in the private lives section ( for obvious reasons!) and I've bumped it for you.
The specialist who first prescribe it to me said it could take 4 - 5 months to fully take effect so not to expect t oo much too soon though the levelds should be monitored before that.
I also created a thread which discussed the various different types of testosterone availabe on NHS off licence, and their dosage so I'll bump that thread too.
The main thing to be aware of is that Tostran pump pack ( unless it's changed) is TWICE the concentration of Testogel sachets and the Testogel pump pack is approx half way between the two. There if you are talking about pea-szoed blob - there is less margin for error (and less ability to tweak the blob size without making a huge difference) in a tiny amount of gel which is more concentrated.
I would go for Testogel 1% sachets over Tostran though the downside maybe that once opened the contents may be more susceptible to reduction in efficacy due to the air being let in - especially if you make a sachet last around 2 weeks at least which is how long mine last.
Starting off with one pump 3 times a week is quite high I would say, though this is the amount recommended by BMS as I recall. The Chelsea and Westminster Clinic initially suggested 2 Tostran pumps per week moving to 3 max. Not everyone needs such a high amount.
I have never noticed any adverse side effects from using testosterone apart from increased hair growth on my legs - a minor irritation compared with the benefits.
As to libido - I would say that loss of libido (and more to the point - response) is possibly the first sign that T is declining so if there is nothing wrong with your libido/response, to me there is no point faking it to the GP (
) - so I delayed seeking help long after my libido and response went awol, but was getting feelings of exaustion after exercise, muscle aches etc - and possibly these come later?
T would not be prescribed for panic, anxiety, low mood - I think the symptoms are more the opposite - well maybe low mood but not anxiety more like general lethargy lack of oomph - no energy to be anxious lol and physical muscle symptoms Those symptoms sound more like low oestrogen?
I hope your doc is agreeing to take blood tests after 3 months - to include T as well as SHBG so the Female Androgen Index can be calculcated.
Hurdity x
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