Androgel or shots?

[celica]

great post

 

[motodawg]

bump this and keep it around, a lot of very good info for the HRT,TRT guys.

 

[5150guy]

Have you looked into pellets

First I would like to say hi to everyone and wanted to say how informative I have found this site to be.

My question is I have been taking Androgel for hypogonadism for several years now (5gm) and I was wondering if test shots would be a better option? Or maybe ask the Doc to up my Androgel to 10gm. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

After having tried gels, creams, shots and pills, pellets have been a very pleasant surprise. Other than being a pain in the butt due to the minor incisions, this has been the most consistent release and easiest method to regulate my T levels.

I also liked the bio-identical creams, but they smelled strange to me, and they made my sweat smell different too.

 

[Chrome87]

Re: Have you looked into pellets

After having tried gels, creams, shots and pills, pellets have been a very pleasant surprise. Other than being a pain in the butt due to the minor incisions, this has been the most consistent release and easiest method to regulate my T levels.

I also liked the bio-identical creams, but they smelled strange to me, and they made my sweat smell different too.

I just got the androgel pump and my Doc up the dosage to 7.5. I was taking the Gel 5gm, My last blood test showed my over all test at 302. I wish I could get that doubled, or more and see if there would be a noticable difference.

 

[5150guy]

Re: Have you looked into pellets

I just got the androgel pump and my Doc up the dosage to 7.5. I was taking the Gel 5gm, My last blood test showed my over all test at 302. I wish I could get that doubled, or more and see if there would be a noticable difference.

Where are you applying the androgel? Is the Total T of 302 after the increase to 7.5 gm or before?

 

[Chrome87]

Re: Have you looked into pellets

Where are you applying the androgel? Is the Total T of 302 after the increase to 7.5 gm or before?

Total T was at the 5 gm. I use to apply it to my stomach area, but for the last several weeks I have been putting it on my shoulder/upper arm. I thought maybe avoiding the hair on my stomach may let it absorb better.

 

[manboy]

the gel seems pretty hit or miss don't it? Some guys get there numbers very high on it, some are actually lower on it. At 302 I would say it isn't working (at least not enough). Your doc not interested in getting it higher? I know he/she upped the androgel dose but sadly for you I don't see it jumping very high with that. Maybe trying it twice a day would work better. My doc is ok with working to get mine around 1000 as he is a friend of mine and wants even his to be 800. He is looking into compounded transdermals, so they make it whatever he needs to get his levels to that and I will my injectables compounded to whatever I need (within reason of course). I'm starting at 100mg a week, but will continue to up it til it gets where I want it.

 

[Clicked]

IMO, gel's or creams are a huge pain in the ass. I was on them for a few years, and beng on a weekly injection has been so much better.

No more:
- having to put on twice a day
- gel nor absorbing, and shows as a white mark when it drys
- gel + living in Florida = sweating = make a mess of the gel
- worried about how soon I could come in contact with others


Then again, this is only my opinion...

 

[VintageStrat]

Gotta side with "Clicked" here................I used Gel for about a year, it wasn't all that bad, I did "feel it " but I was always worried about hugging my Kids.
Now, with Test C every week, its a much more noticible effect and less worrisome for me.

 

[Clicked]

I was applying once per day, and then it was bumped to twice. Ended up being an inconvenience

More than a few times.... "you have something on your arm". I look at the inside of my forearms and there is a white residue left over.

Then there is the sweating, and feeling it mix with the gel.

IMO, Shots = easier, cleaner, and more stable levels