Testim

[SinginHawk]

I am taking 1 1/2 tuve Testim. Someone mentioned to me that sometimes the gels are absorbed quickly in some men and can cause irritability insomnia, etc. Compounded creams are better. It seems that when I put on my gel a little while later I get hot flashes and sweating and irritable.

 

[earthdog]

I wonder if weekly 100mg T cyp or eth. shots would be a better treatment for you. Many of the guys here have switched from gels/creams to shots and are doing much better on the shots. That way your levels are stable. You might be particularly sensitive to the up-n-down T levels, which Swale has stated can cause night sweats.

 

[SinginHawk]

E2

I think I am very sensitive to the E2. This all started when my E2 went up to 49, high on th range 50, on 2 tubes of Testim. My level now is total T 522, Free 159. I will get the E2 next week and the DHT. I read an article on high Estrogen and I have all the symptoms from flashes to jitters to lack of orgasm.

Any idea what the symptoms of low E2 are. I am taking Dim but can't seem to get the right dose.

 

[SWALE]

In response to your initial statement, I have no experience to suggest that is true.

You want the gel/cream absorbed as quickly as possible. That way, more is made available should you need to shower or swim. Also, less may be accidentally transferred to either clothing or physical contact personnel.

The flesh of the skin is the actual reservoir for distribution of the medication, not the surface.