Update switching from Gel to Shots.

[pmgamer18]

This is my 5th. week on 100 mg. shots of Depo Testosterone shots. I have been on TRT for the last 21 yrs. I found that the shot I got last Tue. made my ears ring so loud I had a hard time hearing. Also the shot did not do much I was feeling run down since last Sunday. But this morning the ringing "Tinnitus" was gone I have had this on and off since having Low T. I don't know and my Dr.'s don't know if it has anything to do with Low T. but can't rule it out.

As for my joint & muscle pain I am sore in the morning but I over did it last week cleaning after the painters were done. Yet if I go into my Spa for 30 min. I am good for the rest of the day. So I feel the shots do relieve the pain.

Yet I do feel my levels have gone down a lot and feel that I was on to much T meds doing 10 grams of Testim and getting a 100 mg. shot. Doing this gave me relieve from the pain but drove my E2 Estradiol nuts. Now at night I am not sweating and to hot I am cold back to normal.

I go in next week to do a blood test so I am not sure how things look.
Phil

 

[Astrozombie]

I'm interested to hear your update when it is available. What was your daily dosage for the gel? I just converted over from the 5mg daily gel to 100mg weekly Cyprionate about three weeks ago.

 

[pmgamer18]

No problem I have been on TRT for over 21 yrs. I have been on every type of TRT that has been out. I ended up on the Gels but doing the max dose of 10 grams did not make me feel good. I had bad ED, could not reach an orgasm, low pain in my prostate, panic attacks, and suffered a lot of fatigue. I found out all of this was from my E2 Estradiol being to high. After getting it down my T levels jumped why up above the normal range. At this time I was doing 10 grams of Testim gel and getting a 200 mg. shot every other week. So my Dr. stopped the shots but as time went on my joints and muscles started to hurt I am 61. We tried the Vioxx then Celebrex no help. After a time of this it was so bad I had trouble walking. My levels have always been between 800 to 1000 Total T. Doing 10 grams of Testim my levels were 600 but the thinking was if your E2 is down you can get by on less T meds. I was reading back in my planner I write how I feel in it. Looking back 5 some yrs. I was getting a lot of bladder infections and this was making my T. levels drop the first thing I would feel was sore joints and muscles so I told my Dr. this and he added shots back to my gel. Doing this gave me relief from the pain but drove my E2 nuts. My Dr. did not want to take me off the Testim why I never could figure out. But when I pushed him to just give me shots because it did not make sense to do both and the shot made the pain go away he gave in. I am on a lot less T today and am feeling good I know my levels are not anywhere near 800 to 1000. My next step is to get my Dr. to give me Hcg along with the shots.
Here is a link about it.
Phil
http://www.ironlife.com/mag/issue13/crisler.shtml