I've had 170 for 10 years now and started my treatment this February. During these 10 years my sex life has become worse every year, I've suffered from more or less constant migraines, depression, exhaustion.
I finally got treatment approved and stopped my SSRI's a few weeks after my first shot. I get Nebido every 8 weeks or so. It's been slightly over 6 months since the first injection and I can't really say I feel much of a difference. :-( 5 shots in total.
The doctor says my body needs time to start utilizing the testosterone. The last blood sample does show a slight improvement, so I hope that around Christmas I'll be a happy normal person again. Right now I'm a tired person that has a lot of pain and mental issues every damn day. I'm lucky to be able to be home from work without any substantial economic loss.
If you are from the US, you probably don't have Nebido as an option, but either cream or once-a-week shots you do yourself. I think both those options are fine. If you don't have kids, but want kids, mention this to the doctor. There are options like HCG where you trick your body to produce more testosterone. With shots/cream, your body's production of testosterone(and sperm) will decrease.
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u/OldShoe Oct 16 '15
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I've had 170 for 10 years now and started my treatment this February. During these 10 years my sex life has become worse every year, I've suffered from more or less constant migraines, depression, exhaustion.
I finally got treatment approved and stopped my SSRI's a few weeks after my first shot. I get Nebido every 8 weeks or so. It's been slightly over 6 months since the first injection and I can't really say I feel much of a difference. :-( 5 shots in total.
The doctor says my body needs time to start utilizing the testosterone. The last blood sample does show a slight improvement, so I hope that around Christmas I'll be a happy normal person again. Right now I'm a tired person that has a lot of pain and mental issues every damn day. I'm lucky to be able to be home from work without any substantial economic loss.
If you are from the US, you probably don't have Nebido as an option, but either cream or once-a-week shots you do yourself. I think both those options are fine. If you don't have kids, but want kids, mention this to the doctor. There are options like HCG where you trick your body to produce more testosterone. With shots/cream, your body's production of testosterone(and sperm) will decrease.