ANDROGEL Reviews (TESTOSTERONE)

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ANDROGEL  (TESTOSTERONE):  This medicated gel contains testosterone. It is used for hormone replacement in men who are not able to produce enough testosterone (e.g., hypogonadism). This medication is absorbed through the skin, enters your bloodstream, and helps your body reach normal testosterone levels. Testosterone helps the body to develop and maintain the male sexual characteristics (masculinity), such as a deep voice and body hair. It also helps to maintain muscle and prevent bone loss, and is necessary for natural sexual ability/desire. This drug should not be used by women.   FDA Approval Date: 2000-02-28 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 1  Low testosteone One thing i noticed was my chloresterol raised. Before i began testosterone my chloresterol was in the ideal range. I started getting visual issues ( no visual issues before testosterone) and my sleep was awful. Blood tests showed my testosterone was just not meeting the required level while my chloresterol was getting higher. I decided to stop, much to the annoyance of the endocrinologist. Well surprise surprise, my sleep is good, eye test showed improvement and chloresterol dropped. I am a tually feeling better without it M 5 years
1X day
12/7/2023
 1  Low T Cholesterol shot up and vision was blurry. All bloods like liver, renal, bone profile and full blood count was good. My testosterone was 4!!!!!!! Odd how even with low T my energy levels and libido and cholesterol and vision all improved when i stopped it M 56 0 days
1X day
1/14/2023
 1  Pituitary Adenoma Insomnia, Anxiety and hot flashes. Great for libido but literally killed my sleep. M 42 30 days
25 mg 1X day
6/7/2021
 1  Low testosterone Hairy belly and upper arms. No increase in testosterone. Gained 50 pounds. No increase in strength. High blood pressure. Pain in knees and feet. Everybody was right. Get injectable testosterone. Using generic gel from Israel. May be bunk. M 50 6 months
10
11/16/2015
 1  Low testosterone Testicles shrunk, rapid weight gain, hair thinning, fatigue returned to previous levels (I.e. terrible) , testicles would rise up into my body which they never did before. I initially had a testosterone injection at the doctors office when he prescribed androgel. I felt great until the injection wore off and then I was worse than before. Any weight I lost in the first 2 weeks came with interest and there was nothing I could do about it. I am having a hard time persuading doctprs to switch me to self injections but either way, I am done with androgel. It's a waste of time and 2 pumps, which is nothing, costs over $80 per month with insurance, compared to $10 for the injectable stuff. You are meant to take it in the morning so it wears off by night. Why would anybody want a strong libido at night? No wait, that is the only time I want it. M 34 3 months
2 pumps 1X day
3/29/2015
 1  Low Testosterone Beware, initial effectiveness rapidly dissappeared after 3 months. Initial prescription daily level temporarily raised T-level from 220 to 420 at my 1 month blood test, but then after 3 months at same AndroGel level next blood test showed T-level dropped to 200. Dr. about doubled AndroGel prescription which temporarily raised level to 400, but then again dropped back to about 250 after another coupled months. Switched to IM weekly injections of Testosterone Cypionate which REALLY works well. Its my understanding that the loss of effectiveness of AndroGel is caused by the skin (epidermis) layer developing over time an increased ability to convert AndroGel to a form of estrogen, which is not good for guys to have elevated. Injections bypass skin layer so no loss of effectiveness of treatment over time. I'm now maintaining a constant high 500 range. I really question that research on AndroGel's effectiveness over time. M 51
1X day
2/22/2015
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 1  Hypogonadism - low energy Heightened aggressiveness. Felt like I would get angry more easily. Shrunken testicles. Slightly elevated muscle mass. I recommend not getting on this medication unless you absolutely have to. I believe that it has some real benefits for some people, but it is very expensive, so imagine what it would be like to be on it and lose your insurance. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on how you look at it), the medication never really raised my testosterone levels even to the middle of the normal range, so weaning myself off of it was not a big deal. After discussing it with my Dr. (VERY IMPORTANT), I dropped the dosage by one pump (I was at 6/day) every two weeks, and have been completely off of it now for well over a week, and feel fine. There were a few days while I was weaning myself off of it that I felt a bit strange, and I have experienced a bit more muscle soreness, but nothing I can't tolerate. M 43 5 years
6 pumps 1X day
1/28/2015
 1  Low Testosterone After roughly 3 weeks on Androgel I started feeling the "urge" to urinate, even if there was hardly any urine to void. This would wake me up sometimes 5 times per night. I also noticed some testicular shrinkage. I had to stop because of the urination problems. Had a total workup at the urologist with no prostate swelling detected, no infection. It was definitely the Androgel. M 53 3 months
2.5 mg. 1X day
3/19/2012
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 1  Low Test Hot Flashes , anxiety , BP shot up to 160/90. Got test up to 650 but bad side effects. M 41 1 months
150 mg 1X day
8/24/2010
 2  low testosterone (Kleinfelters dise Low testosterone,depression,very low sex drive! Pain in nuts! When I 1st started taking it 10 yrs ago I was around 240 taking one packet a day.big time weight gain but only to my stomach area. Went in for a check up last wk and I am a number 9!!!! NO TESTOSTERONE!!!!! Which explains why I have NO SEX DRIVE!!! My doctor is now prescribed me 20mg daily! She must think money grows on trees!!! Having trouble maintaining a erection! Every since the bump in dosage I've been getting very dizzy .what else is out there that I could take? M 35 10 days
20mg daily
4/3/2015
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 2  Hypogonadism together with diabetes Constant testicular pain; Complete loss of the ability to get or maintain an erection; Increased nipple sensitivity; Felt like I was being chemically castrated DO NOT BELIEVE THE HYPE - This drug did nothing but shrink my testicles and penis, give me constant testicle pain (like the after-effects of being kicked) and destroyed not just my libido, but my ability to get or maintain anything resembling an erection. It just doesn't work. I'm so frustrated and angry to read near universal acclaim for this "miracle" drug, when literally every symptom I went to my doctor to address has gotten incrementally worse on Androgel. My testosterone level was at approximately 250 when I was prescribed the gel; but after 2 months at 2 pumps a day, I had dropped to 170. Now a month later on 3 pumps, I can't escape the "kicked in the balls" feeling, and I simply can't perform sexually. It's an absolute nightmare. And I just cannot believe that I'm the only one affected like this. M 44 3 months
60.75 mg 1X day
1/13/2014
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 2  Low T Never had anxiety disorder, but if I do get anxious now it tends to compound on itself and is tougher to control. DEFINITELY lost a lot of useless body fat and look leaner! Morning erections improved from absolutely non-existent to frequent. Still cannot maintain erection with wife without help from Levitra and now needing higher dose of that just to get erect at all. Frustrating to say the least even though Doc says it could take up to a year to NOT need Levitra. Still have "foggy" feeling mentally and no tremendous upswing in energy. M 44 6 months
5mg. 1X day
12/5/2011
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 2  Low testosterone Pain in left testicle. Insomnia. It took me 2 1/2 weeks to be able to take a nap. I also had constant pain in my left testicle. M 48 2 months
5 grams 1X day
9/10/2010
 2  Low FREE testosterone,low sex drive A minor irritation develops but only if I apply it onto the belly area. There is no irritation if I apply it to the shoulders and/or arms. It's a messy process to try to apply it. You can't get overdosed; these packets hold too much gel. It takes up to 5 minutes to apply it. New worries are the timing, the smell, and the wasted gel (i.e. some of this stuff gets onto the hands and gets wasted every day), and the price. It's overpriced, but you can get testosterone from compounding pharmacists, for a lot less. Androgel 1% testosterone gel (at both 2.5g/pack and 5.0 g/pack dose) has a positive effect on me, but only in the first 2-3 days. After 2-3 days, body feedback kicks in and it has ZERO effect on me. From the 3rd day on it's a waste of time and money. My total testosterone is normal (at 846 ng/dl). The challenge is the FREE testosterone at 1.3 mg/dl. Another challenge is the med lab. Their normal range of FREE testosterone should be 19 - 94, NOT 0.66 - 3.3 (mg/dl). A BIG difference! But, try to tell this to them! M 57 60 days
10/24/2009
 2  Low Testosterone Headaches and dizzyness. Very messy to apply and stinks of rubbing alcohol. The side effects for me were within 30 minutes after applying. Only took for two days. Switched to Androderm and like it much, much better. M 45 2 days
3/9/2008
 3  Low Testosterone Started 1.6% Androgel in the Army. Same Dosage over 22 years. One pump per Shoulder/Upper Arm. Started at 175 Total Test and 26 Free Test. Never got any higher than 325 over 22 years. Fired my Doctor. Stopped taking it and went holistic...lots of spinach and mushrooms and working out. Just had my labs done again by the VA and I'm 166 Total and 26.7 Free. Ultra Low T. They prescribed Androgel 1.6% again. Wow...Overall it does improve my typical Low T Symptoms a little. Very little improvement in the ED Department. Some attitude and irritability improvements. Very little workout improvements. 65yo Athletic Male at 70" and 240lbs(Former Weightlifter). Weight Loss has been impossible over the past year. Tried everything from Atkins to Keto to Egg Diet to 7 Day Cabbage Soup Diet(the worst one out there), etc... This Prescription ends in 2 months and I will start Injectables of Testosterone Enanthate 250 at 125mg per week at 2x per week for 2 months. New Lab work at the end of 8 weeks and an evaluation of how I feel from A-Z. I know I will NEVER get anywhere near 500-600 Total with Androgel. Current Prescription is $1100 per month paid for by Insurance. Injectable with 8 syringes is $12 per month. Yeah, this is a No Brainer for me... M 65 22 years
40.5mg 1X day
9/3/2020
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 3  vericoles Skin irritation sleepy Afraid of high colesterol Blood pressure and many other things doc didn't tell me about other than that I think it's great M 48 5 days
5
10/19/2015
 3  low testosterone Shrinkage of testicles, excessive hair grown, Weight loss, and loss of appetite I benefited from some increase in libido. However required heavy reliance on Cialis. Was able to maintain alertness and no longer falling asleep during the day. Was motivated to start weightlifting without any weight gain though. M 65 2 years
4 pumps/da
5/15/2015
 3  Low Testosterone (72) Pain in nads, extreme fatigue and extreme insomnia, zero energy Androgel cares about marketing to Wall Street types to gain more clients. Abbott is not interested in targeting the people who have REAL problems M 35 1 years
5 mg 1X day
12/9/2012
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 3  Low T Very vivid dreams, unusual moods, blood sugar changes I have taken Androgel for 2 months now and I have experienced an elevated mood, slightly higher sex drive, clearer thinking and more energy. M 61 2 months
One pump 1X day
8/20/2012
  

ANDROGEL  (TESTOSTERONE):  This medicated gel contains testosterone. It is used for hormone replacement in men who are not able to produce enough testosterone (e.g., hypogonadism). This medication is absorbed through the skin, enters your bloodstream, and helps your body reach normal testosterone levels. Testosterone helps the body to develop and maintain the male sexual characteristics (masculinity), such as a deep voice and body hair. It also helps to maintain muscle and prevent bone loss, and is necessary for natural sexual ability/desire. This drug should not be used by women.   FDA Approval Date: 2000-02-28 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

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