ANDROGEL Reviews (TESTOSTERONE)Average Rating: 3.4 (57 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ANDROGEL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ANDROGEL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Hypogonadism | Positive side effects only at this time. My sweating/perspiring for no apparent reason has ceased Androgel has also helped me with my battle against depression. Low testosterone can cause and/or contribute to depressive illness. | My doctor prescribed Androgel after I complained repeatedly about sweating/perspiring for no apparent reason. Blood tests indicated very low testosterone level. I was having hot flashes, just like women have during menopause. It's really important to monitor testosterone levels while on Androgel. The effects of too much testosterone can be worse than too little. I also suffer from depression which can be aggravated by too little testosterone in a man's body. Men: If you're suffering from depression, have blood work done to check your testosterone level! | M | 58 | 1 years 25mg 1X day | 4/25/2010 | 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 | 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 | 5 | Low T | None | I didn't think I was suffering any of the Low T symptoms I read online. My levels tested in the 150 range - which is extremely low apparently. Dr. left it up to me whether to treat or not. I decided to give it a try and I am so glad I did. Around the third day, my energy level and emotional outlook was greatly improved. I'm going to get back in the gym next week. It's been over a year. | M | 45 | 7 days 7.5 1X day | 3/18/2011 | 4 | Low T | Grew hair on my chest for first time! Occasional increased libido. | The main effect was mood. I used to suffer from depression. I didn't have a dramatic personality change, I just don't have this painful depressed feeling. If you're older and depressed, check your T before going on anti-depressants or long psychotherapy. Hasn't done much for my libido or erections, but that's not why I take it. I just switched to injected T because I had to slather Androgel all over to get my T to an acceptable levels. Gross, but you get used to it. | M | 60 | 3 years 6 mg 1X day | 4/9/2011 | 3 | dizzyness, no sex drive, monster energy and always working out. | I have hypogonadism, androgel is most effective way to keep most level application of testostrone. 40 years on testostrone thearpy | M | 49 | 5 months 10mg 1X day | 6/4/2011 | 5 | Confirmed Low T | 3 days after beginning the treatment, I was feeling like a new man... felt 25 instead of 45. I did get some big pimples that went away. This was a life changing experience that has only had fantastic results. I feel like a million $ and my wife love my high libido. | On 4/29/2011 my Total Testosterone was 159.0 ng/dL and my free level was 36.4 pg/mL - my Urologist looked back and found that I had been under 400 for the past 4 years and under 300 for the past 3 years.... and just continually dropped. I started my Androgel Therapy with the Pump taking 4 pumps a day and in two weeks or so (5/26/2011) I had another blood test... My Total level had jumped to 592.0 ng/dL and the free level was at 175.2 pg/mL. The best part is that I feel like a million bucks and change. I feel like I can conquer the world on most days and I dont worry at all about things that would have normally made me anxious and severely depressed (suicidal). I had moderate sleep apnea, which went away in about 3-4 days and I found that I began dreaming almost every night, which I hadnt done in years! The little stuff like wanting to stretch after a good nights sleep... amazing. The foggy memory was gone in a week or so and was back to my old self. My Libido went off the charts in 3 days and was at my wife constantly! She loves it! It seems like my prostate began working again since my ejaculate volume began to increase... it was down to almost 0, pre therapy... that took time to come back... so to speak. My erections got moderately better, but still am needing some Viagra to help a bit... my dr say that I probably wont need the viagra in a few months as the things that went away will come back | M | 45 | 4 months 5mg 1X day | 10/2/2011 | 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 | 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 | 5 | low t and depression | no side effects. | Androgel was a life changer for me. Eliminated my depression and raised my t levels to where they always should have been.My sex life improved tremendously and had alot more energy.I am 59 now and my insurance just stopped paying for my medicine. I cannot afford it so I stopped it last week. I feel terrible now and all of my symptoms have returned. | M | 59 | 7 years 10gm 1X day | 5/22/2012 | 5 | Low T | None negative - all positive. | Recently tested for the first time. I am age 50. My testosterone was 220-240! Very low. Have suffered from depression, moodiness, low energy, low libido,some ED, wasting body strength for the last year. Am on Cymbalta 60mg/day with added 10mg Deplin (methyl folic acid). Started Androgel four days ago. Incredible! Sleeping better, clear mind, muscles and body feel incredibly strong. Have a better sense of well-being. I hope it continues this way, because I feel much much better. And libido is up and penis seems to be responding. | M | 50 | 4 days 1.625% Pum 1X day | 7/29/2012 | 3 | Low T (250) | Major water retention. | This is driving me crazy. I would try this for 1 month and quit becasue of major water retention. But it did make me feel better over all so I tried it again. I did this for 6 months. Im frustrated. Im wondering if I stay on it will the water retention go away. I was using 2 pumps whcih put me at 403 then after a month it dropped to 288 so the Dr put me up to 3 pumps. Not sure what my levels are yet. Anyone know if the water retention goes away after a while? | M | 42 | 6 months 3 Pumps 1X day | 8/6/2012 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 5 | Hypogonadism from brain tumor | Mild acne, testicular atrophy | M | 57 | 4 years 81 daily | 4/6/2014 | 5 | 1 1/2 years | trouble sleeping if take it too late | you have to pry out my hands. miracle drug i was very low below 100 now normal is 800 | M | 63 | 1.5 years 7.5gm 1X day | 5/18/2014 | 5 | Low T and energy | This was a godsend for me. I now have a very healthy sexual drive and great energy. I've not experienced any of the side effects mentioned here. | Love it!!!! | M | 52 | 2 years 2 pumps | 11/22/2014 | 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 | 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 |