Axiron Withdrawal? (Top voted first)

I've been taking Axiron 2 pumps per day for 4 months now and the results have been nothing short of amazing. Much more energy and the libido of a 25 year old. Doc ordered a blood test and said T-level is "off the chart" and cut the dosage 50% last week. Now I angry all the time as well as sad, depresses and frustrated. This sucks!

Anyone out there had a similar experience?

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The same thing happened to me. My first level was 238 and I'm only 36. I used two pumps of axiron every day for a month. My T level went up to 719 and I felt great. The PA told me to go down to one pump a day and 2 pumps if I felt that I needed it. Levels went down to 358 then 77. I was sent to a Urologist. He said that my body was still producing some testosterone at first and that it will eventually stop because of Testosteone replacement. I was told that testosterone replacement therapy was a "one way street " and that once I start I can't stop. I went back to 2 pumps a day for 4 weeks and my level is only 156 now.
You could ask for your levels to be checked. They might be lower now since you lowered the dose.

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@Ed,

Sorry to hear about your experience with Axiron. It sounds to me like your levels immediately went plummeting down as soon as he lowered your dosage; especially since your body could've possibly stopped producing it's own testosterone four months into treatment. Maybe cutting it by 50% was just a little too drastic and perhaps starting with a 25% cut would've been more appropriate?

Have you spoken with your doctor since the change? It may be a good idea to keep him informed with how you're feeling so he can start thinking twice about his determinations from that moment forward.

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