6 month chemical castration update

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It's been at least 5-6 months since my last post so I thought that it was long overdue for an update. Back on July 21 I started with two 150 mg injections of depo provera. I wasn't sure what regime to go on and after about the first week I began feeling run down. I don't know what caused it but it was gone by week 3. I took my 3rd and final shot during the 3rd week of August. At that point I hadn't noticed any changes. The changes started to take effect for me at around week 6. It was at that point where it was becoming obvious that my T levels were falling. Not only was my sex drive at least cut in half but it became much harder to achieve and even tougher to maintain an erection. There were a few times where I gave up masturbating before anything happened because my arm felt like it was going to fall off and my erection kept fading on me. All the nighttime, morning, and spontaneous erections went away after about I guess week 5-6.

My sex drive was still low at the first week of September which was about 2.5 months into my treatment. At that point I decided that I liked that way that I felt and that I wanted to try something stronger. I then switched to 50 mg of Androcur a day which I started at about the 3rd week of September. After about a month my sex drive started to fizzle out to nothing and so did my erections. It wasn't all at once but I noticed a big difference by Halloween. It's now been about 4 months since I started on Androcur and far as I can tell my testicles have shut down. It's been about 2 months since I tried to masturbate and nothing happened and I haven't tried it since, nor have I had any erections either.

Overall, I feel a lot better than I did. I'm calmer and more content and I'm no longer ruled by my sex drive. It hasn't been totally perfect though, I've had to deal with the side effects of little or no testosterone. When I was on DP I didn't notice anything but sexual side effects. After a little over a month on Androcur I noticed that I got cold easier and that I was having minor hot flashes throughout the day and while I was sleeping because I've waken up many mornings a little damp with sweat. I'm also dealing with some fatigue issues, it's not severe but it's there. I haven't had any depression or any really bad side effects that I can't handle so far. I can say that other than being tired a lot easier that I've gained weight since being castrated. So far I've gain about 20 pounds and what I've noticed that it seems like I've given up sex for snacking. I've never been big on sweets but over the last 4 plus months I've been going for the sugar to boost my energy level. And as a result I've gotten bigger from constant snacking which has now turned into a habit with cravings.

That's about it, I'm pretty much a eunuch now but with testicles. I can't really say that I've noticed any real shrinkage in my testicles but there could be some because I didn't measure them before I started on the medication. My penis is definitely smaller because it no longer holds as much blood. Most of the time it's inside out and nearly flush with my body. The feeling of that happening took a few months to get used to and now I don't notice it anymore.

Well best of luck to everyone. I might post again, it's hard to say. My mind is on other things now which is one of the reasons for becoming a eunuch. I'm going to be on Androcur for at least a year before I go for something permanent.

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