Androcur not working as well as I would like

[leonardcr (imported)]

I have now been on androcur and temoxoflin for 5 months. For the most part I am loving it, but I don't think it is quite as effective as I would like. I still have sexual desires and spontaneous erections. Not nearly as often as I used to, but still more than I would like. I've tried upping the dosage and it doesn't seem to help. One piece of advice I keep getting is to go ahead and get surgical castrated. My plan was to give it a year on the meds before making any plans for surgery. I'm wondering if that is really my only option or if I should try something else first.

Any and all advice is welcome.

[Dekeldoh (imported)]

I'd like to point out that there's no guarantee surgery will offer better results. I'm approaching 4 months of surgical castration and I still get stiff morning wood at least once a week whilst masturbating 5 times per week. Although... I'm only 22, I don't have spontaneous erections during the day without accompanying stimuli, and I can abstain very easily. I might even say I have no sexual desires, but enjoy the stress relief, exercise, and natural sleep aid offered by petting my turtle.

Check your T levels. That could help you figure out how well Androcur is actually working. If they're as low as expected, then there's less chance surgical castration will do better.

[JessicaH (imported)]

How much of each medication are you taking?

[leonardcr (imported)]

50mg androcur (I have pushed that up to 100mg a couple of times) and 10mg temoxoflin (up to 20mg)

[JessicaH (imported)]

Many have to use 150 mg of androcur for 2-3 weeks before dropping to 100mg. Don’t lower dosage until you get the result you want.

[leonardcr (imported)]

I will give that a try. How long can that be maintained before there are health risks?

[MikeGrant (imported)]

Get your T levels tested. You can get a kit through the mail, it's easy.

[leonardcr (imported)]

That I did not know. How do I get the test through the mail?

[ambiguous (imported)]

In the UK there is an online site that does finger prick hormone profile tests.

"Medichecks" I think they are called.

I would guess they or someone similar would be operating in the States as well.

[Dekeldoh (imported)]

There are several finger prick/saliva tests on Amazon where you mail in the results. There are also several websites where you pay online and then go to a lab. I can't afford any of 'em.