Riven, no I wish I did have some family that understood but I don't, I have to do this for me to make sure its the right step to take. There are many reasons why I am doing this and I won't go into them. I do have one freind close by helping me and he is a geat support and I also have a TG friend who is very supportive. I will tell you this 2 days into this I have not felt any depression but I have had a rather lethargic feeling, also I seem to pee alot, another thing is i still get erect but it takes a bit more work than normal oh well this is what i wanted woohoo!

And I do thank all of those who are watching this thread and wishing me well I will try to keep it updated as much as I can.

AtlantaJim, hmmmm ok AJ

Thanks for the advice Bobbie, First time I tried cyproterone acetate I took 1 x 50mg tablet daily. Second time I only took 1/4 of a tablet (12.5 mg) daily, but the effects were still too much of a shock to my system. But info about this drug on Inhouse Pharmacy's web-site does say that as little as 10mg per week is enough for some guys. It might be that I'm one of those who needs only a tiny dose. So far I have only really considered daily dosing, but it might be that trying 1/8 of a tab (if I can cut them that small) every other day would be a better starting dose for me. My mind boggles when I read of guys starting on 200mg daily.

AtlantaJim, It sounds like you're tolerating the drug very well so far. I needed to pee a lot too, and my urine flow was much better than usual. The only thing I could put that down to prostate shrinkage. Amazing how quickly that happenned.

Wow 1,110+ views thats pretty cool, well here is an update, other than the lethargy(sp) and needing to pee alot, up till this morning I had not noticed any real changes. This moring it happened! I had a hot flash what an experience that was at frist I was not even sure what it was, then it dawned on me oh boy was that an experience 4 days in and a hot flash, erections still happen just and I may be imagining (read wishfull thinking) that they seem a little less turgid. Well thought I would update every one. Have a great day and as Riven has tagged me,

AJ

Sounds like you're doing fine so far AJ. Hope those hot flushes don't bother you in the night like they did me when I was on cyproterone acetate. Another poster said he felt that his sleep requirement was much lower when his T was very low. I remember thinking I didn't feel tired enough to sleep through the discomfort of my hot flushes. I wasn't getting waves of heat as some people seem to, but at night I suffered from hot prickly legs. I don't think I'd have minded sleepless nights if I'd felt more awake during the day, but bit by bit I was becoming more lethargic and I assumed that was because I couldn't sleep properly at night. Anyway, I hope it continues well for you. Keep us posted either way.

Jim, it's good to see your thread. I think the dosage of 2 X 50mg a day is just fine too. I'm sure that you'll notice quite a few changes quite soon and I expect they'll be what you're looking for. Keep us posted and best wishes.

Hi AtlantaJim-

Thanks for sharing your journey with us. I look forward to reading your posts has you roll towards becoming a Eunuch.

Your use of starting a "current stats" is useful. Did you get your testosterone count/level checked before you started?

Good Luck & All The Best!-TgEunuch

Well here is the 5 day in update, and TGeunuch contrary to advice I have recived and because I live in the southern us (read bible belt) I am doing this without medical supervision, I know, I know not the smartest thing in the world but this is something I have to do. Well here is where things stand at 5 days in:

Mild testicular pain like a case of "blue balls" but livable,

Hot flashes but nothing like the first one I had,

Erections are still there but less frequent,

Ejacultate volumn is lower than before

I do not seem as obsesses with masterbation and it takes work , a little more anyway to get off

And I am very run down

Otherwise all appears well, so like I said I will keep all posted.

AJ

AtlantaJim (imported) wrote: Sun Feb 15, 2009 1:42 pm Well here is the 5 day in update, and TGeunuch contrary to advice I have recived and because I live in the southern us (read bible belt) I am doing this without medical supervision, I know, I know not the smartest thing in the world but this is something I have to do. Well here is where things stand at 5 days in:

Mild testicular pain like a case of "blue balls" but livable,

Hot flashes but nothing like the first one I had,

Erections are still there but less frequent,

Ejacultate volumn is lower than before

I do not seem as obsesses with masterbation and it takes work , a little more anyway to get off

And I am very run down

Otherwise all appears well, so like I said I will keep all posted.

AJ

Thanks for the update AtlantaJim. Some of the effects you are having are not from 5 days of taking siterone (androcur or cyprotetone acetate). Those effects would be more like several weeks of taking the drug. This drug stops the production of tesosterone. You body has a supply that is already made in your body and will remain there for some time. You are expericing the presebo effect or wishfull thinking. Blueballs is more masterbation related.

Bobbie, I kind of figured thats what it was and I wanted to hear it from some one else so I thank you, I think getting input from others who have gone this route is Important I have a strong desire for this and I fear what I have been feeling is all in my mind because I want this so bad. I have followed the advice of the others her for a while in reference to dosages and such but it seems like no one here has really spent time telling there feelings and perceptions. I am hoping to do that of course, taking into account that my desire my cloud my perceptions, so take my observations for what they are worth. And all input is appreciated.

AJ

You are very much 'not alone' in this AJ. I am rooting for you here mate. I think it was bobbie who (recently) pointed out to me that some of my side effects were from the excitement of actually being castrated at last, and I think he was right. There was a tremendous feeling of elation when I started taking cyproterone acetate. The feeling of relaxation that came over me was very interesting. I still don't know if that was physical (because my testosterone was going down already) or psychological, due to the satisfaction of at last getting on with something I'd fantasised about doing for so long. I was so excited I was masturbating several times a day to start with. But the hot flushes were not imaginary and I found it difficult to sleep. How's your sleep?

I gave up taking the drug after only a week but the side effects continued for some time. In fact I became impotent by the end of the second week and the hot flushes persisted for about 3 or 4 weeks at least. My mood was also a bit up and down over the following few weeks and I had a few flashes of very bad temper. I have a feeling that if you need to quit this drug you should come off it very slowly. I expect the rise in testosterone is like puberty only much faster. Hopefully, you won't feel the need to quit, but If you do, it might be an idea to half the dose instead, and see if you feel any better after a week or two. The main thing is to expect a delay before you feel any different after either quitting or altering the dose.