6 month check up.

[hoosierdad (imported)]

Hello all, just wanted to post notes from my 6 month follow up appointment with my doc and pose a few questions.

I started taking 50 mg of Androcur daily in Jan. and at my 3 month check up T levels were still near 300 ng/dl. I have upped my dosage by taking 100mg (50mg 2x daily) Siterone since May. I had blood work done and reviewed with Doc in July. All tests show everything is working ok with my body at this stage in my Chemical Castration. T levels had only dropped to 230 ng/dl, not nearly as low as I was hoping after doubling my dosage. I was still having problems with a high libido and asked Doc about adding Tamoxifen. He agreed and I started taking 20 mg daily. After 30 days, no signs of change at all. Libido still very high and I always seemed tired. I stopped the Tamoxifen 2 weeks ago and things seem to be returning to my new normal. I do have less energy than before I started Chem Cast, but I am not having any other real side effects.

I am a bit confused as to why my T levels are just below normal range with the dosage I am taking but I guess I am just one of the lucky ones who has strong Testes.

I have been reading about how meds are processed by the body and it seems that any meds taken orally must pass through the liver before they are absorbed into the blood stream and that if they can be absorbed directly into the blood stream they do a much better job. I just yesterday started taking my Siterone sub-lingualy by letting it dissolve under my tongue. Is anyone else using this method to take their Anti-Androgens with good results?

So far I am very pleased with the results of taking Siterone and how it has improved my relationship with my wife. She said she is very happy with the fact that she does not feel pressured anymore to have sex and that has made her more caring in bed. Next Appointment with Doc in Feb 2012. Hoping things continue to go well and maybe even get better as the meds work on my body.

[Caith721 (imported)]

I never had to take Siterone sub-lingually. Thankfully it worked well for me simply taking it twice daily like you do. Once it was working well after a few weeks of this, I dropped to once daily at 50 mg. Why the FDA has never approved it for use in the US, I'll never understand. All of the side effects are only apparent at much higher dosages, starting at 300 mg/day. These high doses were typically used only for advanced cases of testicular or prostatic cancer.

[unencumbered (imported)]

Hoping things continue to go well and maybe even get better as the meds work on my body.

I took Siterone for one and a half years and for the most part of that time 50mg a day, plus 20mg of Tamoxifen. It seemed that the effects were cumulative, even after six months. I think that it was more like a year before my body experienced all, and had adapted fully to, the changes. I continued another six months before making up my mind that this is what I want for sure. That's when I began alcohol injections to make it permanent.

My wife appreciates the fact that I no longer need sex in our relationship, as do I.

[nullorchis (imported)]

There are a number of things that will lower your testosterone level, such as drinking alcohol on a regular basis. More than likely you need about 100mg twice a day, but not for a long period of time. Depending on how healthy your liver is, or is not, long term high use can cause liver damage or worsen a bad liver. Siterone is not a drug to be played with. It is very potent and potentially harmful. And once you start taking it, it should not be stopped "cold turkey". You have to ween your self off of it, per the instructions that come with the drug. You might research the internet for other consumables that will help lower testosterone, that are not so potentially harmful as siterone. (and cheaper). They won't eliminate testosterone, but can have some effect in preventing its conversion to dihytestosterone. (It gets complicated).