Can I come off T then back on?

[jako9999 (imported)]

Sorry this is a silly question as most of you know I take a very low dose of T just enough to get semierect when I work hard at it every now and then. Now I have had my scrotectomy and have 32 stiches I dont want any chance of getting erect so I stopped the T 3 days ago and plan on leaving it off for 2 weeks I may like none at all ? and never go back but if I do will everything return back to as it was.

Thanks in advance

[shemp 83676 (imported)]

Yes you can always add or subtract T- that's an interesting thing to do and find how different T levels effect much more than just libido. But TIME is a big factor this way. It takes time for your body to eliminate the T in the blood but it takes far longer for your body to adjust to a different level. My doctor always wanted 3 months on a different dose to get blood results. I was content for a few years with a very low level as well. Somewhere around 100 was fine. But now a few more years later, I've pretty much stopped taking any. I don't know if that's because going from 100 to castrate level wasn't such a big drop as going from a normal to castrate level. Anyway, I liked the ability to play with my dosage- a good point about using gels- and have ended up now using none but obviously your needs and desires may well be different.

[gandalf (imported)]

I have often missed my dose of T. I am on 12.5 mg and run about 350-400 when tested. I have begun using 25mg on Sun and Wed. due to activity but am wanting to cut it down even more ...like every other day at 1.25 grams (12.5 mg). I am fearful of gaining the weight I have lost using Zija. Don't want to get fat or even chubby. A Dr. friend told me that at my age I could probably go without T replacement. Being...well, 75 in March...I can see what he means. And I might just try going a month without and see what the results weight wise are.

[Uncle Flo (imported)]

My experience with changing doses has been different from that of most people. After being either off Testosterone or using very small amounts I find that most sexual function no longer returns when I go back to a standard or larger dose. Even though desire returns it is not at all as it was before I went without male hormones. The possibility exists that with a time of no HRT you may end up not being able to return to your former condition. --FLO--

[kristoff]

My experience is similar to Flo's. I occasionally go for periods of 3-4 weeks without any T. It takes longer every time to recover to full capacity, and even longer to achieve anything once I do. Frankly, I feel like I would be better off without the T, and I seem to be operating about 1/3 to 1/2 lower than pre-castration using 5 gm of androgel daily (still went through lots of nite sweats and hot flashes even on T when I was first castrated). About day 21-30, I start to feel some of the more overt side effects of total loss of T, and I find it difficult to stay there - especially the arthritic joints, and loss of strength (I must have some for work).

[Hash (imported)]

I've talked about this repeatedly. Soon after castration in 2006, I began to experiment with testosterone. I started with "compounded testosterone" and would use more one day or one week, less the next, just to try to find the amount or dose that I liked best. After awhile I decided to stay on a low dose regimen, can't remember the amount, but I stayed on this low dose compounded regimen for quite some time never varying it. One day, maybe a year later, I decided to add more for a couple of days. I had an adverse reaction, my normally small penis seemed to retract where nothing stuck out and I got tenderness in my breasts, even some pain. I cried easily and my emotions were out of control. What happened was that the extra testosterone was converted into estrogen. I finally got myself back to where I was, but it took weeks. Over the last few years I've tried to add more testosterone, but my body won't accept it. It's like it's stuck at a low level, about 110-125 on average. It used to run about 145-155, but since my last trial to add more "t", it's dropped down to 110-125. Also, when I tried to add more and when I had the adverse reaction, I had strong desires to remove my penis. Some day I probably will, but this is my story. I know it's different for everyone. So you can come off testosterone and come back on it, but you never know how you're body will accept it.