Question: Withdrawal

Hey folks,

This past week I forgot to call the doc and ask for a refill. So basically I've been without since Friday I think. Can't remember if the last dose was Friday or thursday. At any rate, has anyone gone through withdrawals? This weekend, I've been feeling anxious, more sensitive. It's seems like the usual stress, which is high is magnafied. Has anyone gone without for a few days? Also, been thinking about that life sentence that's been discussed here& shutting the gonads down for good. Been thinking perhaps maybe my situation is a mental thing. I dunno, it's hard to tell. There's a few variables at play.

Jay

Answers:

A: I think all of us have forgotten to use it and all I can say is I feel sorry for the people around us when we do. I talked to my Doctor about this and she said that once you start on HRT you normally are signing up to do this for life.

My experience is this. The day I forget to use it I got pretty uptight (Anxious to say the least) and pretty bitchy to people for no good reason. I even sat there thinking "why did I just act like such a jerk and snap at this person who is just nice as pie" Then it dawned on me "oops... I forgot the Androgel"

In short KEEP up with the prescription and don't forget to use it!

A: James, I've been on 7.5/day for nine years and have forgotten to take it on several occasions and once was on a half-dose for ten days after forgetting to order it. I didn't notice ANY difference in mood, energy, sex drive, etc. Maybe I'm just oblivious or maybe it had no impact in the short term...hard to tell. But it's very likely that the impact can vary person to person. And that said, I'm not about to give it up to see what the impact is long-term.

Bob

A: The days I forgotten I didn't feel it so much as I observed the after effects. ie I would be getting uptight and angry with people for no good reason then wonder why I was acting different.

James