Andromen cream applied once weekly - benefit?

[Britman]

Would appreciate any thoughts on how this might work or not....

I have low TT (300 ng/dL) - main symptoms are low energy levels and reduced morning erections with poor normal erections which has been much worse during winter months than during summer

Exercising and good diet (plenty oily fish, nuts, fruit and veg with both resistance training and running/football) improves both energy levels and mood and also erections (along with Cialis works well) but need to be doing it regularly to notice the improvement but working late plus lack of being outside due to cold dark nights makes it difficult to keep this going

I've just ordered Andromen cream 5% testosterone and was wondering if there would be any benefit to applying this say every wed and sat (or just weekend)? - as a short-term measure before seeking out TRT long-term with hCG and arimidex

(i) I was thinking this would not shut down my body's own testosterone production since I would not be applying the cream enough days in a row to do this

(ii) and would give me better libido/erections on the days I take the cream - along side training and Cialis should work well?

(iii) and importantly I want to gain more muscle and bone density since I've always had thin frame and aim on doing 3 good weight sessions per week with cardio other 3 days and a rest day

Anyone think this is plausible? or at least beneficial in some respect? or indeed has anyone even tried this?

[pcgizzmo]

You are correct. It will shut you down. It needs to be applied daily and sometimes twice daily. You need to be able to get your blood tested to check other hormone levels as well. Its not something you just want to buy and try. You need to be commited to T thereapy for the long run or at least until you know it is going to help you or not. The only way to do that is take it regularly and have your blood test done after about 4-6 weeks on the gel.

If you decide to try it w/out doing a proper dosage regimen be prepared to fill worse not better. Find a Dr. to help you w/blood tests and dosing etc. You will be better off in the long run.

Paul

[Britman]

No my point was it will not shut me down if only putting cream on one day per week or two days max with 3 or 4 days in between...

....and therefore boosting my own endogeneous production on those one or two days of the week to help with training/gaining muscle and even maybe erections on those days I put some testosterone cream on


but yes I agree with you on TRT being long-term and I fully intend seeking treatment out via doctor and testing but only once I feel completely up on this subject because I already know my doctor is clueless about this after asking him few months ago for hormone testing which showed 300 ng/dL together with symptoms and he thinks I'm a hypochondriac - so I will summarise/document my research and then go to him but meantime I want to feel as good as possible and put some lean muscle mass on