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jtuck004

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29. I think people discount the effect testosterone can have on the brain.

Thu Mar 22, 2012, 01:03 AM

Mar 2012

The effect is noticeable in most people. Off of it Ilose motivation, gain weight, and it negatively sex.

On it I kinda normalize, your motivation and attention span is better, sleep is better, sex is better (some require it, some find that is more of a brain function) and your bones stay healthier.

I heard of another person who would go into a depression. I don't think that happens to me (would you really know?) but there is certainly a positive correlation with more stable moods and regular injections.

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What's up with all these "testosterone" products for men lately? [View all] Brigid Mar 2012 OP

The Baby Boomers are getting old Gman Mar 2012 #1

You beat me to it. jwirr Mar 2012 #25

+1 hifiguy Mar 2012 #44

Im thinking about using them all at once DJ13 Mar 2012 #2

Now there is a mental image! Marie Marie Mar 2012 #5

I was just about to say the same thing! Brigid Mar 2012 #9

ROFLMAO! lonestarnot Mar 2012 #23

But then you'll be...a She-Sasquatch babe magnet pinboy3niner Mar 2012 #28

OMG! hifiguy Mar 2012 #45

I take Androgel because medicine I take decreases my testosterone level in my body William769 Mar 2012 #3

Me too BigDemVoter Mar 2012 #6

Your preaching to the choir. William769 Mar 2012 #7

Shhh. flvegan Mar 2012 #10

I hate to see ignorance. William769 Mar 2012 #11

When you go back on (after being off) flvegan Mar 2012 #14

I see a difference in my mood when I stop taking it. William769 Mar 2012 #16

A negative one? flvegan Mar 2012 #18

Yes. William769 Mar 2012 #21

I think people discount the effect testosterone can have on the brain. jtuck004 Mar 2012 #29

Androgel did not work for me. safeinOhio Mar 2012 #13

I use the gel not injection. William769 Mar 2012 #15

I get tested every 6 months. safeinOhio Mar 2012 #20

I used to be on injectable, then was prescribed Androgel. Used it for a few years, jtuck004 Mar 2012 #26

Just a FYI, Drahthaardogs Mar 2012 #48

My meds do that to me as well. LuvNewcastle Mar 2012 #17

Good! William769 Mar 2012 #19

Excellent book by Dr. Eugene Shippen elucidates how low test is tied to many chronic diseases emulatorloo Mar 2012 #32

Drug companies look for new issues that are chronic in nature so they can make the big bucks. Men's applegrove Mar 2012 #4

Yes it goes down as a man ages, however there are normal ranges to look at safeinOhio Mar 2012 #12

Low testosterone is tied to many chronic diseases. Heart disease, diabetes. It is a serious emulatorloo Mar 2012 #30

Hypogonadism is a serious problem. safeinOhio Mar 2012 #8

You mean guns?? kestrel91316 Mar 2012 #22

I heard my first such ad today SheilaT Mar 2012 #24

Having your spine deconstruct itself because of a low testosterone level is pretty dreadfull too. jtuck004 Mar 2012 #27

It is not "normal" for a man to have testosterone levels lower than a man of 90 emulatorloo Mar 2012 #31

Female hormone replacement SheilaT Mar 2012 #47

I just started hearing the ads also. I assumed they are "lifestyle" drugs. Hope they don't have Liberal_in_LA Mar 2012 #46

Mostly for gun freaks Jack Sprat Mar 2012 #33

Did you not read anything in this thread? William769 Mar 2012 #34

No, did you? Jack Sprat Mar 2012 #37

Yes. William769 Mar 2012 #38

This message was self-deleted by its author backscatter712 Mar 2012 #34

Androgel is prescription medication. Ageless Male is a sketchy sounding herbal supplement. backscatter712 Mar 2012 #36

scam AnitraTweddle Aug 2012 #49

Getting old sucks Rain Mcloud Mar 2012 #39

Best advice is to get a colonoscopy at 50. William769 Mar 2012 #40

Thanks William Rain Mcloud Mar 2012 #41

Don't take much stock in what you "hear" in the popular press emulatorloo Mar 2012 #43

Symptoms of Low Testosterone in Men emulatorloo Mar 2012 #42