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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Blood Test Discussion
First Total and Free T Results: Help Me Understand
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<blockquote data-quote="seaexplorer" data-source="post: 69287" data-attributes="member: 15150"><p>Your mention of Paxil brings back bad memories. You're so right, that is a horrible drug and very difficult to stop. </p><p></p><p>A couple couple years after being on daily 5g of Androgel, I started feeling very lethargic and had all the classic low T symptoms reappear. My Dr "diagnosed" me with depression and promptly put me on 40mg of Paxil. That stuff was hell and really screwed things up. I went back and insisted on getting my hormones retested and sure enough they were low, as in off the scale low. The Dr doubled my Androgel dose but now I was stuck on that Paxil junk and could not stop taking it and my Dr was worthless by saying to "stay on it for a couple years, it might do you some good". F that. This was horrible. I can feel my body cry every time I took it, but when I skipped a dose or tried to stop, I just wanted to die. </p><p></p><p>I finally did manage to get off of Paxil and I did it through a very long taper. I first worked my way down to 10mg, then from that point I dropped the dose by small slivers per week until I was down to virtually nothing. My method was to cut the pill as precise I could then later as the pieces needed to be smaller, I'd smash the pill to dust, then using a razor blade, I'd take small slivers away. It took a few months doing this, and there wasn't anything real precise I was doing, but I was so desperate to get off of it and my dipsh-t Dr who put me on it was no help, so anyway I was desperate and had to try something, anything. It was tough, but the long taper made it much more manageable dealing with the symptoms. When I got real low with the doses, I started supplementing with 5- HTP and Melatonin at night. It worked for me and I got off the stuff. It was definitely a scary experience. That stuff gets prescribed so frequently, and reading the paperwork that comes direct from the maker, it says it's not fully understood how the medicine work. Yeah, that was real reassuring reading that. </p><p></p><p>Be real careful if you decide you had enough and want to stop it. If you feel horrible when skipping a dose, a real long and slow taper might work.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="seaexplorer, post: 69287, member: 15150"] Your mention of Paxil brings back bad memories. You're so right, that is a horrible drug and very difficult to stop. A couple couple years after being on daily 5g of Androgel, I started feeling very lethargic and had all the classic low T symptoms reappear. My Dr "diagnosed" me with depression and promptly put me on 40mg of Paxil. That stuff was hell and really screwed things up. I went back and insisted on getting my hormones retested and sure enough they were low, as in off the scale low. The Dr doubled my Androgel dose but now I was stuck on that Paxil junk and could not stop taking it and my Dr was worthless by saying to "stay on it for a couple years, it might do you some good". F that. This was horrible. I can feel my body cry every time I took it, but when I skipped a dose or tried to stop, I just wanted to die. I finally did manage to get off of Paxil and I did it through a very long taper. I first worked my way down to 10mg, then from that point I dropped the dose by small slivers per week until I was down to virtually nothing. My method was to cut the pill as precise I could then later as the pieces needed to be smaller, I'd smash the pill to dust, then using a razor blade, I'd take small slivers away. It took a few months doing this, and there wasn't anything real precise I was doing, but I was so desperate to get off of it and my dipsh-t Dr who put me on it was no help, so anyway I was desperate and had to try something, anything. It was tough, but the long taper made it much more manageable dealing with the symptoms. When I got real low with the doses, I started supplementing with 5- HTP and Melatonin at night. It worked for me and I got off the stuff. It was definitely a scary experience. That stuff gets prescribed so frequently, and reading the paperwork that comes direct from the maker, it says it's not fully understood how the medicine work. Yeah, that was real reassuring reading that. Be real careful if you decide you had enough and want to stop it. If you feel horrible when skipping a dose, a real long and slow taper might work. [/QUOTE]
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