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Seeking advice re "tapering down" (or countering Dr's lowering of doses)
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<blockquote data-quote="drewnLA" data-source="post: 159379" data-attributes="member: 39459"><p>I've used topical testo gels for more than 20 years, and have maintained a muscular strong body (with actual abs showing) up to age 62 thus far. My currently used product is an Upsher-Smith Testo Gel which delivers 12.5 mg/pump. I have already "tapered down" from 2 pumps per night to 1 per night, about 8 mos ago. My NEW endocrin. MD, after seeing test results on Total T and free T on the reduced 1 pump/night regimen, stated he believed I did not need to supplement at all... That I should taper down to no topical usage. When I remarked that a previous instance of going off the topical yielded a kind of depression (when total T dropped below 400), he said that the feeling had "nothing to do" with low T...</p><p></p><p>The new MD has so far limited my RX refills so that I am down to a theoretical "half a pump" per night...(which is technically a little difficult to judge/measure of course). It occurred to me a few nights ago that I could probably maintain 4 full pumps a week (1 pump each of 4 nights) on the more limited refill supply, and in my layman's ignorance have started favoring the night following a gym workout and the very next night (my resistance training in gym is twice per week). So, for instance, I dose with full pump on Mon., full pump on Tue., skip Wed, then full pump again Thu & Fri, then skip Sat. & Sun. (Mon. & Thur. being the workout days.)</p><p></p><p>So, any expert comments on "tapering down" by just NOT using the gel 3 nights a week, to stay within my allotted RX supply?</p><p></p><p>I am also considering just shopping for a better endocrinologist, one covered by blue cross anthem PPO preferably. Do you Know a more sympathetic sports med type endocr MD in Los Angeles, anyone?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="drewnLA, post: 159379, member: 39459"] I've used topical testo gels for more than 20 years, and have maintained a muscular strong body (with actual abs showing) up to age 62 thus far. My currently used product is an Upsher-Smith Testo Gel which delivers 12.5 mg/pump. I have already "tapered down" from 2 pumps per night to 1 per night, about 8 mos ago. My NEW endocrin. MD, after seeing test results on Total T and free T on the reduced 1 pump/night regimen, stated he believed I did not need to supplement at all... That I should taper down to no topical usage. When I remarked that a previous instance of going off the topical yielded a kind of depression (when total T dropped below 400), he said that the feeling had "nothing to do" with low T... The new MD has so far limited my RX refills so that I am down to a theoretical "half a pump" per night...(which is technically a little difficult to judge/measure of course). It occurred to me a few nights ago that I could probably maintain 4 full pumps a week (1 pump each of 4 nights) on the more limited refill supply, and in my layman's ignorance have started favoring the night following a gym workout and the very next night (my resistance training in gym is twice per week). So, for instance, I dose with full pump on Mon., full pump on Tue., skip Wed, then full pump again Thu & Fri, then skip Sat. & Sun. (Mon. & Thur. being the workout days.) So, any expert comments on "tapering down" by just NOT using the gel 3 nights a week, to stay within my allotted RX supply? I am also considering just shopping for a better endocrinologist, one covered by blue cross anthem PPO preferably. Do you Know a more sympathetic sports med type endocr MD in Los Angeles, anyone? [/QUOTE]
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