Re: ANDROGEL
Originally Posted by
O2BESOHUGE
HAVE YOU GUYS SEEN ALL THE COMMERCIALS ABOUT THE HEART ATTACKS AND STROKES CLAIMED TO BE FROM THIS?
I HAVE FRIENDS THAT HAVE BEEN ON TESTOSTERONE FOR YEARS WITH OUT ANY ISSUES. WHY THE PANIC ABOUT THE ANDROGEL? WHAT DOES IT HAVE THAT INJECTIBLE DOESNT MAKING IT MORE DANGEROUS?
WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK?
From what I understand many of these lawsuits are being filed by men 60+ years old. My thoughts are it's harder to regulate how much test you are actually getting in your system when you use the gel. Things like lotion, sunscreen, and freshly exfoliating can cause more test to be absorbed then when just applied without those things.
I've never used the gel before but some friends that have used it said they retained a lot of water and had to keep their sodium in check. If someone had a pre-existing condition this COULD cause heart and liver problems I guess.
Another thing I've noticed. The docs that prescribe the gel over the shot tend to do so because they don't know much about TRT. So no anti-estrogen is prescribed. Too much estrogen for us guys can cause health risks. In my opinion, it's these things that are leading to the lawsuits. Older men and doctors who don't understand TRT. Docs are tossing the gel at patients because pharmaceutical companies are pushing it and doctors feel like the gel is easier than teaching a patient to inject themselves. I was actually told by a doctor he would prescribe test cyp or test e because he saw it as a liability if a patient screwed up giving themselves a shot so all he prescribed was the gel. Ridiculous in my opinion.
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