Stopping Androgel

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What happens if I stop taking ANDROGEL. I ve been taking it for 14 weeks

(5g) Test up to 639 up from 238.. What if I want to stop or if I skip a

day here and there?????

In a message dated 2/14/2010 10:50:32 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,

krisandarcy@... writes:

How soon after starting the dostinex should I start to notice an

improvement?

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> If taking that med to lower your prolactin levels dose not work I feel

your Hypopituitary and need more testing like an ACTH Stim. test and a

4x's in a day Cortisol Saliva test, Ferritin, Free T3 and such. I am

Hypoituitary and my MRI was clean I have this problem due to a head

injury from an auto accident. Took me 23 yrs and the help of Dr. on

the forums to figure this out. Your LH and FSH are low for his low

Testosterone levels.

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> > From: krisandarcy krisandarcy@ Fr

> > Subject: Re: Stopping Androgel

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> > Date: Friday, February 12, 2010, 1:59 PM

> > Latest labs afetr stopping androgel,

> > T levels are back to where they were before I started the

> > androgel.

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> > Testosterone (total) 249 ng/dl (ref 350-1030)

> > Testosterone (% free) 1.3 (ref 1.5-3.2)

> > Testosterone (free) 32 (ref 52-280)

> > SHBG 30 (ref 20-60)

> > Prolactin 76 ng/dl (ref 3-18)

> > LH 2.0 (ref 1.7-8.6)

> > FSH 3.2 (ref 1.5-12.4)

> > TSH 2.01 (ref .450-4.5)

> > Cortisol 14.5 (ref 2.3-19.4)

> > IGF-1 251 (ref 115-307)

> > Estradiol 7.5 (ref 7.6-42.6)

> > T4 (Free) 1.11 ng/dl (ref .82-1.77)

> > T4 6.3 ug/dl (ref4.5-12)

> > Thyroid Peroxidas (TPO) 7 IU/ml (ref 0-34)

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> > Dr has placed me on dostinex (.25 twice a week) to lower

> > the prolactin. She seems to think it might help raise my T.

> > Also had an MRI which came back ok/no tumor.

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