TRT side effects: toothache, eye irritation

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Hello everyone,

Does trt just not work for everyone?

I am 47 year old male reasonably fit, no major medical problems, taking meds for

high cholestrol and blood pressure, maintaining good numbers.

In Sept. 09 doctor suggested testosterone therapy for low libido, ed, tiredness,

low energy ,and all the other ususal symptoms. My test numbers from blood work

at Labcorp before starting:

testosterone , serum 333 ng/dL

free test.(direct) 10.3 pg/mL

Started on compounded gel, not sure if was 1 gram or .5 gram. Things started off

well and then the two biggest side effects were extreme exhaustion, i think i

rarely fell into a deep sleep, and eye redness and soreness. The inside corners

of my eyes were deep red as well as the blood vessels running thru them. They

were itchy, felt strained, and watery. I tried visine and opcon drops but the

relief didn't last long. I looked a wreck.

Dr. reduced daily dose but after couple of months i couldn't take it anymore and

quit. Informed Dr. and blood was retested 5 days after stopping gel, Oct. 30.

Doc explained in detail how my body was hypersensitve to this method of

delivery.

test serum 300 ng/dL

free test (direct) 7.0 pg/mL

I believe 7 to 12 days after stopping gel he started me on IM testosterone

cyp/lido in oil 75mg/5...1cc every two weeks. Roller coaster ride all the way to

date. The constant: more assertiveness and energy when working out and was

getting stronger,and the eye redness was back, only difference was it wasn't all

the blood vessels in the eye, drops still only offered short relief. When I was

up: assertive, feeling of confidence, libido up, better attitude. The downside:

lack of energy, negative, sluggish, brain fog, headaches, unbalanced, lack of

focus mentally sometimes trouble focus in evening with eyes, toothache that hurt

like hell, felt like i needed a root canal. Dentist x rayed nerve okay. Doc

suggested changing frequency and amount of test. Before changing new blood work

on Dec14.

test serum 446 ng/dL

free test (direct) 11.5 pg/mL

The toothache went away and prior I was no longer getting the brain fog and

headaches so i stayed on the initial regimen. Several weeks ago toothache

started again so on Jan 17 when it was time for another bimonthly 1cc shot i did

..5cc, week later another .5cc, toothache much better but losing any signs of the

sometimes positive effects. Red eyes still as bad.

Thinking about pulling the plug on treatment and maybe trying to startup cpap

therapy again that was prescribed about 1.5 years ago. That too caused eye

irritation, doc says nasal passage not allowing all the air thru so something

about air traveling through tubes to my eyes. Says there is nasal drops that may

open passageway, but that is another story.

So does anyone think there is still hope for trt or is it just not for

everybody?

Thank you for any advice