1 month update
Testosterone is not the tingly, magical, happy experience I expected it to be. I'm not complaining, just saying this whole ride is a little different than I thought it was going to be.
Pain - I'm having lots of it. Back pain, joint pain, muscle pain, and a couple headaches from jaw tightness. All in all it hasn't been unbearable but it's definitely not the most comfortable thing ever. I think somewhere along the way I forgot that growing was a painful experience.
For my pain I get - Well my neck has gotten thicker, which is good... it needed to. My arms and legs are a litte meatier. I'm also growing some hair - I'm only growing the fine, medium length, goes totally unnoticed by everyone but me hair - but it is there damn-it. I'll do a 1 month picture comparison this weekend.
Dosage - I'm having bad hot flashes about 5 times/day right now. The only thing I can think about this is that it's related to the dose I'm on which is pretty minimal. I'll talk to the doc about upping the dose when I see her on monday. The hot flashes are totally uncontrollable and really draining. Not to mention it's kind of embarrassing and hard to explain.
Mood - I've been on a pretty even keel. I am noticing that I'm much more likely to verbally assault other drivers from the comfort of my closed window/locked door honda civic. I'm not as patient as usual, but I'm also not letting people take advantage of me quite as much. Things aren't changing in leaps and bounds but I do notice this stuff is shifting around.
Sleep - I can't get a good nights sleep to save my life. I feel like I'm resting somewhere right below my eyelids. I never feel like I hit REM sleep, and most mornings I wake up really tired. This is not at all been normal for me.
Sex - *stealing a term coined by a friend* my *dink* has grown a lot. The growth process was not so cool but the end result is pretty rockin'. I'm probably 2-3x what I was before. My sex drive was also pretty good for a couple days but once the hot flashes started kicking in it's been on hiatus.
all in all I'm really happy... just wasn't expecting some of this
Pain - I'm having lots of it. Back pain, joint pain, muscle pain, and a couple headaches from jaw tightness. All in all it hasn't been unbearable but it's definitely not the most comfortable thing ever. I think somewhere along the way I forgot that growing was a painful experience.
For my pain I get - Well my neck has gotten thicker, which is good... it needed to. My arms and legs are a litte meatier. I'm also growing some hair - I'm only growing the fine, medium length, goes totally unnoticed by everyone but me hair - but it is there damn-it. I'll do a 1 month picture comparison this weekend.
Dosage - I'm having bad hot flashes about 5 times/day right now. The only thing I can think about this is that it's related to the dose I'm on which is pretty minimal. I'll talk to the doc about upping the dose when I see her on monday. The hot flashes are totally uncontrollable and really draining. Not to mention it's kind of embarrassing and hard to explain.
Mood - I've been on a pretty even keel. I am noticing that I'm much more likely to verbally assault other drivers from the comfort of my closed window/locked door honda civic. I'm not as patient as usual, but I'm also not letting people take advantage of me quite as much. Things aren't changing in leaps and bounds but I do notice this stuff is shifting around.
Sleep - I can't get a good nights sleep to save my life. I feel like I'm resting somewhere right below my eyelids. I never feel like I hit REM sleep, and most mornings I wake up really tired. This is not at all been normal for me.
Sex - *stealing a term coined by a friend* my *dink* has grown a lot. The growth process was not so cool but the end result is pretty rockin'. I'm probably 2-3x what I was before. My sex drive was also pretty good for a couple days but once the hot flashes started kicking in it's been on hiatus.
all in all I'm really happy... just wasn't expecting some of this