I've been on T supplements for about 3years. I was run down, listless and no desire for anything. I had the blood test - which by the way was not part of my normal screening with my yearly exam because I was only in my mid 40's - and found out I had a level of 120, which is way low of the 600-1000 that is recommended. In fact 120 is the high end of the range that most women test at! We talked of the creams and patches but the doc recommended the shots because he had seen many men have skin reactions to the creams and patches. The shots are easy but if you have issues with needles then you may consider the others. At least once a year you should have your levels checked. Mine is a set of 2 blood draws once just before the T shot and one 1 week after to get the high and low, this makes sure that you are getting enough and at the right intervals. My levels came in about 600 after a few dosage and interval adjustments.

Within weeks I was ravenous sexually and had a lot more energy. I felt sharper and slept a little better. I was also very obese and got the desire to do something about it. A year later I pursued weight loss surgery and lost 170 pounds. I kept up the same dosage as before the weight loss and found myself getting real anxious and a lot of rage. I went in to get tested and my level was 1400! With a lot of weight loss I was taking too much as there was less body mass to dilute the T injection. I am now taking about 1/8 the dosage I started out at. I now weigh 170 pounds less than what I did when I started the T shots. I am pretty physically fit and in very good shape for a man of 51.

There is a higher risk of prostate cancer, my doc says that the risk is usually worth it as the benefits are usually pretty good. It helped me get serious about my weight problem and fixing it, my sleep apnea, blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol all came under control too. So in my case it has been a life changing decision.