Irritability

I am a 44 year old male. I received testosterone injections for 8 years before switching to Androgel (I really disliked going to the physician's office every 3 weeks for an injection). I've been using Androgel for 6 months now. While my physician would like to increase my daily dose to satisfy a lab test, I find that higher doses causes me to be more irritable. I've experimented around with the dose and have had my theory reinforced. I recently spoke to another Androgel user and he reported the same conclusion. There's nothing in the literature to confirm this. Has anybody else noticed an increase in irritability with higher doses?

Androgel (5g daily) actually made me calmer but with more energy. My guess is you are correct that your irritability is coming from too high a dose. I don't have experience with high level androgen intake so I can't say from experience but it sounds like you've got it right, going from what I've heard on some of the bodybuilding forums. I was only on the Androgel for about a month and would have kept using it except that it caused suppression about the third week and made my T levels go down from 469 to 315, something my doctor (Dr.Harvey Kryger) assured me would not happen. I was not looking for a total replacement, only a "boost". Adding testosterone causes suppression. Don't believe anybody that says otherwise, even your doctor...<br> Sorry, didn't mean to get off on a tangent.

I slowly boosted myself up to my physician's recommended dose. It seemed each time I altered the dose upward, there was a period of irritability, but the effect was transient (lasting less than a week).

[imallorange]

not sure giys...try getting out and being active...like running or punch aboxing bag....get out aggression in a healthy way while you work your way through what just might be an adjustment period. Best Wishes+