Erikboy & Slave_jim.
OK, I'll try this again. I spent about 20 minutes thinking and typing a response to you, clicked the 'submit reply' and my Internet Explorer crashed. Good old Mickey Soft LOL....
I noticed effects of Androcur after about 3 weeks. After 4 weeks or so they were very noticeable. It's coming up on 15 weeks right now and the effects are very noticeable. My sex drive is way lower than it was. Before the Androcur it was darn near an obsession. I had a constant urge for sex, masturbation multiple times a day, etc. That has dropped massively. I still have a sex drive, an ability for sex and still enjoy it but it's not constantly on my mind.
As far as physical effects go, there are some but nothing major. My wife and I have both noticed that my breasts are slightly larger. I've noticed this while jogging. There's a little more 'bounce' to them. LOL From what I have read about other peoples experiences, this can be expected. I don't think there is any growth, just a little fat redistribution going on due to lowered testosterone levels. At this point is is very minor and not really noticeable to anyone else. Also my nipples are slightly more sensitive.
Many people seem to lose strength and stamina when when their testosterone levels are lowered either via surgical or chemical castration. At this point I have not noticed this much at all although there have been a few times in the afternoon where I need to lay down for an hour due to tiredness. That may be due to the Androcur somewhat but many times I'm up at 4-5am, go jogging, then work, etc. so like most people, sometimes I need to just rest a bit. This is quite rare at this point however. I haven't really lost any stamina at this point. I do credit not losing any strength or stamina to a vigorous excercise schedule. I'm jogging over 4 miles 5 days a week. Today I actually jogged 5-1/4 miles. That's one of the reasons for taking Androcur before having actual surgery. That way my T-levels will drop somewhat slower than just dropping all of a sudden and I can excercise while this is happening. Hopefully this will help avoid the loss of stamina & strength and also help avoid the weight gain that many people experience. So far I've actually lost quite a bit of weight.
Other than that, I really haven't had any other physical changes. However, I'm sure at this point that my T-levels have been reduced quite a bit, they are not at eunuch levels. I have been experiencing the 'night sweats' that many people have talked about. They haven't been terrible, just a bit annoying. I expected this to happen so it's not a surprise. I wake up hot and lightly sweating, then a few minutes I'm cold again. So far I haven't had much as far as the 'hot flashes' that many others experience. There have been a couple of times where I'm out with the wife and I feel a slight warming but nothing major. So far I haven't just suddenly started sweating like crazy. I'm expecting this to happen sometime but if it doesn't, all the better.
It seems that some have hot flashes much worse than others.
Well, hope that helps you two and any others who read the post out. Feel free to ask any other questions you think that I may be able to help you with. I'm going to try to post this again and HOPEFULLY it doesn't crash again. LOL
Take care,
Chris
Guess we dyslexics have our own lagage.. I wish I had been diagnosed with it early on... I did not find out until I tried to return to college in my 30's. My first english composition proffessor spotted it right away. Had me read my own paper over several times looking for spelling errors.. I found ONE... she pointed out TWENTY...
