I'm now onto my section tube of Androgel 1.62%, 2 pumps a day, one on each arm. Pretty quickly I noticed waking up during the night with erections which has continued - and at 51 hasn't been the case for quite some time. I can't say I'm more interested in sex though - if anything - maybe less. I'm very active doing the gym 5 days a week - but now - I''ve noticed increased fat and my diet or activity level has not changed. I don't see an increase in strength or aggressiveness as some do , and more overall interest and happiness about life is still pretty much nonexistent.

I was diagnosed with primary hypogonadism with my T just barely low but my FSH and LH extremely high - over double of the high point cut off for normal.

Now the doc had given me the choice of the gel, the patch, or the injections. I've read how androgel doesnt' work for everybody and how after a bit less and less will be absorbed. What I'm really bugged about is the increase in fat. I work hard to maintain a level of fitness that most my age dont' have - but in my line of work - it's necessary.

Should I just stop the Androgel for a bit to see what happens? Now after 6 weeks or so I'm worried about "crashing" and the fact that I've probably shut my own production completely down - but maybe that doesn't matter because the doc said especially with my hormone profile I had either stopped completely already or was very close to no production.