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Does High Dosage Of Testosterone Injections Cause Any Side Effect?

my husband is 44 he has been prescribe testosterone cyp 2,000/10 ml twice a month for over a year.. injections intramuscular twice monthly ... he just did his labs on May 23,2017 .. his testosterone level showed 1301.9 and free testosterone 28.6.. he said he did an injection 2 days prior .. his levels since doing injections have always been high.. I am very concerned not to mention his dosage or injections have not been lowered is this normal..
Thu, 6 Sep 2018
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Hi,

The total testosterone need in 24 hours is about 2 to 3 mg. In that view, the dose prescribed to you seems to be more. But your doctor has prescribed it after assessing your needs.

So, before stopping it you should assess the blood levels of testosterone to confirm/exclude, its toxic levels and then decide the dose with your doctor's advice.

Hope I have answered your query.
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Does High Dosage Of Testosterone Injections Cause Any Side Effect?

Hi, The total testosterone need in 24 hours is about 2 to 3 mg. In that view, the dose prescribed to you seems to be more. But your doctor has prescribed it after assessing your needs. So, before stopping it you should assess the blood levels of testosterone to confirm/exclude, its toxic levels and then decide the dose with your doctor s advice. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.