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Reviewer: jack, 55-64 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I had no results at all from 60mg. Went to injections. The applicator is horrible and spills. My numbers that started me were 171 then 191. After 2 months on Axiron my numbers were 182. Obviously no response to it.
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Reviewer: skynut38, 55-64 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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My company switched prescription companies and the new company would not cover androgel. I was taking it for fatigue and low testestesterone. I have been on Axiron for about a month now. The applicator sucks. The medication runs down your arm if you add to much to the cup. Its not like Androgel where you just give it a pump, you have to guage how much to pump yourself with Axiron. Anyways, a
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Reviewer: KYBuck, 45-54 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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OK guys, time-out! I never thought I'd come to the defense of a consumer product, much less one that costs such an indefenseable amount of money, but: 1. There are a lot of guys on here complaining they had low testosterone (Low T) and giving their numbers before treatment. A large portion of them say Axiron took their numbers up into the 500 range. THIS IS WHAT THE DRUG IS SUPPOSED TO DO
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Reviewer: Corwin, 45-54 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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Worst TRT I've tried so far. Axiron is the consistency of water and then you apply it to the vertical surface of your underarm. Who thought this was a good idea? It often bounces out of the applicator cup and then when you go to apply it, it splashes and runs down the side of your torso. My insurance dropped coverage of Androgel for this joke of a medication and my physician said many of h
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Reviewer: vernonlesser, 35-44 Male on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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I was on Testim and never got above 260 so I tried Axiron. My levels initially spiked to 550 but was just retested and am down to 166. I'm going to try injections or pellets now.
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