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Testopel Medication - Uses & Side Effects

Generic Name: Testosterone pellets

Testosterone is a naturally occurring hormone known as androgen. Testopel pellets contain testosterone, the sex hormone that is responsible for growth and maintenance of male physical characteristics. Testosterone is a member of the androgen family of steroids and responsible for the growth spurt that happens during adolescence. It also is used to stimulate puberty in boys who have a family history of delayed puberty.

Testopel Dosage

• In Testosterone Replacement Therapy, the usual starting dose is 150 milligrams to 450 milligrams (2 to 6 pellets) implanted by your doctor every 3 to 6 months. If you are currently getting injections of 75 milligrams of testosterone each week, then your doctor will implant 6 pellets and if you are getting 50 milligrams each week, then doctor will use 4 pellets.
• The dosage level for delayed puberty is lower than the dosage for testosterone replacement therapy. In which, the doctor may begin with a low dosage and then gradually increase it as puberty progresses, or begin with a higher dose to induce puberty and then lower the dosage.

Uses of Testopel

• Testosterone is used in men and boys to treat conditions due to androgen deficiency, such as lack of natural testosterone, delayed puberty, and impotence.
• Testosterone may also be used by women to treat some types of cancer.

Side Effects of Testopel

If you are using Testopel, then discuss the side effects of Testopel with your doctor and if you feel any develop or change in intensity, then tell your doctor immediately. Because only your doctor can determine if it is safe to continue using Testopel. Side effects may include:

• acne
• blood clotting disorders
• depression
• fluid retention and swelling
• headache
• increased or decreased sex drive,
• liver disorders
• nausea
• prickling
• tingling sensation
• yellowing of skin and eyes

Warnings and precautions before taking Testopel:

• If you are taking Testopel medicine, then it may cause a buildup of fluids in the body. If you have heart, kidney, or liver problems, then you should be used Testopel with caution.
• You should tell your doctor about medical history especially if you have all eye problems, any allergies you may have.
• Testopel should also be used very cautiously in children. Because the hormone may cause bones to mature and stop lengthening before they should. If Testopel has been prescribed to treat delayed puberty, then doctor will take x-rays every 6 months to make sure the bones are growing properly.

Drug Interaction:- If you are taking certain drugs with Testopel, then it may be increased, decreased, or altered the effects of Testopel. So discuss with your doctor before combining Testopel with the following:

• Blood thinning drugs, such as Coumadin
• Oxyphenbutazone (Oxalid, Tandearil)
• Insulin

Overdose

Symptoms of a testosterone overdose are not known. But after taking Testopel, If you feel that overdose is suspected, then contact with your doctor immediately.