Posted by JohnL on April 5, 2000, at 2:50:18
In reply to Testosterone and Depression, posted by Ted on April 4, 2000, at 1:14:56
I tend to agree with saint james that messing with hormones that are within normal levels is a dangerous undertaking. Not be taken lightly or in too cavalier a fashion. Many negative and dangerous and sometimes permanent effects result from boosted hormone levels when they were normal to begin with.
I know a doctor who created bar graphs of 250 patients during a year showing the percentages of patients that got well on different classes of drugs. Testosterone was dead last on the list, being warranted and effective in only 2 of the 250 patients.
I too was excited about the possibility of testosterone treatment. I just got my bi-annual blood test results and my testosterone level is as normal as can be. I guess it's possible testosterone supplementation for me might be mood-boosting, even though my levels are normal. Anything's possible. But the adverse effects and risks are too high. Manipulating neurotransmitters is one thing, but messing with hormones is a completely different game.
poster:JohnL
thread:28806
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20000401/msgs/28919.html