Posted by Dan_MI on July 7, 2010, at 8:25:04
In reply to Low Testosterone, posted by Bob on July 1, 2010, at 0:11:45
Please keep us posted as this is a topic of import to all of us y chromosomersI've tested two years in a row now with low testosterone with levels around 220ng/dL. The lowest part of the normal range I've seen is 240 in literature. Free testosterone was also tested and came in at a 5, with the low end of the normal range being 6.
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> With that information, my primary care doc and I decided to try testosterone replacement therapy in the hopes that it might raise the levels and help me with some of the lethargy and anhedonia I experience with my depression. Last week he gave me Testim 1% samples to try. I applied it the first day and had significant depression for the next 24 hrs or so. This surprised me, to say the least. Additionally the Testim had a strong odor I wasn't digging, so I asked to try the Androgel instead.
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> It's been a couple days of using the supplements at lower than recommended doses and I seem to be having a lot of fatigue, daytime sleepiness and depression. This is counter to anything I would have expected from taking a testosterone supplement, and I'm wondering how long to stick with it. I mean, does the body adapt to some of these effects like happens with some psychotropic drugs? I can't seem to find any evidence of that in my research on the internet. If I quit, I'm not sure what to do about my low levels. Seems like my only option is to ignore them and just live with it.
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> Unbelievable how nothing ever turns out like what I might have envisioned. I keep telling myself to never be surprised by what happens with a new treatment, but I often am.
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> Bob
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