Posted by zonked on October 5, 2011, at 20:17:08
In reply to Re: Some notes on TRT/response-remission and exercise » zonked, posted by Phillipa on October 5, 2011, at 19:48:29
> Zonked also watching. Wouldn't it be something great if this new category of med really worked for many others as well? Phillipa
There should be more research. Unfortunately, I think the manufacturers can only dance around the depression thing (see www.isitlowt.com for the marketing). I don't think we'll ever see a CIII substance marketed for even TRD, especially a hormone.
I think more research should be done on men with T levels in the lowest 25-30% of what is now considered "normal" though. Nobody, especially the medical profession, would want men with high or high-normal T levels going into doctors' offices asking for testosterone. (The potential for faking depressive symptoms to obtain it for illicit [bodybuilding] use is probably far too high. Or to sell it on the street to a female-to-male transexual or something.)
Hormones need a closer look, yep. Adding thyroid is considered "classic" even in cases where TSH is normal. I almost tried Cytomel; I forgot the reason why I didn't!
Another gun in the arsenal I guess, if God forbid, I ever have another full-blown relapse.
-z
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