Guest guest Posted May 26, 2010 Report Share Posted May 26, 2010 Hi and Welcome, What came first the Depression or lower levels of Testosterone. I you can take the time to read my story you will see what I am talking about. http://forums.realthyroidhelp.com/viewtopic.php?f=5 & t=9239 And never go on TRT without first finding out why your low going on TRT your brain sees the Testosterone in your blood and slows down sending the messages to your testis and they stop making it. If you can figure out why your low and fix it your levels can come back up. I was on Every dam AD med on the market for 5 yrs and my problems got worse I never felt better on them. I then found out my Problem is low Testosterone then it took me 23 yrs to figure out why I was low. I have a bad Pituitary Problem due to an auto accident some 28 yrs ago. So find a good Dr. one that you look into why your this low and your are low your levels are that of a 80 to 90 yr. old man. Living with them kind of levels will shorten your life and you will feel like crap. Go to Dr. 's site at www.allthingsmale.com and read TRT: A Recipe for Success and in this are labs you need and why. He puts this out there free for you and your Dr. he is one of the best male hormone Dr.'s out there. Any Dr. that would tell you your normal by labs only and not by how your feeling is no good run from him. Learn about this problem here are some links to get you started do test your Estradiol levels a Quest labs test #4021 the range is 13 to 54 pg/ml you should be at about 20 pg/ml if your to high above 30 or higher it can lower your T levels and kill your sex life make you feel like crap and all you need is to get this down to feel better. When I stopped AD meds I still had ED and trouble reaching an orgasm I blamed it on the SSRI meds and it was them but I feel it drove up my Estradiol levels getting them down the first thing to come back after not having them for many yrs was my night time and morning wood. http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=450553 http://www.griffinmedical.com/male_hormone_modulation_therapy.html http://www.lef.org/magazine/mag2008/nov2008_Dangers-of-Excess-Estrogen-in-the-Ag\ ing-Male_01.htm Some of this info is about older men but I see this in all ages of men. http://jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/content/full/89/3/1174 In the Files section at the home page there is a file called " Finding a New Male Hormone Dr. " of see if your Family Dr. will work with Dr. over the phone to test and treat you. Co-Moderator Phil > From: Case <scuba_dooby_doo@...> > Subject: Low T at 26 > > Date: Tuesday, May 25, 2010, 11:49 AM > Hi, > > I was recommended to this forum by a user on the PSSD forum > (Post SSRI sexual dysfunction). > > I recently got my testosterone checked and it came back 338 > for my total (I did not get my free checked). My > doctor said that was normal but on further investigation I > found that 338 for someone 26 years old is very low. > > I have had the symptoms of ED, reduced memory, difficulty > concentrating, lack of motivation, loss of libido. > > Anyhow, I am considering TRT but I am a bit scared. I > started taking a daily Zinc supplement hoping to boost it > naturally. I just don't want to be on TRT the rest of > my life because I took a stupid antidepressant three years > after a messy breakup. I have been off of it for a year and > a half but still have ED, loss of libido, reduced > concentration etc. Apparently SSRI's can reduce > testosterone as shown in a few studies. > > Anyhow, do any of you know of any other natural ways to get > your testosterone production back to normal? Do they > actually work? > > Does TRT work well for you? Are there side > effects? Is it a pain to take it all the time? > > Did TRT reverse the symptoms of ED, loss of libido, poor > memory and concentration, etc? > > Any advice is greatly appreciated. > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 Thanks for all the information. I'll check it out. I definitely feel something is wrong, and would like to get better. I just am still hopefull I can recover naturally, but maybe that is not the case. I'll see if I can find a good doctor. - > > > From: Case <scuba_dooby_doo@...> > > Subject: Low T at 26 > > > > Date: Tuesday, May 25, 2010, 11:49 AM > > Hi, > > > > I was recommended to this forum by a user on the PSSD forum > > (Post SSRI sexual dysfunction). > > > > I recently got my testosterone checked and it came back 338 > > for my total (I did not get my free checked). My > > doctor said that was normal but on further investigation I > > found that 338 for someone 26 years old is very low. > > > > I have had the symptoms of ED, reduced memory, difficulty > > concentrating, lack of motivation, loss of libido. > > > > Anyhow, I am considering TRT but I am a bit scared. I > > started taking a daily Zinc supplement hoping to boost it > > naturally. I just don't want to be on TRT the rest of > > my life because I took a stupid antidepressant three years > > after a messy breakup. I have been off of it for a year and > > a half but still have ED, loss of libido, reduced > > concentration etc. Apparently SSRI's can reduce > > testosterone as shown in a few studies. > > > > Anyhow, do any of you know of any other natural ways to get > > your testosterone production back to normal? Do they > > actually work? > > > > Does TRT work well for you? Are there side > > effects? Is it a pain to take it all the time? > > > > Did TRT reverse the symptoms of ED, loss of libido, poor > > memory and concentration, etc? > > > > Any advice is greatly appreciated. > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 I don't know if I told you this I talk to so many men a day I can't keep track. In the files section here read the file " Finding a New Male Hormone Dr. " also check out the Database section there is a list of Dr. men here see. Make sure you call and ask questions before you see the new Dr. Ask how many men dose he treat for AF and low T ask if he uses HC to treat AF and if he checks his men to see why they are low on T. Ask if he checks Estradiol and is so uses Arimidex to get it down. Ask if the Dr. uses HCG to treat his men. If this dose not help you call some Compounding Pharmacy and ask for the Dr.'s in your area that they sell T to and get there number. http://www.collegepharmacy.com/menshealth/andropause.asp Co-Moderator Phil > From: Case <scuba_dooby_doo@...> > Subject: Re: Low T at 26 > > Date: Thursday, May 27, 2010, 3:49 AM > Thanks for all the information. > I'll check it out. I definitely feel something is > wrong, and would like to get better. I just am still > hopefull I can recover naturally, but maybe that is not the > case. I'll see if I can find a good doctor. > > - > > > > > > > From: Case <scuba_dooby_doo@...> > > > Subject: Low T at 26 > > > > > > Date: Tuesday, May 25, 2010, 11:49 AM > > > Hi, > > > > > > I was recommended to this forum by a user on the > PSSD forum > > > (Post SSRI sexual dysfunction). > > > > > > I recently got my testosterone checked and it > came back 338 > > > for my total (I did not get my free checked). > My > > > doctor said that was normal but on further > investigation I > > > found that 338 for someone 26 years old is very > low. > > > > > > I have had the symptoms of ED, reduced memory, > difficulty > > > concentrating, lack of motivation, loss of > libido. > > > > > > Anyhow, I am considering TRT but I am a bit > scared. I > > > started taking a daily Zinc supplement hoping to > boost it > > > naturally. I just don't want to be on TRT the > rest of > > > my life because I took a stupid antidepressant > three years > > > after a messy breakup. I have been off of it for > a year and > > > a half but still have ED, loss of libido, > reduced > > > concentration etc. Apparently SSRI's can > reduce > > > testosterone as shown in a few studies. > > > > > > Anyhow, do any of you know of any other natural > ways to get > > > your testosterone production back to normal? Do > they > > > actually work? > > > > > > Does TRT work well for you? Are there side > > > effects? Is it a pain to take it all the time? > > > > > > > Did TRT reverse the symptoms of ED, loss of > libido, poor > > > memory and concentration, etc? > > > > > > Any advice is greatly appreciated. > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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