Testosterone withdrawal
Common Questions and Answers about Testosterone withdrawal
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After several personal problems in the past and a history of depression I was prescribed Paxil. My personal opinion of this drug is that it is the "drug from hell". After being on it for about a year I discontinued use and yes I did go through nightmarish withdrawal symptoms. But that's been over 5 months ago and I still have no sex drive whatsoever. Before Paxil I had what I assumed was a normal sex drive for a 50 plus year old male individual. Now nothing.
really just agreeing with ochooked.. i went through the sub withdrawal too (still am but its mild). I was on it for about 2 yrs. The worst was the first 2 weeks.. but after that it starts getting better.. it holds on for a while but once you reach that 2 week period you will see marked improvement.. I returned to work on day 10. Like ochooked said time is your best friend right now.. to help you can try hot hot hot baths or showers as many as you need and for as long as possible.. immodium.
I recently went to the doctor (new doctor) to talk about my ordeal and requested my testosterone levels be measured. My testosterone levels were 596 ng/dl and she said this was normal. Ultimately she said I was bi-polar manic depressive and put me on Prozac and Symbyax. I was reading online that 596 ng/dl was normal for a 55 year old man. Before I try the anti-depressants I wanna make sure this isn't a low testosterone thing.
and a real loss of desire, i think it lowers testosterone. I would like to hear what others have experienced with this as well, and possibly the scientific reason behind and does it improve, I didn't used to be like that but it has been so long using.
This is complicated. The only way unless your doctor is a sadist you ended up on so many meds is that you were suffering a lot and nothing was working. Sometimes this process, called augmentation, is done correctly and sometimes it's not. The right way to do it is when you take a med and it works but doesn't work well enough, so you add another to it until you feel the way you're seeking to feel.
I am not on birth control, I am sexually active quite frequently with my husband and we use no protection during sex and hardly any withdrawal ever. My question to you is DO YOU THINK THE VITAMIN T (testosterone) could cause me to not start my period back or is there a possibility I could be pregnant and in very early stages. My stomach is bloated, I am very fatiqued, I have had special of nausea that comes and go but I have not actually vomited.
one of the pills is Testosterone pills. He told him mom that he would no longer take these, but yet he is.
My question is if ah continues to abuse pills and his tolerance continues to grow would he also have to keep going up in dose on whatever the dr prescribes for this? Do testosterone levels go down in connection with the amount and strenght of opiates used? IE, vicodin causes it to lower a bit so they just dont think about sex, percocets cause it to lower more to the point they have trouble getting aroused and then oxy's just wipe the T level and the sex drive out?
Hi, How are you? Testosterone has been used for many decades for the treatment of testosterone deficient males.Today options for treatment include topical testosterone gels and creams, short and long acting injections of testosterone esters, application of testosterone through skin patches, subcutaneous testosterone implants, and oral testosterone capsules.
The injection is given deep intra-muscular and is quite often painful.
As of now, all my laboratory tests are within normal level except my testosterone. I’m on testosterone replacement therapy since August of 2009 but I’m afraid of the possible side effects like prostate problem. My question, is it possible if I decide to discontinue my testosterone replacement therapy? I really need your opinion.
I am a soon to be 64 year old white male, 5'9" 275lbs and my testosterone level is 178.......???
but turning down my wife or not being in the mood has gotten real old. I had my testosterone tested 2007 total was 297..my doctor did nothing. 2010 I have a New doctor now my test is total 453 free 11.6 My new primary doctor and I agree optimim total should be 800 free 18.0 Doc says my testicles have atrophied a bit. I have a PSA of 2.
(My doctor told me it was normal but it seams low to me)
2) Could my testosterone levels increased do to weight loss? If so does anybody know how much testosterone can fluxuate from weight loss?
Because I am over protective I am not sure if he should get a second opinion on what testosterone to try and if he should even try testosterone? Hopefully someone will be able to read my posts. Thank you very much for your time.
Yes, there are two tests. Total Testosterone will give a measure of both attached and free testosterone. And Free Testosterone is more specific and only measures free testosterone. Total T is the typical first test to get for diagnostic purposes. It's probably always the first test in hypogonadism. And normal range is usually (most labs) 300 to 800. About 1 to 2% (in most men) is free testosterone. The rest is attached. Free testosterone floats around and is biologically active.
Welcome,
Is the emotional state the only symptom of withdrawal you are experiencing right now? Let us know and someone here can help you through this.
Hang in there and keep talking here. There are many of us who have been right where you are. We are here to support you.
Hi there, I recently had my period, and the day before I came on I had unprotected sex and the day after I came off I also had sex. We use the withdrawal method and I finished my period on the11th April and 11 days later I started light spotting which started of light pink, it then changed to brown and now it's a dark brown black?!
I am having lots of muscle spasms all over my body and am worried that I have ALS or some other type of deadly disease. An MRI scan came back normal, no lesions or signs of tumor or MS. Standard blood work came back normal. I have had some perimenopausal symptoms for a while and a blood test showed low testosterone levels. Don't know what that means but my doctor was not concerned. The most alarming thing now are these muscle spasms.
The total testosterone consists of two forms of testosterone; one is bound to SHBG and the other is free-circulating testosterone unattached to serum proteins.
In conditions such as hypothyroidism and cirrhosis, measurement of the total testosterone level may be normal but the patient may have symptoms of low testosterone. In these conditions, the SHBG is increased and this decreases the amount of testosterone that is available for use.
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