Posted by linkadge on November 23, 2003, at 6:45:06
In reply to Re: Most psychiatric drugs lower testosterone leve, posted by psychlover on November 22, 2003, at 23:35:57
One of the biochemical characteristics of violent male criminals described in the book "The Brain" baised on the 12 part PBS miniseries, was *excessive* testosterone coupled with low serotonin levles. Making them *extremely* irritable with very little lack of impulse control.
By no means, am I trying to say this describes you, what I am trying to say is that for many men, (myself included), our testosterone is in the higher range of normal, but we still are depressed.
When I was depressed, I was still very assertive, agressive, angry and irritable, low mood, and constantly regretting my actions. I was competitive, dominant, chronically jealous, and superficial. My testosterone levels were fine. Dopimanergics made things much worse. Infact, SSRI's and lithium, were the only things that enabled me to stop and think things through rationally. They irradicated my irritability.
I would agree with you that many depressed baby boomers probably have low T but....
to say something like low T is "MALE" depression is extrodinarily narrowmined.
And if you didn't ask for my opinnion, you wouldn't have opened this message :)
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