Posted by Larry Hoover on December 15, 2005, at 8:44:52
In reply to Re: Testosterone for Young males 20 years, posted by MrBrice on December 15, 2005, at 4:20:04
> If the problem is not my testosterone, i might have to take stupid antidepressants for the rest of my life, with no super effects at all. These meds will make me loose or gain weight, may give me rashes, low bloodpressure, wired feeling...
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> I guess either way i'm not very good off now am i.
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> You might see it a little to negative. With a stroke of luck, i am in need of a little testosterone now, and maybe after a couple of months or years normal testosterone status is reached, witheout shrinking testikels.
> I keep my fingers crossed either way.Sir, you have created a false dilemma, a black and white dichotomy of future paths. It's not "this" or "that" and nothing in between.
Have you analysed your diet? Have you had your thyroid checked? Have you tried St. John's wort? Bright light therapy? Cognitive behavioural therapy? (I hear more than a slight echo of guilt) Vigorous excercise?
The very first thing you need to do is to broaden your horizons. You have a kind of tunnel vision just now. "If it's not your 'nads, you're out of luck." There are many causes of fatigue, and for each of those causes, many possible treatments.
As someone who has been working on a similar problem for many years, I can offer up my experience. I didn't find one sole treatment that made the difference. I found many things with moderate effects. Every little bit helps. And every once in a while, you find something that puts a rocket in yer bum, and off you go. Hopefully forever, maybe just for a while. But you've still got all those bits going your way.
It's more than a tad boring getting depressed over and over again, but you can become quite good at it.
As a new poster, you may be unaware of the breadth of resources here, at your fingertips.
There's the Alternative board, where stuff like diet and supplements and St. John's wort and lights and stuff is yammered about.
There's the Health board, where medical disorders with psych components carry.
There's the Faith board, where some heavy debate goes on, but there are some transcendent discussions as well.
The Psychology board where talk therapy and cognitive styles and such are all the rage.
Relationships, for this in, or out of one.
Social, for whatever.
Substance Use, for problematic recreational activities like you alluded to a couple of years back.
And more. I don't go to every board.
Read the FAQ, while you're at it. Get a sense of what is meant by civility here. And, if you turn on Babblemail, there's a whole new world of safe communication available to you, when you don't want to say something in front of the whole world.
Good luck,
Lar
poster:Larry Hoover
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