Well crap I have had a few concussions as a teenager. Once had an accident that the doctors said would give me brain damage. Honestly, I think mine might be to high.
Oh I'm not arguing. But like anything, a specialist likely has a better understanding of it than a family Dr.
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I hear ya ... specialists ARE better for specific things but you gotta do your own homework and make sure you aren't doing more damage than good with anything. Same as you would with your primary care doc. My doc is good. She will freely admit she doesn't know it all and isn't offended the least little bit when I start asking really pointed questions about anything she wants to do ... I expect the same from my specialized physicians. Learned that lesson the hard way. If they don't want to discuss the whys and wherefores of what they want to do to me and whether or not something else might be better ... or worse ... I'm gone.
Well I have spent a good amount of time researching testosterone replacement and it appears the good out weighs the bad...I think, still researching.
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Jells an patches cause the most issues with those side effects.
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That's what they thought about ERT back in the day. Now, after years of following women who trusted that "research" they are finding out that it wasn't as safe as they thought. The human body is an amazing thing ... and more complicated than anyone really knows. Therefore, ERT had unintended consequences. No thank you ... I'll just fan myself until the hot flashes pass ...
Let me give you an example of how much our knowledge of the human body has changed just in my lifetime ... when I was in high school and college (the first time) they were pretty sure that cells had smaller components within them, but no one had ever seen them and had no clue what those little bitty "sub pieces" might do. Biology was my "thing" because I was thinking of going to DVM school ...
Fast forward to me taking nursing classes at SNU ... only a mere 25 years later ... imagine my surprise when I learned that not only had they now seen those little bitty sub pieces, but they had named them, learned what their function was, and found that the little bitty sub pieces had little bitty sub pieces of their own!
I would LOVE to be able to come back 100 years after I'm dead and gone to sleep see what other "givens" about the human body they've been able to disprove ...
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Good to hear CHenry, I concur or agree with 90% of this discussion. Testosterone injections are the way to go for men in need of help and you should see the benefits describe. I was being treated for PTSD and depression at about age 52-53, the doc at the VA tried everything in the med cabinet and on all the commercials on TV. Nothing worked, same symptoms as the others have spoke of, always tired, depressed, never wanted to do anything, never left the house, weight gain, apathy. I ask about testosterone treatment and the doc said let's give it a try. I started on 200mg a month, home injected in the muscle, worked great felt better in about a week, lost 45 pounds in 7-8 month, and don't sleep near as much, everything is better and still on treatment for about 1 year and a half. No side effects for me, (only side effect, morning wood) all positive for me, I wish I had tried it years before. My T level was 3/4 below what should be normal, with 200mg a month I maintain a normal level, and like Jesse the Body Ventura said "I'm a sexual tyrannosaurs!"
This has been an interesting post.
It seems to me that too many Drs. simply prescribe a dose of TRT instead of trying to figure out what the underlying problem is. How come an estrogen blocker is never used first to see how the body reponds with it's present level of T. Won't taking TRT make your nuts shrink up.....
One of the posters mentioned about how he rides so many miles a year on a bike. From what I have read it seems endurance type of exercise actually lowers T levels and that you are better off with sprints or heavy power lifts. I commend JB on the weight loss. I have also read that losing weight and getting more sleep can help boost T levels.
It seems to me that too many Drs. simply prescribe a dose of TRT instead of trying to figure out what the underlying problem is. How come an estrogen blocker is never used first to see how the body reponds with it's present level of T. Won't taking TRT make your nuts shrink up.....
One of the posters mentioned about how he rides so many miles a year on a bike. From what I have read it seems endurance type of exercise actually lowers T levels and that you are better off with sprints or heavy power lifts. I commend JB on the weight loss. I have also read that losing weight and getting more sleep can help boost T levels.
