question from a user
I’ve been struggling with a lot of depression and anxiety for 10 years on various medications. Believing that my hormones could have been unbalanced I went to go see a specialist. Results came out normal as attached. Regardless he said he’d like me to try out TRT to see if it may help my symptoms. Currently on week 2 of 200mg cypionate and the anxiety has gotten worse. Should I give it more time? Should I stop? I’m not sure if he believed this could be the cause.
AlphaMD's Answer
Anxiety and depression are known symptoms of hypogonadism. However, they are rarely the only symptoms. While it’s true your level of 377 is on the lower end of the “normal” range, in the absence of other symptoms typical of hypogonadism, I would think that the cause may be something else.Your worsened anxiety on TRT would typically be attributed to an elevation of your estradiol level as opposed to higher testosterone. You might recheck your levels to see if that is the case.Mental health improvements on TRT are expected to occur within 3-6 weeks with maximal benefits between 18-30 weeks. You might give it another couple weeks while you get your labs rechecked before stopping altogether.
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