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Depression while off T

Started by FTMKyle, October 23, 2014, 12:58:26 AM

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FTMKyle

Can not being on T cause you to be more depressed? I don't get it. I was fine before. I was setting goals and working towards accomplishing them. Then my doctor took me off the T due to a blood test and told me I had to see my regular doctor to redo the test. It turned out what was wrong had nothing to do with testosterone, and my doctor wants me to start seeing a real endo. My appointment is next week, but due to a scheduling conflict, I might have to change it. Now it seems like my whole world has just come to a crashing halt, and am walking around in a deep depressing fog. I've nearly stopped talking to everyone. I have no interest in anything, and I am really irritable. The funny thing is, I don't feel depressed about anything gender related. It's everything else. I can pinpoint the things that are bringing me down even though if someone asks i tell them I don't know what's wrong, and I try to avoid them. I even sort of have an idea of how to fix at least some of it. It's actually getting motivated that's the hard part. And I can't seem to talk to anyone about the things that are bothering me. I've tried, but then this idea that no one really cares pops into my mind, and I chicken out. Even as I type this (and I've tried several time before) I want to delete it. I have a coworker who expresses real concern, and he tries to talk to me. Today, I almost told him about some of it, but I backed out, just telling him it was a lot of little things. I've always had this issue where I felt I couldn't talk to people about things that were bothering me. Maybe some of it comes from my social anxiety. I came to the conclusion a while ago that not being on T might have something do do with my depression, but I have not told any doctors. When one of the docs prescribing my T asked how I felt off it, I just told her I felt a little irritable and she laughed a bit like she expected that.   
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adrian

I think that t is linked to dopamine levels. Low t meaning a decrease in dopamine, which may make you feel more depressed.

Edit: Could you check with your doctor if l-tyrosine supplements are an option? This makes a huge difference for me (I'm not on t), even on a very small dose. It's an amino acid that is at some point along the chain converted to dopamine.
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Mosaic dude

Oh yes.  I've had this.  My endo gives me pills,  because he's doing a gradual build up to the full replacement dose, partly because I have a history of severe depression.  Anyway, I forgot one day.  My god, I haven't been that sick in years.  That thought you're describing, that no one cares, I had that.  And the motivation problem.  I went from normal happy me to full-on depression - suicidal ideation,  the whole bit.  It was frightening to realise just how much my depression is linked to my T levels, and there wasn't really anything that set  me off.  It was entirely a question of hormone levels.  Do whatever it takes to get your hormones right again.  This can be fixed.
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FTMKyle

Well, I'm glad to hear that I might be right about my suspicion that it's my T levels. Assuming all blood tests are normal, it should be easy to get back on T. It's just really amazing how low I have gotten without it. I too have a long history of depression, but when I am on T I feel more neutral. I'll try to hang in there until I've got the doc Okay to go back on T. Thanks for the little bit of hope.   
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Alexthecat

They shouldn't just take you off of medication. That is sometimes more dangerous than leaving you on it.

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