Can a person be on psychiatric medications and be on TRT?
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CoastWatcher
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Psychiatric medications are not contraindicated for TRT patients. Are you asking on your own behalf? What medicines are you inquiring about?
Systemlord
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It would be no different for a person to have natural testosterone production and on psychiatric medications v.s someone on TRT and taking psychiatric medications, however these mind altering drugs will hinder the effects of testosterone and its effects on the mind and body.
I’m asking because I’m on two medication one for depression which I’m might just stop taking and other one supposed to help with my mood which at the time I didn’t know I had low T and I’m getting my injections soon so I was wondering if
anyone on depression medication too thanks
Yea I’m on medications I think I’m just tell my doctor I’m stop and see how I do once my testosterone levels go up because at the time I was taking depression meds and other meds to help with my mood which I didn’t know I have low T and I hate taking medications especially if it doesn’t do shit but get side affects lol
CoastWatcher
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It's always wise to discuss discontinuing medication with your doctor before pulling the plug and walking away from it cold turkey. TRT can, and does, moderate depression in some patients. I would speak to your doctor before doing anything quickly.
Yes Im talk to my doctor soon thanks
Mountain Man
Member
Don't blindly follow the advice her to taper. Bad move. You can take psych meds with TRT safely, but your sides from the meds will still be there. SSRIs are notorious for screwing up libido and can mess with ejaculation. Talk to the prescriber of these. The prescriber should not be a PCP, but a psychiatric practitioner who knows thes better and will take some time to work with you. They may be able to safely change meds or possibly taper off some.Some psychiatrists will prescribe pde5s to be an adjunct for those times you do have some libido. Don't get advice her, talk to your doctor. I work in mental health and have seen this all the time. Be patient and find a doctor who will take some time to help you with this.
Nelson Vergel
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What Mountain Man said!
yea thanks i have a psychiatric so im see him next week to go over my meds i was thinking if i was on TRT while taking my psychiatric meds then the TRT wont work that well thats why im asking thank you
CoastWatcher
Moderator
If you need to continue taking psychiatric medications there may well be side effects associated with doing so, just as there might be if your body's production of testosterone was "normal."
This is interesting. I was considering taking Zoloft again since anxiety is causing issues in the bedroom. In fact I took one pill today and felt amazing, however it could be placebo. Perhaps I'll see if TRT will ultimately help with the anxiety and if it does not I will start up again. Just curious, what psychiatric medications are you using?
Mountain Man
Member
Talk with your prescriber. If you are on Zoloft it will hinder bedroom performance. Which came first, the anxiety or the anxiety in the bedroom. A PDE5 may help, but you should have a very frank conversation with your psychiatrist about what’s going on.
I have always had mild anxiety. When I feel pressure, I usually get quiet or I avoid the situation. Right now I'm in the avoiding phase with my wife because my libido is not where it should be. When I was on antidepressants I felt more calm and less agitated. It felt like I could chill out and relax instead of worrying about what could happen next. My libido was just like it is now, but since I was calm I could perform without worrying about not getting up for the occasion. My dilemma here is trying to figure out if TRT can help relieve those symptoms of anxiety or if I should go with what I know helped me in the past with an antidepressant. I will discuss this with my psychiatrist. I'm apprehensive about throwing something new into the equation since I've only been on TRT since this June and I had a big protocol change 5 weeks ago. Most of the other guys on here got relief of symptoms like depression with TRT, but they were below normal levels. My Total T was in the upper 300's which is considered normal even though at 42 years old I know is not even close to optimal. I'm wondering if TRT can take the edge off and allow me to relax.
Systemlord
Member
Once you get dialed in and find the right dosage for you, you may notice not much bothers you anymore. You may be able to get rid of the SSRI's or at least reduce the dosage.
Yes, that's true. That's why I'd rather wait to see how this turns out rather than adding an antidepressant. Coming off of those are as bad as coming off TRT. Yesterday and today have been good days so that's a blessing.
Systemlord
Member
Try coming off Klonopin after 30 years, it fried my pituitary gland and lowered LH production do to the stress of withdrawal. It's the reason I'm on TRT.
Wow, I can imagine. These psychiatric drugs are very helpful if they didn't have so many side effects.
WrenchHead80
Member
I've been on zoloft (ssri) for around 20 years. At the time I started TRT I was taking 100mg pill a day of zoloft for anxiety. Since starting trt I had no problems whats so ever being on both. If anything I started feeling naturally calm since being on TRT. So I slowly lowered my dose to 50mg with no problems. Which I'm still at currently. I plan on lowering the zoloft more after finding a trt protocol I plan to stick with long term. I've just switched to daily and I'm hoping this will be it. I also want to get my thyroid protocol worked out also. I feel addressing these two things will make my body and mind strong so I won't need zoloft ever again.
When I started zoloft I was a teenager. My side effects were the opposite of almost everything you guys said. I became a man whore no joke, libido threw the roof and I would be able to last as long as I wanted to no matter how freaky the girl or girls were. I've learned years later people in porn use small dose zoloft for that reason to last longer. I also lost control of good judgement. I'd take huge risk in everything being speeding, unprotected sex, fighting ect. Basically I didn't have a worry in the world (In a very bad way). I would never recommend anyone especially young people be put on this stuff. Look into the suicide rate of young people being put on ssri's, messes with their mind. Luckily I managed to stay alive long enough to get into my late twenties when I finally calmed down some. By that time I wanted to get off it but every time I slowly tried getting off the anxiety would start up again. TRT has fixed all this.
I would use prescription drugs only as a last resort if you can't find the underlining issue. I'm sure mine was low T, which I know I had (had labs done) in my early 20's but no dr would do anything for me and I didn't push it cause at the time I thought all Dr's knew what they were talking about.
When I started zoloft I was a teenager. My side effects were the opposite of almost everything you guys said. I became a man whore no joke, libido threw the roof and I would be able to last as long as I wanted to no matter how freaky the girl or girls were. I've learned years later people in porn use small dose zoloft for that reason to last longer. I also lost control of good judgement. I'd take huge risk in everything being speeding, unprotected sex, fighting ect. Basically I didn't have a worry in the world (In a very bad way). I would never recommend anyone especially young people be put on this stuff. Look into the suicide rate of young people being put on ssri's, messes with their mind. Luckily I managed to stay alive long enough to get into my late twenties when I finally calmed down some. By that time I wanted to get off it but every time I slowly tried getting off the anxiety would start up again. TRT has fixed all this.
I would use prescription drugs only as a last resort if you can't find the underlining issue. I'm sure mine was low T, which I know I had (had labs done) in my early 20's but no dr would do anything for me and I didn't push it cause at the time I thought all Dr's knew what they were talking about.
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