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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Blood Test Discussion
First Total and Free T Results: Help Me Understand
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<blockquote data-quote="seaexplorer" data-source="post: 69436" data-attributes="member: 15150"><p>Good job getting yourself down to 5 mg. It's tough. I wasn't on it that long. I was taking for several months and it was horrible and during this time, my low testosterone remain undiagnosed. I complained repeatedly to my Dr that I was not feeling great and what does he do? He said he thinks I have severe depression and he refers me to a psychiatrist. I trusted him at that time and went to see the psych Dr and that new Dr wanted to immediately prescribe an additional anti depressant to take which he said would work great with the Paxil and so writes a script for Wellbutrin. The visit lasted 10 minutes. That whole experience just didn't feel right so I trusted my instincts and decided to stay the hell away from the psych Dr and take matters into my own hands and get off the Paxil. You're so right, there's zero help in getting off of it, just the usual ignorant blanket statements of "just skip doses and taper over a few days". I convinced myself it had to be done super slow. I don't remember the exact time but I spent many months tapering off the paxil.</p><p></p><p>I didn't start taking HTP and Melatonin until I was well under 1 mg and I introduced those very slowly. It's officially not understood how the class of paxil-like drugs work, but the theory is it makes more efficient use of serotonin, so yes you have to be super careful introducing supplements that can increase generation of seratonin while on antidepressants otherwise the risk for seratonin syndrome increases and that can be dangerous.</p><p></p><p>I'm sure there are some people who can benefit by taking an antidepressant, but they are definitely way over prescribed. Shortly after starting my taper, I insisted on a testosterone recheck and the total came in at under 200!</p><p></p><p>It took a long time to get off the Paxil and even then, it took a few months to start feeling somewhat normal. For me, it was definitely worth it. If I followed my Drs advice, I'm sure I'd be a total mess by now on even more prescriptions and living with super low testosterone. Life would suck if that happened. It pays to be your own advocate for your health and well being.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="seaexplorer, post: 69436, member: 15150"] Good job getting yourself down to 5 mg. It's tough. I wasn't on it that long. I was taking for several months and it was horrible and during this time, my low testosterone remain undiagnosed. I complained repeatedly to my Dr that I was not feeling great and what does he do? He said he thinks I have severe depression and he refers me to a psychiatrist. I trusted him at that time and went to see the psych Dr and that new Dr wanted to immediately prescribe an additional anti depressant to take which he said would work great with the Paxil and so writes a script for Wellbutrin. The visit lasted 10 minutes. That whole experience just didn't feel right so I trusted my instincts and decided to stay the hell away from the psych Dr and take matters into my own hands and get off the Paxil. You're so right, there's zero help in getting off of it, just the usual ignorant blanket statements of "just skip doses and taper over a few days". I convinced myself it had to be done super slow. I don't remember the exact time but I spent many months tapering off the paxil. I didn't start taking HTP and Melatonin until I was well under 1 mg and I introduced those very slowly. It's officially not understood how the class of paxil-like drugs work, but the theory is it makes more efficient use of serotonin, so yes you have to be super careful introducing supplements that can increase generation of seratonin while on antidepressants otherwise the risk for seratonin syndrome increases and that can be dangerous. I'm sure there are some people who can benefit by taking an antidepressant, but they are definitely way over prescribed. Shortly after starting my taper, I insisted on a testosterone recheck and the total came in at under 200! It took a long time to get off the Paxil and even then, it took a few months to start feeling somewhat normal. For me, it was definitely worth it. If I followed my Drs advice, I'm sure I'd be a total mess by now on even more prescriptions and living with super low testosterone. Life would suck if that happened. It pays to be your own advocate for your health and well being. [/QUOTE]
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