PCP or Specialist for TRT

[Tim1985]

Thanks for the advice guys. My PCP told me this afternoon that my total test level of 270 is still within the normal range and blamed my symptoms on the antidepressants I’m on. He at least agreed to get the additional BW panels I asked for so I’m heading back in Monday for the blood draw. Will post the numbers from the extra panels as soon as I get them. My PCP is definitely not going to be who I use for TRT so Defy is looking more and more like the route I’m going to go.

[Youthful55guy]

Thanks for the advice guys. My PCP told me this afternoon that my total test level of 270 is still within the normal range and blamed my symptoms on the antidepressants I’m on. He at least agreed to get the additional BW panels I asked for so I’m heading back in Monday for the blood draw. Will post the numbers from the extra panels as soon as I get them. My PCP is definitely not going to be who I use for TRT so Defy is looking more and more like the route I’m going to go.

I think this is the first we've hear that you are taking antidepressants. Yes, they can mess with T levels, libido, and cause ED. I suspect that there are a lot of guys out there being misdiagnosed with depression, when in fact they actually have low T or low Free T (i.e., high SHBG). Docs seems to be willing to hand antidepressants out like candy to treat the symptoms of depression, but dig their heals in when it actually comes to treating a potential cause of the depression with TRT. As I mentioned in my story above, my first PCP was more than willing to prescribe me an antidepressant rather than dig to the root of the problem by testing for Free T.

You may find that when you get on a good TRT protocol that you may be able to wean yourself off of the antidepressants. Then again, it may not have anything to do with low T. You will have to make that decision based on your own experience.