I saw my GP today. Man what a friggin joke. When I made the appointment I told the nurse I wanted to have a follow up with my Dr about my depression/penis issues. I brought a copy of my lab work with me and presented it to him. His initial response was that even though I tested lower than the average range by a whole 110 ng/dl he said its entirely possible that I have enough testosterone. He left the room for over 30 minutes and came back in the room puzzled. He said he made a few calls and spoke to the other 3 Drs in the office and stated that I would have needed to be under 200 ng/dl to qualify for testosterone. He said its not common for them to treat someone of my age let alone someone with numbers so close to 300, which they consider normal and healthy. He said I was possibly over thinking all my physical symptoms and making them worse by dwelling on them.
Apparently the treatment for low testosterone is believing you dont have it until your body overcomes it...
The rest of the appointment consisted of him talking me out of seeking testosterone replacement therapy (TRT). He went on and on about how red blood cell count increases and I would be setting myself up for future prostate cancer. Now that I got my answer from my HMO I will be seeking independent treatment.
I'm not here to talk you out of TRT, but I will share my experience. I own my own business and have a ton of stress and anxiety. I tested at 280 for total T and went on Axiron for a month. I wasn't on it long enough to tell you if it helped or not, but I can tell you it helped my sleep, and that gave me more energy. I did get a ton more libido though.
Anyway, I always ate a clean diet. I understand cholesterol helps make hormones or something like that so I did this. Bacon and eggs daily, absolutely no stress (no thinking about whats wrong with me, no thinking about my brain fog, no thinking about anything bad, just enjoy life), sleep as well as you can for as long as you can (8 hours a day minimum), try to masturbate or have sex twice a day minimum (force yourself), and most importantly hit the gym atleast 3 times a week (Lift heavy!).
I don't want to sway you from anything or convince you of anything, I'm just sharing this personal experience that took me from 280 TT to 464TT. I feel better. A lot better. No depression, no fog, a little tired daily but nothing compared to before.
You would be surprised how much that stressful thinking of your medical situation affects you and your hormones. Try this if you want, or take the easy way and be on TRT for the rest of your life. Either is a good potential solution, I would try fixing it naturally first and if it doesn't work then F it, hit the T.
I know this doesn't sound like