Posted by doxogenic boy on October 18, 2013, at 8:17:17
In reply to Re: Low testosterone level - medication-induced? » doxogenic boy, posted by Hugh on October 14, 2013, at 12:20:48
> > So when I have been medication-free, it could have been a Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction? Can that last for half a year or more after tapering off SSRIs?
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> It could last for months or years, IF that's what you have.I have been on psychotropic medication most of the time since March 1994, so then it is difficult to say if it is the depression or SSRIs that causes my hypoactive sexual desire.
Here are the results of the blood tests that I took 27 September 2013: (The normal ranges are in parentheses. I think "IE" is "IU" in English)luteinizing hormone: 1,2 IE/L (0,8 - 7,6)
follicle stimulating hormone: 1,4 IE/L (0,7 - 11,1)
prolactin: 208 mIE/L (53 - 360)
sex hormone-binding globulin 42 nmol/L (13-71)
testosterone 16,0 nmol/L (6,7 - 31,9)
estradiol: 78 pmol/L (20 - 130)
cortisol morning 227 nmol/L (120 - 600)
albumin 48 g/L (39 - 50)Here are the results from the blood tests 11 september 2013:
luteinizing hormone 0,5 IE/L (0,8 - 7,6)
follicle stimulating hormone: 1,0 IE/L (0,7 - 11,1)
prolactin 267 mIE/L (53 - 360)
testosterone 5,9 nmol/L (6,7 - 31,9)Do you have comments to these results?
- doxogenic
Earlier TRD/anxiety
300 mg tianeptine, 6 X 50 mg successfully since Oct 2009
20 mcg liothyronine
40 mg escitalopram
100 mg trimipramine
50 mg agomelatine
600 mg quetiapine
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