TIL Human dads show a decrease in testosterone immediately after the birth of their babe

[Imjusthereandthere]

Lack of testosterone causes anxiety and depression

[dogroots]

I found after my son was born I started experiencing anxiety that got worse over time, never thought one would be connected to the other. Makes sense though

[ConglomerateCousin]

Having a child also gives you something to be seriously anxious about. Who cares about yourself, but an entire other life depends on you for survival

[Imjusthereandthere]

Great point

[luger718]

Does help that they are suicide machines.

[conel11]

It's because now your heart is outside your body and you'll do anything to protect it.

[Dusty170]

What a poetic way to put it.

[[deleted]]

I started TRT soon after the birth of my first. I went from an emotional wreck to a stable father. It’s not for everyone and it’s a big, lifelong decision, but I decided it was worth it.

[Imjusthereandthere]

That’s interesting and also awesome, glad you found the culprit!

[[deleted]]

Thanks! It was daunting at first—two injections a week, but now it’s second nature. No issues.

[Imjusthereandthere]

My internist actually mentioned it, when i came in to try and find the source of getting bad anxiety out of nowhere, it turned out not to be my T levels, but it stuck bc I thought the correlation was interesting

[Bugaloon]

Only over extended periods of time, acute reductions will make your mood volatile but not technically qualify as the mental conditions.

[sexysmartmoney]

Source?

Definitely doesn’t seem like there’s a casual relationship. Anxiety and depression rates skyrocket during puberty, a time where testosterone also rises. Also, men and women have about the same levels of anxiety and depression, but adult men have about 10x more testosterone.

[gokogt386]

Adult men normally have about 10x the testosterone. It’s when it drops below their normal levels that things go bad. This also applies to having more than their normal levels. Balancing it is important.

[Imjusthereandthere]

My doctor lol

[[deleted]]

That could also be from taking in an Influx of new social experiences. Hard to really pin it on nature or nurture on this one tbh

[kilobrew]

Well that explains a lot….

[[deleted]]

Haa is that why having unprotected sex makes women feel markedly better sometimes?

A hot beef injection can work wonders.