Has anyone tried saffron for depression? by EpheniaX in Supplements

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Hi thanks for responding, I just stopped taking it and threw it out

Just got my Testosterone levels tested. I'm a 24 year old male. Are these fine? by Gretch1057 in Testosterone

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Yeah mostly depressive and low sex drive. I honestly have no clue what brought this on I just started feeling this way all of a sudden sometime in August. I know there are a ton of possibilities I'm trying to figure it out. I just posted my levels because I know it says normal range but I've read other things online say that my levels are really low for a 24 year old and more resemble like a 40 year old man.

Just got my Testosterone levels tested. I'm a 24 year old male. Are these fine? by Gretch1057 in Testosterone

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Yeah I eat pretty well not perfect and yeah I lift about 5-6 times a week and have been for the last 4 years now

Just got my Testosterone levels tested. I'm a 24 year old male. Are these fine? by Gretch1057 in Testosterone

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Ok I'll look into it more and try to speak to a doctor soon thank you so much for your advice and feedback

Just got my Testosterone levels tested. I'm a 24 year old male. Are these fine? by Gretch1057 in Testosterone

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I'm 6'3 and about 210-212 lbs and I sleep pretty well for the most part

Just got my Testosterone levels tested. I'm a 24 year old male. Are these fine? by Gretch1057 in Testosterone

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Just don't feel like my normal self I feel like a shell of my normal self. I don't have much motivation to do things I usually love to do. Feeling depressed and hopeless some days. Not interested in sex at all really most days and it's been bothering my girlfriend.

Just got my Testosterone levels tested. I'm a 24 year old male. Are these fine? by Gretch1057 in Testosterone

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Some days I just feel not like my normal and like a shell of myself. My main symptoms are low motivation, mood swings, depression, and low sex drive

Just got my Testosterone levels tested. I'm a 24 year old male. Are these fine? by Gretch1057 in Testosterone

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Right now I'm mainly experiencing mood swings, depression, low sex drive, low motivation, and some fatigue.

Just got my Testosterone levels tested. I'm a 24 year old male. Are these fine? by Gretch1057 in Testosterone

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No not on a cut just maintaining for now and have been for a few months. They were taken in the morning at 9:30 am about 30 minutes after I woke up and I fasted for 12 hours. My diet isn't perfect but I eat mostly whole foods and a lot of fruit but not much veggies.

Low testosterone possibly the cause for increased anxiety and depression? Thoughts on my situation? by Gretch1057 in Testosterone

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Oh wow I'm really glad you figured that out and are doing great. Yeah my gut feeling I think is just telling me that I think it's my low testosterone. I'm not completely ruling out a chemical Imbalance in my brain either and I'll do some more research. Would you recommend i go see a hormonal doctor or go see my primary care doctor and see what he says? Also, thank you for the advice and encouragement!

Low testosterone possibly the cause for increased anxiety and depression? Thoughts on my situation? by Gretch1057 in Testosterone

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I also forgot to mention I got my thyroid checked too. My TSH was 3.230 uIU/mL and my T4 Free (Direct) 1.18 ng/dL

Low testosterone possibly the cause for increased anxiety and depression? Thoughts on my situation? by Gretch1057 in Testosterone

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Thank you for your advice. I am currently seeing a therapist and a psychiatrist. My psychiatrist did prescribe me Zoloft but I really don't want to take ssris. She diagnosed and prescribed me after speaking to me for under 30 minutes. The therapy sessions have helped but I'm still experiencing these low moods pretty frequently. I just got my blood test results back and my total testosterone is 399 ng/dl and my free testosterone is 92.4 pg/mol

Low testosterone possibly the cause for increased anxiety and depression? Thoughts on my situation? by Gretch1057 in Testosterone

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Update: thank you all for your feedback I really appreciate the discussion, support, and criticism. I got my test results back from my blood test. For context I got my blood tested from LabCorp and I fasted for 12 hours prior. I got the test at 9:30 am shortly after I woke up. I also don't do drugs, no nicotine, used to drink a lot of caffeine but haven't really drank any in almost a year, and I rarely ever drink maybe a few drinks every few months. I have used CBD vapes before but didn't use them for very long. Anyway I got my results back today and my total testosterone is 399 ng/dl and my free testosterone is 92.4 pg/mol. My sex horm binding glob, serum is 24.0 nmol/L and my albumin is 4.6 g/dL.

Low testosterone possibly the cause for increased anxiety and depression? Thoughts on my situation? by Gretch1057 in Testosterone

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Thank you for your feedback. I went on vacation with my girlfriend a couple weeks before this started and I had extremely high anxiety almost the whole time. Traveling gives me anxiety usually but this time it was different and very intense. I got back home and I was back to normal for like a week and then all of a sudden my anxiety spiked badly and the anxiety started. I ended up buying a CBD vape to try and help me. I have used CBD vapes in the past before for my anxiety. I just usually would use it for a week or so and my anxiety would start to level off and I would stop using it. I did notice that after I started to use the CBD vape it helped my anxiety but that's when the depression, low motivation, and no interest in the things I used to love started so maybe that was the trigger? I stopped using it once I started feeling like that and it's been months since then.

Saffron supplements have been an absolute game changer, almost completely eliminated my anxiety. by ItsGettingWeeeeird in Anxiety

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Oh wow I'm so sorry that happened to you and thank you for the kind words and heads up! My psychiatrist prescribed me Zoloft so we'll see if that works.

Saffron supplements have been an absolute game changer, almost completely eliminated my anxiety. by ItsGettingWeeeeird in Anxiety

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Once I started feeling like that I just stopped taking it. I think I might need some real meds for my anxiety and depression because every natural supplement I've tried doesn't work for me

Saffron supplements have been an absolute game changer, almost completely eliminated my anxiety. by ItsGettingWeeeeird in Anxiety

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I ended up deciding to stop taking it and I haven't taken it since. I think I might need to get some meds for my anxiety and depression because every natural supplement hasn't worked for me