High on Testosterone

摘要

Things werent going well for Tristan Logan last winter, physically or mentally. The 55-year-old, an avid weight lifter with a black belt in tae kwon do, was tired and weak. The amount of iron he was able to pump during workouts was decreasing, after steadily increasing for years. Worse, the antidepressants he takes seemed to stop working, and his mood darkened. "I was going down the tubes," recalls Logan, of Nashua, N.H. Then, during a physical, his doctor checked Logan's testosterone level and discovered it was low. Logan was referred to a specialist, and after a workup that included tests for prostate cancer (results negative), he began receiving testosterone-replacement therapy (TRT). "I was going into a pretty bad depression right when I started the therapy," says Logan. "And man, I'll tell you, three days after I had that first shot it kicked me out of my depression like a mule." Seven months later, Logan continues to receive a testosterone shot every two weeks and, though no one really knows what the long-term health effects are, he has no plans to stop TRT. "I'm sold on it," he says.