Hormones and our Mood

[hannes joubert]

Hey all, another info thread here pls.

Can we please indicate what can have a negative effect on one's mood for the worse/better?

EG: Low Test may cause depression, whilst fluctuating Test levels will cause moodiness

What about Estrogen levels and fluctuations? Cortisol? Insulin?

I have had a few bouts of severe depression in the past, but these were precipitated by traumatic events, and eventually lifted.

BUT, the past few years it feels as though I have been slipping into an apathetic mood. Not really full blown depression. Difficult to describe unless you have experience with it...

So, now I would like to find out what hormones (specifically) and diet in general would have such an adverse effect on mood. Other aspect such as stress, rest, support structures have already been sorted.

BTW, as per a recommendation from a fellow TRT'r (Xman you beaut) I have started supplementing with l-phenylalanine (sp) and 5htp, no real difference yet. AND I am against taking brain altering chemicals thankyou

Look forward to some cutting edge info.

H

 

[Zyglamail]

Same could be said about estrogen, too much can cause some moodiness in men etc. Cortisol levels that are too high cause fatigue. Insuline levels control blood sugar so spikes in insulin cause sleepyness etc. So muc is intertriwned you really cant pinpoint things specifically on one hormone or not.

 

[rage22]

When my T was low, I had anxiety and depression. Now that I have cycled some hcgenerate and other helpful pcts products I feel great and have no anx. Jus waiting on my result to come in the mail. It's been a week! And still no results in the mail. Got my endo app tomorrow so I'll see if my t improved. Sure it has tho. Whooa sorry bout the rant.

 

[hannes joubert]

Same could be said about estrogen, too much can cause some moodiness in men etc. Cortisol levels that are too high cause fatigue. Insuline levels control blood sugar so spikes in insulin cause sleepyness etc. So muc is intertriwned you really cant pinpoint things specifically on one hormone or not.

As usual, sage advice, thanks for the opinion Z.

So, how would one go about balancing ALL hormones if your body is no longer able to do it?

Eg: my cortisol levels are in the toilet, my insulin is through the roof, even though blood sugar is in low ranges. Test and Est are being treated (true values will be ascertained after a period of time) DHT levels are high (anecdotal evidence) etc etc??

 

[musclemom]

Same could be said about estrogen, too much can cause some moodiness in men etc. Cortisol levels that are too high cause fatigue. Insuline levels control blood sugar so spikes in insulin cause sleepyness etc. So muc is intertriwned you really cant pinpoint things specifically on one hormone or not.

My husband is on HRT and here's a few things I observed:
1. Fatigue and apathy when his T. levels start to tank.
2. Moodiness and propensity towards depression when his E. levels are too high.
3. Emotionally disconnected and trouble with orgasm when is E. levels are too low.
4. T. levels too high for too long and he starts getting goofy thoughts in his head like he's 20 (mainly notice it as aggression towards others and when driving)