Alot of Neurological Drugs - Help

[clloyd]

I have been introduced to this forum by a M.D., so I thought it was a good place to get some progressive advice. I am a 36 year old male.

For almost 10 years now, I have been on SSRI's...first started with Zoloft and now Lexapro.

I added Adderall to the mix about 2 years ago because I was (and still am) under tremendous pressure as a financial executive. I am not ADD, but in college was given Ritalin to help focus off some of my OCD issues (so I took advantage of getting the prescription).

Adderall has been hard to kick on days I work....but that is for a different forum.

My question pertains to long-term effects of my average daily dosages below:

Adderall 15mg
Lexapro 20mg
Buspar 15mg (within the past year)
Xanax 0.5mg (within the past year intermittently)

I didn't know if I should get some tests done on my androgen levels? I know my Doc would never think of this and seems to have little concern for the long-term effects of these drugs to my overall body. I feel lethargic, burned out, less ambitious, etc. My libido is lower than usual but I expect that from Lexapro. I used to be heavy into weightlifting and even took a Test Cypionate 8 week cycle when I was 24 (illegally).

Without rambling, I am looking for some advice into my overall well-being on all these drugs and if I should have specific blood tests done or you eventually think I will be a candidate for TRT.

Thanks in advance (I know my message was all over the place)

[HeadDoc]

Originally Posted by clloyd

I have been introduced to this forum by a M.D., so I thought it was a good place to get some progressive advice. I am a 36 year old male.

For almost 10 years now, I have been on SSRI's...first started with Zoloft and now Lexapro.

I added Adderall to the mix about 2 years ago because I was (and still am) under tremendous pressure as a financial executive. I am not ADD, but in college was given Ritalin to help focus off some of my OCD issues (so I took advantage of getting the prescription).

Adderall has been hard to kick on days I work....but that is for a different forum.

My question pertains to long-term effects of my average daily dosages below:

Adderall 15mg
Lexapro 20mg
Buspar 15mg (within the past year)
Xanax 0.5mg (within the past year intermittently)

I didn't know if I should get some tests done on my androgen levels? I know my Doc would never think of this and seems to have little concern for the long-term effects of these drugs to my overall body. I feel lethargic, burned out, less ambitious, etc. My libido is lower than usual but I expect that from Lexapro. I used to be heavy into weightlifting and even took a Test Cypionate 8 week cycle when I was 24 (illegally).

Without rambling, I am looking for some advice into my overall well-being on all these drugs and if I should have specific blood tests done or you eventually think I will be a candidate for TRT.

Thanks in advance (I know my message was all over the place)

without rambling from me, the place to start is with a full round of labs relevant to TRT. There is a sticky post entitled "labs I run". If your doc will not help here, you can order most or all of the listed labs thru LEF.com.

[JanSz]

My post #44
contains list fo blood testing at Quest
and some testst that I do at Genova Diagnostics.

Jan's BloodTest April13/2007 - Page 2

[clloyd]

Thanks everyone!