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Originally Posted by RRxtar
an absolutely incredible eye opener for me was listening to Dr Mark Gordon on the JRE. Hes an endocrinologist specifically talking about helping vets with PTSD and people with traumatic brain injury by correcting their hormone levels, not just test, but all of them. he goes so deep on the subject in such a simple to understand way. its definitely something on my radar now that im into my 30s.
the one that got me thinking on the subject was this one:
Joe Rogan Experience #574 - Dr. Mark Gordon, Matthew Gosney & Jason Hall
Mathew Gosney was a vet who came back from Iraq and was on something like 14 prescriptions. A few months after starting treatment with Mark Gordon, he was down to like 2. Jason Hall wrote American Sniper.
If you listen to that podcast (or youtube) I guarantee you'll be hooked on both the subject, and probably the JRE. Hes been back on the show a few more times and is always full of good info.
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Dr Gordon's appearance on JRE is exactly what had me wondering if my issues have been related to the concussion. According to him, it doesn't even have to be a huge impact knocking you out for minutes to cause enough damage to the pituitary gland, or repeated trauma. One shot hitting you just the right way is sometimes all it takes to shut down your pituitary [and thus your balls] or even suppress it.
I don't know if there's an easy way to find out for sure, but I am treating it this way. So far, it has been nothing short of incredible. I have to say, it's practically awe inspiring. And this is just with normal levels of testosterone coming from shit levels; I can imagine how awesome it must feel to do an actual cycle! I've also been able to completely discontinue anxiety meds which I was on for 4 or 5 years
It now feels like there are 3 distinct phases in my life - pre concussion [high school], pre TRT, and post TRT [although this phase has only been a few months, I think the overall change in my life will end up being significant].