[300bps]

I am in my mid 40's and recently really noticed this

Honest question - how much exercise were you getting before you went to testosterone therapy?

The reason I ask is because of the studies that have shown that the decline in testosterone associated with aging is because of poor health, not age. Example:

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110607121129.h...

I am in the next decade after you and have noticed no decline. I do heavy weight lifting three days per week and burn about 1,000 calories per day with cardio. That seems to be a sweet spot - too little exercise or too much and your testosterone will take a hit. Rubbish diet will not help though either.

[teaearlgraycold]

As someone that only recently started exercising after a lifetime of being sedentary - everything they say about exercise is true. If it was a pill it would be the greatest medical discovery of all time and worth trillions of dollars.

[fnordpiglet]

I’m in the same situation! I’ve always been sedentary but recently started relatively intense training and the improvement in literally everything is remarkable.

[teaearlgraycold]

No longer moderately depressed! I think I’m well north of neutral almost every day now. I feel better, look better, my knees don’t hurt as much.

[DamnYuppie]

I have been very active my entire adult life.

Part of what really tipped me off was my energy before and after the gym was much lower than it used to be. Also I would be tired starting around 2 PM in the afternoon, this isn't sleep related as I sleep like a baby, which I am grateful for. Also I never drank coffee or took lots of caffeine so I was perplexed as to why I would just crater in the afternoons.

After starting the treatment I am no longer tired in the afternoons, my mind feels sharper and I can tell I am recalling processing info better. The energy at the gym has improved as well.

[fnordpiglet]

Are you under extreme stress? This is what induced mine, I was working at a very stressful Wall Street quant trading job at a major firm at the time.

[worker_person]

Had a sleep study? Solved my testosterone problem.

[sillysaurusx]

How do you measure testosterone? You make it sound like you just step on a testosterone scale each morning and take note of the value. If that’s the case, I need to get me one.

[DamnYuppie]

I went to a clinic that specializes in it. They take several blood samples and send them off to the lab, the test for overall testosterone levels, free testosterone, estrogen and one other I am not 100% certain of.

There is a range that is considered normal testosterone except that range is HUGE, my results were at the very low end of that spectrum.

Part of the plan I am on I get tested every month for the first 3 months then every 3 months there after.

[teaearlgraycold]

You can get home kits. You just give them a couple drops of blood and send it back.

[300bps]

It's even easier than that - there are even saliva tests:

https://www.everlywell.com/products/testosterone-test/

(No affiliation, not an affiliate link)

[bengy5959]

Careful with the Saliva tests. They are much less accurate. I had one done and it said I was way above the normal range. I went to the doctor and had a blood test and it was normal.