Thanks for you comment and you bring up a very interesting point. Depression takes away a person’s ability to anticipate pleasure about most things, and of course, that means, a loss of interest in sex for many people. Additionally, many of the medications used to treat depression do cause a loss of intrest in sex and in some cases difficulty in achieving orgasm. For some, it becomes a choice between being depressed and no interest in sex, or being on a medication which helps with the depression, but still no interest in sex.

What can happen is what happened for you, both depression and reduced testosterone levels. In your case, the hormonal replacement with testosterone, treated the deficiency and also helped with the depression. That’s a real win/win for you.

I had a similar response with Androgel. I have to admit I was skeptical when I began the treatment, but I began experiencing morning erections, too, and I realized that was certainly not a placebo response to it. That in itself has a psychological effect: Feeling younger, more alive, more sexual. Both interest and performance improved which restored some of the confidence I’d lost.

Thank you for your interest and your comment. I look forward to more from you.

Loren Olson

After complaining to my pyschiatrist about having no sex drive, he checked my testosterone level. I thought the Cymbalta I have been on for years was causing it. My levels came back and it was very low, around 100. I went to an endocrinologist and he put me on Androgel. I have been on it for about 8 months now. I have my sex life back!!

Before I started Androgel, I was chronically depressed, couldn’t concentrate and I maybe had sex with my partner maybe twice a month. Now that my T levels are normal, I can concentrate, I’ve cut my Cymbala dosage by 50%, and my sex life is 2 to 3x times a week now. I even wake up with morning erections like I did when I was younger!

I just wanted you to know that this medicine is the real deal. My life is SO different now. I’ve not been depressed since I’ve started this medicine. I was off of my Cymbalta completely for around two months, but my physchitatrist put me back on it due to my mild anxiety. I really enjoy your website! Thanks for being here!
John
Nashville, TN

I have heard other stories about increased libido. One man told me that he now has started waking up with erections again as he did when he was younger. That seems pretty “solid” evidence that the effect of the medication isn’t just a placebo response.