Well boys and girls, I think I have a story to end all stories.
Background: I have a history of mental illness.
Meeting with my psych doctor, we decided that it would be best for me to go on lithium, as I have been through many many antidepressants with not much result. However, once he discovered I was using test he insisted I stop using before he would prescribe me lithium. I informed him that I was on TRT doses as I was suffering hypogonadism- which I don’t think he understood.
Then, get this, he asked me if I had been hearing voices since I started BECAUSE STEROIDS CAN CAUSE THAT. This is problematic for two reasons- 1) I have a small history of hearing these things which means he hadn’t bothered reading my case file and 2) he was a doctor that thought testosterone caused people to hear things that aren’t there (audio hallucinations).
Being desperate, I did as he said and stopped taking my test. Needless to say, my mood worsened, my energy dropped and I was in an incredibly dark place. I got my bloods done with my GP (is that what they call it in the states?), who called me in a panic as soon as he got my results. My test was down to 1.2 (I think that’s about 110 in American readings). I had the results sent straight to the psych doctor who then would not prescribe the lithium to me because my bloods weren’t satisfactory. This guy was clearly in way over his head and I am dying to see him again to rip him a new one for the HELL he put me through.
Yes, I am back on test and no I will never stop my treatment at the orders of an absolute fool again.
Lesson learned, I should have realized how stupid he was once he said steroids cause hallucinations.