re: Middle Age Men and Testosterone

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I'm just assuming it's low. I hit 50 back in July, and something's not right with me. It starts with self-confidence that I seem to lack nowadays which is totally different than recent years. Ive been in a funk this year, and it affects me mentally.

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Reading between the lines, it seems like A) you mellowed out/matured with age and/or B) have some mental/depression issues. Maybe not full blown "depression" depression...just stress-related stuff that wears you down and takes some of the mental sharpness with it.

Of course, low testosterone could also be a factor, but it's probably more a correlation than a causal relationship, and a spurious one at that. The third (or 4th...) variable is causing both/all of it, the hypothetical Low T and funk.

I'm not a doctor and don't pretend to be, so definitely go get checked so you have some actual data with which to work. And then be careful how you interpret it - correlation vs. causation ... presence of an external variable causing both ...