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Interesting, anecdotally testosterone therapy (even unnaturally super high levels) tends to counteract my ADHD impulsiveness and the obsessive or prurient behav
by runnerup 4y ago
Interesting, anecdotally testosterone therapy (even unnaturally super high levels) tends to counteract my ADHD impulsiveness and the obsessive or prurient behaviors driven by dopamine reuptake inhibitors like amphetamine.
Because of the descriptions of dopamine agonists, I suspect pramipexole and cabergolin have a much strong effect than DRI's. But maybe I've just lived with DRI's for so long that I can mitigate/resist the effects somewhat better than a person who just started on them in their middle age.
Based on personal experimentation I also suspect the elevated estrogen from testosterone replacement is largely responsible for the reduction in dopamine-driven behaviors. I tend to do best overall with estradiol on the high side of normal. When estrogens are low I get far more compulsive behaviors shadowing those in TFA, even in the absence of dopamine related pharmaceuticals.