In no other area of medicine, at least not one I can think of off hand, does the behavior of a patient in any way mirror that of a TRT patient. It's honestly somewhat unbelievable. No, this by no means applies to all or even the majority, and of course there are plenty of certifiable nuts in other areas of medicine. However, when it comes to TRT, the behavior if not crazy or insane is at a minimum often very strange.
Example 1:
TRT patients will often do all they can to rip off or take advantage of the system in order to save $10-$20 here and there, maybe more, but in the grand scheme of things it's never that much. Name me one other area of medicine where you would be this cheap with your care?
Example 2:
TRT patients will often use the phrase "I know my body." They've scoured the message boards, this or that website, etc. Their friends take this much testosterone, another guy they know takes that much and so on and so on it goes. Name one other area of medicine where you would do whatever it is you want to do and pretty much ignore your doctor and choose to listen to faceless strangers online?
Example 3:
TRT patients are often convinced and no amount of data or anything you say can change their mind, that if they befall any other ailment, sickness or anything in their life that occurs that is not perfect, if they do not feel like Superman at all times, then the treatment plan they are on must suck ass or there's something wrong with the testosterone.
Example 4:
A refusal to accept that testosterone is a Schedule III controlled substance. I understand, you want all 5 of your refills right now. I understand, you used your bottle of testosterone twice as fast as you were prescribed because you know your body and you are entitled to have another bottle immediately because you know your body. And I understand, I should write this RX immediately and continue to write them at whatever pace you deem necessary and risk my livelihood because you know your body. Please understand, there is nothing anyone at any doctors office of pharmacy can do regarding Schedule III laws and regulations. If you do not like such laws, I would highly suggest you start trying to do something about them or at minimum stop voting in people that put these in place.
Example 5:
"I was fat before I started TRT, and now after TRT I'm still fat." Honestly, I'm not even sure how to respond to this one, but it's one of the most common things I hear.
Example 6:
"My nipples were itchy so I started taking 3mg of anastrozole per week and now my penis doesn't work. I don't know what to do." Probably as common as the fat example above. Many men will destroy their hormone system out of an irrational and often impossible gynecomastia fear and no amount of blood work or calm talking can settle them down.
Example 7:
"My primary care physician said I don't need TRT." That's great, and he told you this before you came to see me, correct? Why did you come see me? Why have you undergone treatment for the last 6 months?
Example 8:
"I read online" Please stop right there. You read online or you read what some individual who could possibly be an 18yr old kid said on a message board or blog or you read online in an actual journal? Again, this isn't a knock against message boards, I actually think this is a great place to share info and there are some very smart men here. The guy kelkel, you guys are lucky to have him here. But please choose your words carefully. Think of how insulting that sounds to your doctor when you start saying things like this, or if not insulting almost idiotic.
Example 9:
"You don't accept insurance? OK, I want to use my insurance." Once again, no comment.
Example 10:
My favorite example of all time that relates directly to LowTestosterone.com - "I'm looking at your website, it says $199 per month, is that every month?" "Sir, you're looking at our website?" "Yes, I've read through the whole thing." By far our most common phone call. Sometimes you have to laugh at least a little :)
Does TRT Lead to Insanity?
