Solutions to Male Depression

If you’re a man with symptoms of depression or chronic fatigue, and have been offered an antidepressant, you may want to consider checking your hormone levels first. Recent evidence shows symptoms of depression and fatigue in men may be linked to declining adrenal, thyroid, and sex hormones, namely testosterone.

After about the age of 40, men increasingly experience symptoms of fatigue and depression. Irritability, weight gain, loss of confidence, and social isolation often result in a diagnosis of depression. Severe fatigue is often attributed to burnout.

For many men, vacations, counselling, and medication fail to produce sustained improvement. They may find themselves on a raft of medications aimed at controlling their symptoms, rather than addressing the root cause of hormone decline. In addition, these same men may be diagnosed with hypertension, obesity, elevated cholesterol, heart disease, elevated blood sugar, or erectile dysfunction, all of which may be managed separately.

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