I am taking androcur now for 1 year because of pedophilia. I had depressions before but they got so severe i am in psychiatry now for 5 weeks. They now want to give me triptorelin instead of the androcur.

Is there a possibility that my depressions will be better? What are good strategys against depression because of castration?

nicnic1988 (imported) wrote: Sun Jan 19, 2014 11:31 am I am taking androcur now for 1 year because of pedophilia. I had depressions before but they got so severe i am in psychiatry now for 5 weeks. They now want to give me triptorelin instead of the androcur.

Is there a possibility that my depressions will be better? What are good strategys against depression because of castration?

With either drug you will experience testosterone deprivation. It is that deprivation that causes the depression. You will likely experience no change in symptoms as a result of changing medications. Use of an anti-depressant medication is indicated if you continue to use the anti-testosterone drugs.

I got sevetal different ads over the last year. Nothing worked. I am taking moclobemide atm but also almost no result

I personally think to keep depression at bay you need to be busy which is hard at first because this will probably be the last thing on your mind. When I say busy I am talking about exercise. This can be as simple as going for a brisk walk or a cycle or a run. You could go to the gym and lift weights or use the machines and do cardio. You'll need to get some interests, ideally ones that keep you active and busy, try not to spend too much time sitting around doing nothing. Obviously at this time of year getting out in the sun is virtually impossible but as soon as you can get out in the sun to top up your vitamin D. I wouldn't recommend sun screen myself that stuff has some serious crap in it it, rather limit your time under the sun and don't get burnt. You can supplement vitamin d with pills, look for vitamin d3 rather than others that are available. You can take too much vitamin d and end up with hypercalcemia, this doesn't happen with sun exposure because your body will keep the level where it needs to be, unless you have an underlying medical condition. I have recently started using a sun bed to help with a vitamin d deficiency, I'm careful not to burn and so far I think I can feel a difference in my mood. This may be due to currently learning to snowboard, laughing loads and stressing my body with falls and excersion. It is possible to be a happy eunuch but it does take some effort. Don't expect every day to be wonderful, that's not how life is as I'm sure you already know. However it is possible to sail through each day comfortably without getting stuck in any doldrums. Best of luck.

Amen. Being a nutless old fart for a while now, and one who still holds down a job that challenges folk half my age, the spirit of spinwindy seems much more where we should be.

I have the option to get off my fat ass every morning and give of my best to the day, or just sit and blame the lassitude on hormones, season, price of fish, the damn radicals / liberals / reactionaries , whatever. Sure the chemistry helps, but I own this old carcass of mine and it is up to me to get it in gear and engaged with life every day.

Too hard? There's plenty of kind folk here and out there to help you through the difficult patches, and get you back "on your feet". The world doesn't owe us a living. Hoping that gently pointing this out is itself a kindness....

I program and don't sweat the small stuff nor over-analyze life.

Find something to laugh about every day of your life. Smile more and just plain be happy. And as Talula said, Don't sweat the small stuff.

Lots of small stuff, talula, and IMHO none of it worth even char *strprt( char (*)( int ), unsigned char );

Today was another fine day. We had a slightly early celebration: Gong xi fa cai! Xin nian kuai le!

Happy New Year of the Horse to all! Be prosperous and happy! -and just what small stuff was it??

talula wrote: Mon Jan 20, 2014 9:38 am I program and don't sweat the small stuff nor over-analyze life.

I must be doing something wrong because I too write code and over think everything! However, I find vitamin supplements helpful and lateley I have been drinking a herbal energy drink, it seems to work. I will post the drink and ingredients......

A Danish product called 'Little Miracles' containing:-

Green Tea

Ginseng

Pemegranite

Acai

Agave

It tastes pretty good cold and really does act as a boost/pick me up.

I've been on Triptorelin since June last year and have no depression. However, I'm nowhere near castration levels, too.

nicnic1988 (imported) wrote: Sun Jan 19, 2014 11:31 am I am taking androcur now for 1 year because of pedophilia. I had depressions before but they got so severe i am in psychiatry now for 5 weeks. They now want to give me triptorelin instead of the androcur.

Is there a possibility that my depressions will be better? What are good strategys against depression because of castration?