I am a 56 year old male, overweight 290 lbs. During my last physical my doctor said I had lowT and convinced me to start testosterone treatment with injections. This was seven weeks ago. I was healthy happy and content with my lifestyle at that time other than overweight. I never really noticed any benefits from the treatments but gave it a try. About 4 weeks ago I had a bad upper respiratory infections and took a lot of medication for that, cough syrup DM, Night Quill and some anti bionics. Shortly after I got over the URI, I had a bad episode of what felt like my metabolism on steroids. I was bouncing off walls in my house. I went to the doctor and my test levels had gone from 100 to over 1000 and free test level was 270. He overdosed me on testosterone. I decided I did not want this and wanted to go back the way I was and quit the treatment cold turkey. This was about three weeks ago. My doctor gave me Xanax to calm me down and help me sleep. After the several days of taking Xanax, I stop taking it and now have for a week have developed a constant ringing in my ears, inability to sleep at night, no interest in eating or drinking anything. I have lost 15 pounds and am rapidly losing weight. The ringing in my ears and pressure, head aches are maddening and my doctor said all my test are normal. I am now going to go see a ENT specialist. Any other thoughts would be appreciated. Can anyone tell me if I will be normal again.

I would say deciding your own medical treatment, stopping medication without talking to your doctor, is the main issues here.

With that said, sorry a 290 lb person can not be healthy no matter what you think or feel. Your weight is slowly killing you, and needs to be addressed.

Not following a doctor's directions or keeping him informed may be your downfall. Correcting that would be a great start for being healthy. Your idea of NORMAL doesn't seem very healthy either.

Go talk to your doctor and take your honesty with you.

My doctor was aware of my quitting and I know being overweight was not healthy but I was OK with it and my life style was a low energy life style that I was happy with. Now my whole life is turned upside down. I can't sleep, eat, relax, and on top of that, I have a constant headache and ringing in my ears. The best part on my day is now when I take sleeping pills to sleep and not hear the ringing.

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Originally Posted by Fr_Chuck

I would say deciding your own medical treatment, stopping medication without talking to your doctor, is the main issues here.

With that said, sorry a 290 lb person can not be healthy no matter what you think or feel. Your weight is slowly killing you, and needs to be addressed.

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My doctor was aware of my quitting and I know being overweight was not healthy but I was OK with it and my life style was a low energy life style that I was happy with. Now my whole life is turned upside down. I can't sleep, eat, relax, and on top of that, I have a constant headache and ringing in my ears. The best part on my day is now when I take sleeping pills to sleep and not hear the ringing.[

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Originally Posted by talaniman

Not following a doctor's directions or keeping him informed may be your downfall. Correcting that would be a great start for being healthy. Your idea of NORMAL doesn't seem very healthy either.

Go talk to your doctor and take your honesty with you.

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Maybe your entire problem is the doctor you go to. Seek a second opinion as to how to get healthy. I can tell you from first hand experience that as you age, so does "NORMAL" and feeling good. If you do not make the adjustments required to fit the new normal you will not feel good.

You are not 25 any longer, and the needs of the body have changed dramatically. I cannot believe all your doctor prescribed was a testosterone shot and xanax without telling you the need for diet and exercise. Or did you ignore that part?

It may take you months or longer to recover fully from the effect of the drugs you have taken, longer if you IGNORE the needed lifestyle, and dietary changes that must go along with it. Personally I am shocked if you are not diabetic, and suffer from high blood pressure and cholesterol as a result of your obesity. Unless you are 8 feet tall you are OBESE at 290 pounds and it's a matter of time before it wrecks havoc on your health, if it hasn't already.

If your doctor hasn't been reading you the riot act every time you show up you have the WRONG doctor. It is that simple. You want to eat and sleep better and no wringing in your ears, then you must obey your body and change what you are doing to contribute to that condition.

Just consider what I have said youngster. Been there, done that. You have adjustments to make, start with your thinking!