Do you have low testosterone? | Low Testosterone

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  1. Decline in your feeling of general well-being (general state of health, subjective feeling)
  2. Joint pain and muscular ache (lower back pain, joint pain, pain in a limb, general back ache)
  3. Excessive sweating (unexpected/sudden episodes of sweating, hot flushes independent of strain)
  4. Sleep problems (difficulty in falling asleep, difficulty in sleeping through, waking up early and feeling tired, poor sleep, sleeplessness)
  5. Increased need for sleep, often feeling tired
  6. Irritability (feeling aggressive, easily upset about)
  7. Nervousness (inner tension, restlessness, feeling fidgety)
  8. Anxiety (feeling panicky)
  9. Physical exhaustion/lacking vitality (general decrease in performance, reduced activity, lacking interest in leisure activities, feeling of getting less done, of achieving less; of having to force oneself to undertake activities)
  10. Decrease in muscular strength (feeling of weakness)
  11. Depressive mood (feeling down, sad, on the verge of tears, lack of drive, mood swings, feeling nothing is of any use)
  12. Feeling that you have passed your peak
  13. Feeling burnt out, having hit rock-bottom
  14. Decrease in beard growth
  15. Decrease in ability/frequency to perform sexually
  16. Decrease in the number of morning erections
  17. Decrease in sexual desire/libido

Low testosterone, according to the researchers, occurs in 30 percent of men older than 55. Testosterone levels peak in early adulthood, and then decrease by approximately 1 to 1.5 percent per year after age 40.

Low Testosterone Effects Men's Mood

Low testosterone (referred to hypogonadism) is common in older men. A study published in the The Archives of General Psychiatry links depression to low levels of testosterone.