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Symptom Journal

Weekly 1 to 10 check-ins on energy, libido, mood and sleep, charted over time with a streak.

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How to Use It

Pick the same day each week and score the four scales honestly against your own best and worst, not against anyone else. After six or more entries the chart becomes useful: a rising energy line two months after a start date, a sleep line that drops after a dose change, a mood line that never moves.

Bring the chart to appointments. The Testosterone Trials and the Endocrine Society guideline both describe the expected timeline for symptom change, roughly weeks for libido and energy, months for mood and body composition, and a journal is the only way to check your own experience against that timeline.

If scores stay low for months on therapy, that is a conversation with your clinician, not a reason to adjust anything yourself.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why track symptoms weekly rather than daily?
Testosterone's effects on energy, mood and libido move over weeks and months, not days. Weekly check-ins smooth out ordinary day-to-day noise and are what most clinicians find useful to look at alongside lab dates.
What do the four scales measure?
Energy, libido, mood and sleep quality, each from 1 (worst for you) to 10 (best for you). They are your own relative scale, not a validated questionnaire, so compare your own weeks to each other rather than to anyone else's numbers.
What is the streak for?
Only to make the habit stick. A streak counts consecutive weeks with at least one entry. Missing a week resets it and nothing else happens.
Where are my entries stored?
In this browser's local storage, on this device only. Nothing is uploaded. Use Export CSV to keep a copy or move it to another device; clearing site data deletes the journal.
Can I log lab draws in the journal too?
Yes. Tick the 'lab draw this week' box and the chart marks that week, so you can see whether a change in how you feel lines up with a change in your numbers. The numbers themselves belong in the lab panel interpreter.

Sources

  1. Bhasin S et al. Testosterone Therapy in Men With Hypogonadism: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline (monitoring schedule). J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2018;103(5):1715-1744
  2. Snyder PJ et al. Effects of Testosterone Treatment in Older Men (the Testosterone Trials). N Engl J Med. 2016;374(7):611-624

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This tool is educational and does not diagnose, treat or recommend any dose. Results depend on the numbers and assumptions you enter. Talk to a licensed clinician about your own results. See the medical disclaimer and terms of use.