u/The_Leezy

Hi! I started my first dose of Caplyta today after my PCP recommended it as a mood stabilizer. I believe I made the mistake of taking it in the morning at work. I have NEVER been so immediately drowsy and dizzy. I was slurring my order at Subway, and I was so tired that my coworkers made a makeshift bed out of some chairs and had me sleep. I was pretty okay after about 3 hours of sleep. Is this a fairly common thing, or should I be concerned? I’m going to try taking my next dose at night time tomorrow, but I wanted to see how everyone felt about the medicine as well, so I can decide whether to keep going on it.

I’m a 32 yo male who has struggled with weight all of my life. In 2015, I lost 140 lbs from 300 lbs to 160 lbs, and I managed to keep the weight off till about 2018-19, when I started to gain weight steadily from stress eating and overall emotional instability. 2020 and COVID happened and I began to rapidly gain weight all the way to 323 lbs. I saw my PCP, got lab drawn, and my T levels were:

Test free 33.8 pg/ml
Test bioavailable 69.4 ng/dl
Test total 281 ng/dl

She started me on Wegovy, and I’ve lost 20 lbs so far (still obese), but she also recommended TRT as an option. I discussed the potential benefits and negatives with my PCP. However, I’m kind of stuck in limbo as to whether I should take it or not. I was hoping to get some insight and have a better idea of whether TRT is for me, or if I should just continue with weight loss. Any help would be greatly appreciated.