Yes, this will be the cause.
I don't know why you were on Zoladex, so I don't know if TRT is safe, but on the assumption that they took you off Zoladex because you didn't need ADT anymore, then it might be.
However, in the mean time, you should be on Calcium, Vitamin D3, and Vitamin K2 (unless on some blood thinners) to try and preserve bone density (check with your GP none are ruled out by other drugs or medical conditions). You also need to get a DEXA scan, having been without Testosterone for >2 years, to check if bones are already dangerously weak and in need of treatment to prevent fractures. You need to be exercising also to preserve bone strength, but if you haven't been, wait for the DEXA scan result first or you risk breaking something.
You also need to get your blood pressure, blood glucose, and cholesterol levels checked, as ADT pushes them all up. Note, with the cholesterol check that it's the total level you care about, and not the ratio, because without Testosterone (or Estrogen actually, but that's made from Testosterone in men), then both LDL and HDL are bad cholesterols.
Your Testosterone level is lower than Zoladex can usually achieve by switching off all Testosterone produced by the testicles. Is there any issue with your adrenal glands, which usually produce a little Testosterone too? Have you been on Abiraterone which switches that off? I'm wondering if you are also short of many/all other steroids? That can have similar side effects, but usually others too.
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