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Post by ilovefrance on Dec 3, 2008 13:49:03 GMT -5
Hi, Chris, I haven't posted in a few years (on STTM's board), but I have Addison's and Hashimoto's. My husband and I both think that I have signs of hypo-pit, and some blood work from this fall seems to confirm it. My endo isn't interested in doing more testing for a few more months. (Gotta love her)
My TSH levels were very low, although they were very, very high a few years ago, so maybe this is a good thing. My vitamin D levels were also too low, so I've added 1000 mg of D3 to my supplement regime.
A chiropractor recommended that I take Pit-Lyph-Whole, a supplement made by Nutri-West. It has concentrates (bovine) of whole pituitary (40 mg) and parotid (1 mg).
I'd like to know your opinion of taking concentrates of pituitary. Also, do you know what the similarity is to taking desicated thyroid (I use NatureThroid) and adrenal supplements like IsoCort? What are the dangers?
Thanks so much! ~Anne
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Post by ilovefrance on Dec 3, 2008 14:07:50 GMT -5
I got to thinking... you'd probably appreciate my lab results:
TSH <0.01 ulU/ML (0.27-4.20) T4 1.49 (0.93-1.7) Prolactin (14.7 (4.8-23.3) Glucose 92 (65-99) FSH 1.6 (1.7-7.7, luteal phase) LH 0.9 (1.0-11.4, luteal phase) Thyroid peroxidase antibody 137.5 (0.0-3.9) note: was previously >7,000, so this is an improvement Vitamin D, 25-hydroxy 20 (30-80)
I have sodium, potassium, creatinine, etc. if those would help, too. Thanks! ~Anne
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Post by Chris Jackson on Dec 3, 2008 19:47:28 GMT -5
Your TSH is going to be very low while on thyroid med. Your T4 is around a good level, but need free T3.
Glucose if fasting is high. 100 is pre-diabetes. Need to get fasting insulin.
I've never seen anyone report getting fixed up on pituitary supplements. I suspect many to most of those supplements don't have pituitary in them. Then again, those that do, I'd be concerned where it comes from.
>7000 is the highest I've seen yet.
Post your potassium and sodium.
You're welcome, Chris
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Post by ilovefrance on Dec 4, 2008 18:50:10 GMT -5
As usual, you are so knowledgeable!
I take 4 grains of naturethroid, 2 at 7 a.m. and 2 at 4 p.m. Each tablet contains 38 mcg of levothyroxine and 9 mcg of liothyronine.
I was fasting. In fact, they didn't get to the blood work until almost noon, so I felt pretty awful. I'll request a fasting insulin.
Two years ago my fasting insulin was 5.7 (range 1.4-14), but I've gained a lot of weight for me (about 40 pounds). I did have a baby, but I usually lose after having a baby, and I've never lost. I've blamed it on taking cortisol now.
My potassium is 3.7 (3.5-5.0) and my sodium is 139 (135-145). I felt like I was losing fluids when I was tested. My urine had a funny smell, and I was constantly in the bathroom. Actually, that happens any time I get too tired. I never sleep through the night without having to go. Almost feels like a urinary infection, but it's not. This was one of the top reasons I asked my endo to run labs, thinking my aldosterone was off, but she said it was fine. (I don't see anywhere on the labs that she actually tested it.)
Back to pre-diabetes. It is runs heavily in my family. Actually, my grandmother, greatgrandmother and cousin all had/have Addisons, Type-1 diabetes and Hashimotos. But I'm not sure what to do to prevent it in me.
Thanks SO much! ~Anne
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Post by strannik on Dec 5, 2008 2:37:13 GMT -5
I was one of those treated as a child with HGH from cadaver pituitaries prior to the ability to sythensize. That program ended due to an outbreak of Creutzfeldt-Jacobs disease (none of the purification methods could prevent that). I would be concerned any potential similar risks. Other than that, what is the point? I don't believe that it would be possible to get any GH from it.
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Post by Chris Jackson on Dec 7, 2008 11:27:13 GMT -5
5.7 I'd have to say is a good fasting insulin value. Better see what it is now. Your potassium suggests you could have secondary AI. Sodium of course is low and I'd expect you to have salt wasting symptoms. I bet your aldosterone will be lower than optimal.
You're welcome, Chris
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