Post by fractal1 on Dec 19, 2008 18:56:32 GMT -5
I really need help... I'm just not sleeping very well and if I don't get 8 hrs sleep I feel like death. If I do get 8hrs sleep but it's interrupted - even just a little - I feel like death. I feel fatigued, foggy, dizzy and tired. Also, I have these symptoms after 9:00pm no matter what. Taking different combo's of, or increasing predisalone, HC, NTH or progesterone (including troche) doesn't help. After my last blood draw (results below), I decreased NTH 1/2 grain and had some relief, but then two days later hypoT symptoms got really bad... which is not surprising since fT4 was low before reducing .
I toyed with the idea of GH deficiency, but I am lean and have good cholesterol levels. On the other hand, I have difficulties building muscle despite an increase in testosterone and taking cortisol. My blood pressure is generally on the low side (1 month average sit 105/68 stand 108/73, and oftentimes my pulse pressure is below 30). Taking arginine just makes me ridiculously hungry... and I'm not sure how to interpret. My iron is also low, but it's been like that for a very long time and I can't imagine it causing such bad symptoms (though I might be wrong?).
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Nov 08
TSH 0.08 (0.30-4.0) L
FT4 7.4 (8.0-18.0) L
FT3 4.4 (3.8-6.0)
TPOab 153 (less than 6) H
TgAb 10 (less than 6) H
FSH 0.1 (> 4) L
LH 0.1 (> 4) L
Oestradiol 317 (>200)
SHBG 41 (26-110)
Progesterone 10.49 (> 0.3)
FreeTestosterone 43.40 (3-37) H
IGF-1 26 (15-64) or 198 (136-489) ng/mL
Iron 8 (9-31) L
Ferritin 39 (20-350)
Transferrin Saturation 15 (15-50) L ?
Calcium(cor) 2.55 (2.10-2.60)
Albium 42 (35-50)
Magnesium 0.86 (0.65-1.30)
Zinc 13.9 (10-18)
Preparation
- fasting food, NTH, DHEA, & Supplements (exc salt) 12 h
- drawn at 9 am
Medication
- Predisone 5mg
- HC 2 mg
- Florinef 0.125 (1 1/4 tab)
- NTH 180mg (2 1/2 grains)
- Topical Progesterone (10%) / Testorsterone (0.5%) 1ml - non-cycling
- Estradiol (Climara 100)
- DHEA 30mg
Supplements
- Zinc / Selenium
- Floradix 20ml (http://www.natureschild.com.au/products/Floradix_Herbal_Iron_Supplement/495/1)
- Vitamin D 1000
- 1 tsp celtic sea salt
Symptoms
- fatigue, muscle weakness, some muscle pain, exercise intolerance, insomnia
- inability to recover if less than 8 hrs sleep or if interrupted sleep
- electrical nerve pain gone since starting florinef
- regular bowel movement for first time in ten years
- libido for first time ever
- despite being on a paleo diet and taking double the recommended dose of floradix (iron supp), can't get iron levels-up
For past labs
forums.realthyroidhelp.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=9312&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a
I toyed with the idea of GH deficiency, but I am lean and have good cholesterol levels. On the other hand, I have difficulties building muscle despite an increase in testosterone and taking cortisol. My blood pressure is generally on the low side (1 month average sit 105/68 stand 108/73, and oftentimes my pulse pressure is below 30). Taking arginine just makes me ridiculously hungry... and I'm not sure how to interpret. My iron is also low, but it's been like that for a very long time and I can't imagine it causing such bad symptoms (though I might be wrong?).
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Nov 08
TSH 0.08 (0.30-4.0) L
FT4 7.4 (8.0-18.0) L
FT3 4.4 (3.8-6.0)
TPOab 153 (less than 6) H
TgAb 10 (less than 6) H
FSH 0.1 (> 4) L
LH 0.1 (> 4) L
Oestradiol 317 (>200)
SHBG 41 (26-110)
Progesterone 10.49 (> 0.3)
FreeTestosterone 43.40 (3-37) H
IGF-1 26 (15-64) or 198 (136-489) ng/mL
Iron 8 (9-31) L
Ferritin 39 (20-350)
Transferrin Saturation 15 (15-50) L ?
Calcium(cor) 2.55 (2.10-2.60)
Albium 42 (35-50)
Magnesium 0.86 (0.65-1.30)
Zinc 13.9 (10-18)
Preparation
- fasting food, NTH, DHEA, & Supplements (exc salt) 12 h
- drawn at 9 am
Medication
- Predisone 5mg
- HC 2 mg
- Florinef 0.125 (1 1/4 tab)
- NTH 180mg (2 1/2 grains)
- Topical Progesterone (10%) / Testorsterone (0.5%) 1ml - non-cycling
- Estradiol (Climara 100)
- DHEA 30mg
Supplements
- Zinc / Selenium
- Floradix 20ml (http://www.natureschild.com.au/products/Floradix_Herbal_Iron_Supplement/495/1)
- Vitamin D 1000
- 1 tsp celtic sea salt
Symptoms
- fatigue, muscle weakness, some muscle pain, exercise intolerance, insomnia
- inability to recover if less than 8 hrs sleep or if interrupted sleep
- electrical nerve pain gone since starting florinef
- regular bowel movement for first time in ten years
- libido for first time ever
- despite being on a paleo diet and taking double the recommended dose of floradix (iron supp), can't get iron levels-up
For past labs
forums.realthyroidhelp.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=9312&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a