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Thyroid Symptoms in Men + How Low Thyroid Causes Low Testosterone You might want to have a detailed Thyroid test done. Great info here.

masters you may have food allergies causing your problems. Here is a great blood test you can do at home from Life Extensions. I had same problems as you and after the food allergy test found out I had allergies to garlic, onions and white potatoes....Yuck! Hard to avoid if you are eating...

OK good to know. I was going by your post of labs done in August 2018. You listed Reverse T3 at 22.2. If you've had tested since August and its at 15, then you are good there.

Charliebizz your symptoms could very well be caused by your high Reverse T3.....Yours is at 22 and it needs to be 15 or lower.... good article here! Reverse T3 Treatment Guide + How to "Flush" it out of Your Body I would look into why its high - low iron/ferritin, sickness, surgeries, etc...

mabell I'm no expert but it looks like since you have added the Nature Thyroid your Free T3 has declined from 3.0 to 2.9 and your RT3 has risen from 17.1 to 20.3 which means the T4 in the Nature Thyroid is converting to RT3 which is bad..... here is a good explanation of high RT3 and how to...

Systemlord have you ever had a full food allergy test done? Your symptoms sound like mine a lot, allergies, cough, aches, high body temperature etc. I've had 3 sinus infections this year so, figured I would visit and ENT allergist and had ALL the necessary test. Found out I'm allergic to...

Really would be helpful to see your Reverse T3. Your FT4 at 1.14 is definitely in range but, as Vince stated your FT3 is at rock bottom and your T4 Unithroid could very well be converting to RT3 and not making it to your Free T3 which is the most important of all. Here is very good description...

Based on those numbers you are definitely a candidate for t therapy but, since you are with Defy, I would ask them for a full thyroid panel along with other testing just to make sure its not a thyroid problem contributing to your symptoms..... If I remember correctly, Trump's total testosterone...

JayLay what are your symptoms? Your T levels do not warrant testosterone therapy and I doubt there is a doctor who would put you on it with those levels. Have you had a complete Thyroid work up done? Symptoms are very similar and the thyroid is a short term fix once the cause has been...

I'm taking this product to lower mine: https://www.amazon.com/Solgar-Homocysteine-Modulators-Vegetable-Capsules/dp/B001BCKZWE/ref=sr_1_9_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1540117691&sr=8-9&keywords=homocysteine%2Bdefense&th=1 You want a product with Trimethylglycine (TMG) along with B vitamins to effectively...

Interesting thread. Think I’m in the same boat with low cortisol. My RT3 was 28.1 in March went on 15 mcg Cytomel 2xday and dropped to 13, stopped T3 and 6 weeks later back up to 21. Ferritin at 140 so it’s not low iron causing. Waiting now on results of the 4 tube salivary test. Ratbag did...

I would follow Vince's advice and get your Reverse T3 tested. Brain fog is a symptom of high RT3 along with fatigue, low libido, feeling cold, unable to lose weight, etc.....

Agree with Vince. Could be your thyroid. There are many many symptoms of hypothyroidism. Here is a great sticky by Nelson and read the post by other members especially Orin's links to thyroid websites. Hypothyrodism: Facts and Interactions. Excellent information! Some have experienced...

If you feel great I wouldn't change a thing until you start feeling different....With SHBG in the low range, high T and Free T may just be what your body needs.

Like Vince stated suggest you get a current thyroid panel done with the minimum of: TSH Free T4 Free T3 Reverse T3 Being tired, hair loss and being cold are all symptoms of hypothyroidism. Here is a good description of ALL the symptoms and there are a lot of them: Order these tests...

Gator first thing I would do is try to find the cause of high Reverse T3. It can and will cause chronic fatigue, feeling cold at times, hard to sleep, low libido etc.... Most of the time it is iron/ferritin related. My RT3 was 28.1 back in Feb due to low iron/ferritin caused by frequent...

amble do you use it and if so, what results have you seen on your high SHBG? Also, any side effects?

Defy would know they treated mine at 28.1 with T3 med Cytomel. Worked up to 25 mcg day 15 in am and 10 afternoons. In 2 months was down to 13.1. I would see if you can schedule earlier consult. Your liver values are not good.

Vince, how does one treat elevated Reverse T3 without using T3 med, cytomel only and when iron and ferritin are well withing healthy ranges.....just curious since there is conflicting advice. Dr. Childs advocates flushing out the high RT3 with T3 meds....

Good point by your endo. "Looking into other causes" should include a full thyroid panel which most endo's and md's do not consider once they see blood test result of low testosterone. T therapy will not work if your thyroid is not functioning properly. Here is a great explanation of how...

Vince this is the first time I’ve heard of it. A lot cheaper than Armour or Cytomel. Would be interesting to see if anyone is using it.

I would get Defy to run full thyroid panel before your consult as MarkM suggested. High Reverse T3 along with low T4 and T3 does cause hepatic cirrhosis. Your symptoms can be caused by low testosterone and hypothyroidism both very similar. My suggestion is the treat the low thyroid first...

Checkdis if it was me, I would start immediately taking a T3 med to reduce your high RT3. Yes it has fallen from 30 to 24 but it is still too high. According to this clinical study, high RT3 does cause hepatic cirrhosis which explains your high liver values. It also states that in patients...

I use Dr Calkins. He spotted my high RT3 back in March when a PA missed it in 4/2017. Appears to be very knowledgeable on thyroid as well as low T.

Wrenchhead it will be interesting to hear what Defy has to say. I'm in a little different boat in that my RT3 was 28.1 back in Feb, took T3 med Cytomel 15 mcg 2 x day and bought it down to 13.1 after 3 months. Blood test showed TSH and T4 were below range. Didn't take anything for 6 weeks...

Count I had similar symptoms when using HCG, never could figure out why. Have you had a complete thyroid panel done? Could be a thyroid problem. I finally had one done this year and my Reverse T3 was 28.1 and felt awful. Symptoms of both low T and Hypothyroidism are very identical. Suggest...

I can only imagine how you feel with your Reverse T3 at 25.5. Like Vince stated, it needs to be less than 15. Here is some very good info on what it is, what causes it and how to correct it with T3 med cytomel or its generic Liothyronine. https://www.restartmed.com/reverse-t3/ My reverse T3...

A month on 100 mg/wk and with E2 at 20 and no symptoms, I doubt if Dr. Saya said you needed an AI..

Agree with Vince your Reverse T3 is still high which may be contributing to your problems. It needs to be less than 15 and here is a good explanation of how to lower it. You may want to ask your Dr. to add a dose of T3 med to your NDT to help lower it. https://www.restartmed.com/reverse-t3/...

I would still get the full thyroid panel completed and post here since we have several thyroid experts, (not me) who can assist you. You have only posted TSH and FT4 and your doctor said they were perfect. Need the complete FT3, Reverse T3 and thyroid antibodies to get a full picture of what...