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29 y/o male blood work- huge surge in T, low iodine?
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<blockquote data-quote="goofy24" data-source="post: 237378" data-attributes="member: 44540"><p>Hi all. 29 year old male here. Never used any anabolics or such, whatsoever. Have adrenal insufficiency and take supplementary hydrocortisone (20mg/day) and 100mg/day of DHEA. Got my labs today and saw a large surge in total and free T, shockingly after 10 years of basically being 550ng/dl with free T rarely in the upper portion of the range. I was basically bedbound a decade ago for a few years due to severe chronic fatigue, things are much, much better now. I cannot, however, work out without getting dizzy and crashing afterward. I presume due to the adrenal insufficiency. So I limit my physical activity and do as much as I can tolerate.</p><p></p><p>I have had chronically severely low iodine via my urine testing. I have been taking 2.5mg iodine per day for the last few months, and it is still almost zero on my testing. I am not sure what is going on here, if I have some sort of iodine issue or if the urine testing is simply flawed? Or I am over hydrated and that is leading to dilution? I am not sure. I don't want to take much more iodine because it can be toxic, and my ft3 is perfect in the upper end of the range, and I don't want to push myself to by hyperthyroid if unnecessary. But it seems I cannot get my iodine up.</p><p></p><p>I suffer from chronic depression, and low libido. I had a many year porn addiction that I stopped last year and began to turn my life around, with moderate success. I always assumed that my libido issues were inadequate T, but it seems that there must be more going on, especially since it is still very low even with these T levels. I suspect dopaminergic dysfunction.</p><p></p><p>The only change in the last year has been that I added in 10mg boron glycinate every day or two, and the addition of 2.5mg iodine most days. I have attached my blood work that I believe is relevant. Any idea what cause the surge in test? I occasionally take the herb cistanche, but never noticed anything from it, and it is sporadically used. Maybe once every few days.</p><p></p><p>I am constantly thirsty, and I do think I may have a form of diabetes insipidus(excessive thirst and lack of water conservation by the kidneys). Or it could be my adrenal insufficiency leading to lack of electrolyte retention. I drink a lot of water, and lots of electrolytes. I am just speculating here.</p><p></p><p>Any comments on my labs and suggestions would be great. I trialed bupropion(wellbutrin) with success but the side effects made me stop. Dopamine boosting supplements don't seem to do much either. I can get a full erection, and perform once sex starts, but the anticipation and leading up to it, I feel "dead". I.e. if a hot woman is grinding against me, I will not get hard generally. But if I pull my pants down and she starts playing with it, I will get hard quickly. The anticipation aspect is just dead. I occasionally use sildenafil or tadalafil as an insurance policy. My dick works, it just doesn't seem to get excited unless things are really getting hot and heavy. I don't think this is normal, and I am starting to think this is not testosterone related at all.</p><p></p><p>I also feel awful after orgasm and crash physically and mentally for a few days every time.</p><p></p><p>Any input from lab pros would be appreciated. Thank you all. Attached are relevant labs. Have a great day everyone.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]26486[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]26487[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]26488[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]26489[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]26490[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]26491[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="goofy24, post: 237378, member: 44540"] Hi all. 29 year old male here. Never used any anabolics or such, whatsoever. Have adrenal insufficiency and take supplementary hydrocortisone (20mg/day) and 100mg/day of DHEA. Got my labs today and saw a large surge in total and free T, shockingly after 10 years of basically being 550ng/dl with free T rarely in the upper portion of the range. I was basically bedbound a decade ago for a few years due to severe chronic fatigue, things are much, much better now. I cannot, however, work out without getting dizzy and crashing afterward. I presume due to the adrenal insufficiency. So I limit my physical activity and do as much as I can tolerate. I have had chronically severely low iodine via my urine testing. I have been taking 2.5mg iodine per day for the last few months, and it is still almost zero on my testing. I am not sure what is going on here, if I have some sort of iodine issue or if the urine testing is simply flawed? Or I am over hydrated and that is leading to dilution? I am not sure. I don't want to take much more iodine because it can be toxic, and my ft3 is perfect in the upper end of the range, and I don't want to push myself to by hyperthyroid if unnecessary. But it seems I cannot get my iodine up. I suffer from chronic depression, and low libido. I had a many year porn addiction that I stopped last year and began to turn my life around, with moderate success. I always assumed that my libido issues were inadequate T, but it seems that there must be more going on, especially since it is still very low even with these T levels. I suspect dopaminergic dysfunction. The only change in the last year has been that I added in 10mg boron glycinate every day or two, and the addition of 2.5mg iodine most days. I have attached my blood work that I believe is relevant. Any idea what cause the surge in test? I occasionally take the herb cistanche, but never noticed anything from it, and it is sporadically used. Maybe once every few days. I am constantly thirsty, and I do think I may have a form of diabetes insipidus(excessive thirst and lack of water conservation by the kidneys). Or it could be my adrenal insufficiency leading to lack of electrolyte retention. I drink a lot of water, and lots of electrolytes. I am just speculating here. Any comments on my labs and suggestions would be great. I trialed bupropion(wellbutrin) with success but the side effects made me stop. Dopamine boosting supplements don't seem to do much either. I can get a full erection, and perform once sex starts, but the anticipation and leading up to it, I feel "dead". I.e. if a hot woman is grinding against me, I will not get hard generally. But if I pull my pants down and she starts playing with it, I will get hard quickly. The anticipation aspect is just dead. I occasionally use sildenafil or tadalafil as an insurance policy. My dick works, it just doesn't seem to get excited unless things are really getting hot and heavy. I don't think this is normal, and I am starting to think this is not testosterone related at all. I also feel awful after orgasm and crash physically and mentally for a few days every time. Any input from lab pros would be appreciated. Thank you all. Attached are relevant labs. Have a great day everyone. [ATTACH type="full" alt="1667326057734.png"]26486[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="1667326080925.png"]26487[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="1667326090951.png"]26488[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="1667326115206.png"]26489[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="1667326122023.png"]26490[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="1667326145188.png"]26491[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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