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Thyroid, Pregnenolone, Progesterone, DHEA, etc
Thyroid, DHEA, Pregnenolone, Progesterone, etc
Acclimation to Thyroid Supplementation
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<blockquote data-quote="Vtail" data-source="post: 199159" data-attributes="member: 38279"><p>To make a long story not so long . . . My primary care physician for over 30 years (until about 2 years ago when I FIRED her) would review my annual blood test results, and year after year told me everything was perfect because all values were 'within range'. And I didn't know any better at the time so I didn't question anything. As the years went by my lipids started to go "out of range" so I was prescribed lipitor. Looking back at some old lab results that I saved, my TSH started creeping up in 2016 to as high as 4.35 [2 - 4.4], but was still "within range" so my doc never said anything. About 3 years ago at about 54 yrs old, I started to feel like I was losing my edge (brain fog, tired, sensitivity to cold, difficulty controlling my weight). My oldest son suggested I start TRT, and that was when I began educating myself. I found Excelmale.com and hooked up with Defy who identified my thyroid issue. I now think I was hypothyroid for many years and could have greatly benefited from supplementation since about 2014. My current PCP now manages my thyroid meds and a urologist is managing TRT. This forum has been a huge source of knowledge for me and I no longer blindly follow what the doc's say. Our medical system does a great job at keeping people alive if you get sick, but doesn't really seem to care about keeping healthy people healthy (or optimized), so you really do need to be your own doctor to a certain extent.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vtail, post: 199159, member: 38279"] To make a long story not so long . . . My primary care physician for over 30 years (until about 2 years ago when I FIRED her) would review my annual blood test results, and year after year told me everything was perfect because all values were 'within range'. And I didn't know any better at the time so I didn't question anything. As the years went by my lipids started to go "out of range" so I was prescribed lipitor. Looking back at some old lab results that I saved, my TSH started creeping up in 2016 to as high as 4.35 [2 - 4.4], but was still "within range" so my doc never said anything. About 3 years ago at about 54 yrs old, I started to feel like I was losing my edge (brain fog, tired, sensitivity to cold, difficulty controlling my weight). My oldest son suggested I start TRT, and that was when I began educating myself. I found Excelmale.com and hooked up with Defy who identified my thyroid issue. I now think I was hypothyroid for many years and could have greatly benefited from supplementation since about 2014. My current PCP now manages my thyroid meds and a urologist is managing TRT. This forum has been a huge source of knowledge for me and I no longer blindly follow what the doc's say. Our medical system does a great job at keeping people alive if you get sick, but doesn't really seem to care about keeping healthy people healthy (or optimized), so you really do need to be your own doctor to a certain extent. [/QUOTE]
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Acclimation to Thyroid Supplementation
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