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Thyroid, Pregnenolone, Progesterone, DHEA, etc
Thyroid, DHEA, Pregnenolone, Progesterone, etc
Dessicated thyroid doesn't seem to be working (up to 3gr, no change)
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<blockquote data-quote="pf" data-source="post: 87100" data-attributes="member: 17002"><p>First, thanks for such a great resource! I've been around for about a year but have never had to post because there's already so many answers on here, it's almost impossible to find something that requires a new post! Well, I finally found something ;-).</p><p></p><p>Hoping that one of you hormone gurus has an idea of what's going on with me. I've been on TRT for almost a year now. The TRT has helped, but I'm still tired all the time. So we've begun looking at the thyroid. I'm up to 3gr NDT (2 in the morning and 1 in the afternoon) and haven't noticed any real change yet. Energy is still in the dumps and I wake up feeling like I got hit by a truck every single day. Doctor told me I could increase up to 4gr on my own before my next visit at the beginning of January. I'm posting my meds, supplements, and tests below in hopes that someone on here can offer some advice in getting the best results. The doc said my next step would be sermorelin therapy, but that's apparently expensive and he prefers not to go that route until everything else has been attempted.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Here are my baseline supplements/meds -</p><p>25mg DHEA 2x/day</p><p>Fish Oil (Nordic Naturals Ult Omega 1280mg 2x/day)</p><p>.35ml 200mg/ml Test Cyp 3x/wk (210mg/wk)</p><p>400iu HCG 3x/wk</p><p>Anastrozole .25mg 3x/wk</p><p>NAC 600mg (Now brand) 2x/day</p><p>I was also on RLC a-Drenal for the first couple of months, but it didn't seem to make a difference so I dropped it.</p><p></p><p></p><p>8/14</p><p>TSH 1.150 0.450-4.500 uIU/mL</p><p>T4,Free(Direct) 1.01 0.82-1.77 ng/dL</p><p>Vitamin D, 25-Hydroxy 38.2 30.0-100.0 ng/mL</p><p>Vitamin B12 1310 HIGH 211-946 pg/mL</p><p>Triiodothyronine,Free,Serum 2.8 2.0-4.4 pg/mL</p><p></p><p></p><p>8/16</p><p>Nurse reviewed my labs and added the following to my protocol.</p><p>Add Selenium 200mcg daily</p><p>Add D3 5000iu daily</p><p>Add 1/2gr NDT (actually started 8/25)</p><p></p><p></p><p>8/24</p><p>Had saliva cortisol test. Looks a little high in the morning, but overall I believe these numbers are relatively good.</p><p>DHEAS 6.7 2-23 ng/mL (Age Dependent)</p><p>Cortisol 10.7 H 3.7-9.5 ng/mL (morning)</p><p>Cortisol 2.5 1.2-3.0 ng/mL (noon)</p><p>Cortisol 1.1 0.6-1.9 ng/mL (evening)</p><p>Cortisol 0.7 0.4-1.0 ng/mL (night)</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>9/25</p><p>Still on 1/2gr NDT. No change in symptoms. Test seems to indicate minor increase in T3, drop in TSH. Doctor told me to increase NDT by 1/2gr every week or two up to 4gr as needed. The iron/ferritin numbers hadn't come back by my appointment time, so the doctor has not reviewed them.</p><p>T4,Free(Direct) 0.92 ng/dL 0.82-1.77</p><p>DHEA-Sulfate 506.1 H ug/dL 102.6-416.3</p><p>TSH 0.648 uIU/mL 0.450-4.500</p><p>Reverse T3, Serum 12.0 ng/dL 9.2-24.1</p><p>Triiodothyronine,Free,Serum 3.0 pg/mL 2.0-4.4</p><p></p><p></p><p>Iron Bind.Cap.(TIBC) 284 250-450 ug/dL</p><p>UIBC 183 111-343 ug/dL</p><p>Iron, Serum 101 38-169 ug/dL</p><p>Iron Saturation 36 15-55 %</p><p>Renin Activity, Plasma 0.442 0.167-5.380 ng/mL/hr</p><p>Aldosterone 11.5 0.0-30.0 ng/dL</p><p>Ferritin, Serum 133 30-400 ng/mL</p><p></p><p></p><p>So there you have it. Anyone have any bright ideas?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pf, post: 87100, member: 17002"] First, thanks for such a great resource! I've been around for about a year but have never had to post because there's already so many answers on here, it's almost impossible to find something that requires a new post! Well, I finally found something ;-). Hoping that one of you hormone gurus has an idea of what's going on with me. I've been on TRT for almost a year now. The TRT has helped, but I'm still tired all the time. So we've begun looking at the thyroid. I'm up to 3gr NDT (2 in the morning and 1 in the afternoon) and haven't noticed any real change yet. Energy is still in the dumps and I wake up feeling like I got hit by a truck every single day. Doctor told me I could increase up to 4gr on my own before my next visit at the beginning of January. I'm posting my meds, supplements, and tests below in hopes that someone on here can offer some advice in getting the best results. The doc said my next step would be sermorelin therapy, but that's apparently expensive and he prefers not to go that route until everything else has been attempted. Here are my baseline supplements/meds - 25mg DHEA 2x/day Fish Oil (Nordic Naturals Ult Omega 1280mg 2x/day) .35ml 200mg/ml Test Cyp 3x/wk (210mg/wk) 400iu HCG 3x/wk Anastrozole .25mg 3x/wk NAC 600mg (Now brand) 2x/day I was also on RLC a-Drenal for the first couple of months, but it didn't seem to make a difference so I dropped it. 8/14 TSH 1.150 0.450-4.500 uIU/mL T4,Free(Direct) 1.01 0.82-1.77 ng/dL Vitamin D, 25-Hydroxy 38.2 30.0-100.0 ng/mL Vitamin B12 1310 HIGH 211-946 pg/mL Triiodothyronine,Free,Serum 2.8 2.0-4.4 pg/mL 8/16 Nurse reviewed my labs and added the following to my protocol. Add Selenium 200mcg daily Add D3 5000iu daily Add 1/2gr NDT (actually started 8/25) 8/24 Had saliva cortisol test. Looks a little high in the morning, but overall I believe these numbers are relatively good. DHEAS 6.7 2-23 ng/mL (Age Dependent) Cortisol 10.7 H 3.7-9.5 ng/mL (morning) Cortisol 2.5 1.2-3.0 ng/mL (noon) Cortisol 1.1 0.6-1.9 ng/mL (evening) Cortisol 0.7 0.4-1.0 ng/mL (night) 9/25 Still on 1/2gr NDT. No change in symptoms. Test seems to indicate minor increase in T3, drop in TSH. Doctor told me to increase NDT by 1/2gr every week or two up to 4gr as needed. The iron/ferritin numbers hadn't come back by my appointment time, so the doctor has not reviewed them. T4,Free(Direct) 0.92 ng/dL 0.82-1.77 DHEA-Sulfate 506.1 H ug/dL 102.6-416.3 TSH 0.648 uIU/mL 0.450-4.500 Reverse T3, Serum 12.0 ng/dL 9.2-24.1 Triiodothyronine,Free,Serum 3.0 pg/mL 2.0-4.4 Iron Bind.Cap.(TIBC) 284 250-450 ug/dL UIBC 183 111-343 ug/dL Iron, Serum 101 38-169 ug/dL Iron Saturation 36 15-55 % Renin Activity, Plasma 0.442 0.167-5.380 ng/mL/hr Aldosterone 11.5 0.0-30.0 ng/dL Ferritin, Serum 133 30-400 ng/mL So there you have it. Anyone have any bright ideas? [/QUOTE]
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Thyroid, Pregnenolone, Progesterone, DHEA, etc
Thyroid, DHEA, Pregnenolone, Progesterone, etc
Dessicated thyroid doesn't seem to be working (up to 3gr, no change)
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