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High estrogens / SHBG
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<blockquote data-quote="Gman86" data-source="post: 140475" data-attributes="member: 15043"><p>Sounds like you’re very knowledgeable about the thyroid. I’ve been doing a ton of research on the thyroid lately, and it scares me that the level of knowledge you have is more than some endocrinologist with a medical degree. Why they aren’t being taught to test for RT3, I have no idea. But you’re spot on. Straight T3 is what you personally need. Clearly you have enough T4, it’s just converting into RT3. So any exogenous T4 is obviously a bad idea. How some doctors still don’t understand this is beyond me. So in your case, straight T3 is the answer, along with the cofactors iodine and selenium. </p><p></p><p>So since you’re pretty knowledgeable about the thyroid, I have a quick question. Here are my labs, what do you think is going on. I have average morning temps of 96.1, extreme brain fog, and a bunch of other hypothyroid symptoms. My guess is that my free T3 isn’t getting into the cells, and is pooling in my blood. So my questions are, what do you think is going on, and do you think NDT would help me? I’m thinking a trial of NDT would be the best option, but just curious if you had any insight. Thanks. </p><p></p><p>T3 total - 83 (76-181)</p><p>T4 total - 5.6 (4.5-10.5)</p><p>Free T3 - 3.7 (2.3-4.2)</p><p>Free t4 - 0.9 (0.8-1.8)</p><p>Rt3 - 11 (8-25)</p><p>TSH - 0.73 (0.4-4.5)</p><p>Thyroglobulin antibodies - (<1)</p><p>Thyroid peroxidase antibodies -(1) Range - (<9)</p><p></p><p>And you’re spot on with guys not paying enough attention to cortisol and DHEA. I see guys on here all the time with low DHEA, that don’t think it’s that important to treat. But it’s literally just as important as testosterone. Plus, like you said, DHEA and cortisol oppose each other. So low DHEA can give you a good idea on where your cortisol sits. I personally have the opposite. Low cortisol and DHEA naturally slightly above the top of the range.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gman86, post: 140475, member: 15043"] Sounds like you’re very knowledgeable about the thyroid. I’ve been doing a ton of research on the thyroid lately, and it scares me that the level of knowledge you have is more than some endocrinologist with a medical degree. Why they aren’t being taught to test for RT3, I have no idea. But you’re spot on. Straight T3 is what you personally need. Clearly you have enough T4, it’s just converting into RT3. So any exogenous T4 is obviously a bad idea. How some doctors still don’t understand this is beyond me. So in your case, straight T3 is the answer, along with the cofactors iodine and selenium. So since you’re pretty knowledgeable about the thyroid, I have a quick question. Here are my labs, what do you think is going on. I have average morning temps of 96.1, extreme brain fog, and a bunch of other hypothyroid symptoms. My guess is that my free T3 isn’t getting into the cells, and is pooling in my blood. So my questions are, what do you think is going on, and do you think NDT would help me? I’m thinking a trial of NDT would be the best option, but just curious if you had any insight. Thanks. T3 total - 83 (76-181) T4 total - 5.6 (4.5-10.5) Free T3 - 3.7 (2.3-4.2) Free t4 - 0.9 (0.8-1.8) Rt3 - 11 (8-25) TSH - 0.73 (0.4-4.5) Thyroglobulin antibodies - (<1) Thyroid peroxidase antibodies -(1) Range - (<9) And you’re spot on with guys not paying enough attention to cortisol and DHEA. I see guys on here all the time with low DHEA, that don’t think it’s that important to treat. But it’s literally just as important as testosterone. Plus, like you said, DHEA and cortisol oppose each other. So low DHEA can give you a good idea on where your cortisol sits. I personally have the opposite. Low cortisol and DHEA naturally slightly above the top of the range. [/QUOTE]
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