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Thyroid, DHEA, Pregnenolone, Progesterone, etc
My start on NDT
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<blockquote data-quote="WrenchHead80" data-source="post: 114164" data-attributes="member: 17451"><p>Got my labs back</p><p></p><p>Looking for opinions from the experts with a few questions.</p><p></p><p>My reverse T3 went from 9.1 to 9.8 range (9.0-27) . Read healthy levels seem to always be in the bottom 2-3 numbers, So am I in the clear?</p><p></p><p>In regards to my Iron, My ferritin went from being considered low of 26 to 85 range (30-400) . I'm glad about that but notice all my other iron numbers dropped. Did ferritin pull them or something? I'm assuming I should continue taking my iron supplements? Should I raise it or take more often? Right now I take before bed on empty stomach-></p><p></p><p>1 Ferrett's iron supplement pill (106mg elemental from 325mg ferrous furnarate) </p><p>1 vitron-c plus vitamin c pill (65mg elemental as carbonyl iron)</p><p>1 vitamin c pill (1000mg)</p><p></p><p>I original didn't want to take too much not knowing if I would get too much of a build up. I'm assuming seeing these results you guys can determine if I can safely raise it now or even if I should?</p><p></p><p>My last big concern is the thyroid numbers...</p><p>TSH dropped from 2.400 to 1.140 range (0.270-4.200) So my body isn't screaming as much for more, I guess lol? Which is good?</p><p></p><p>My FT3 went up from 2.3 to 4.20 range (2.00-4.40) while my FT4 went up only a little 0.69 to 0.83 range (0.93-1.70) . </p><p></p><p>Is this pooling since my FT3 is in the upper level while my FT4 is still low??? Read ( Having "pooling" aka a high Free T3 due to adrenal or iron problems. i.e. the high free T3 doesn’t cause rising RT3, but both can eventually happen in tandem for many ).</p><p></p><p></p><p>This thyroid stuff is really complex, no where near as easy to understand as TRT. So what should I do guys and need to work on? I was thinking I needed to raise my NDT dose to 1 grain in the morning and take the half grain in the afternoon but seeing these labs now I'm not sure cause I don't fully understand the pooling thing and if I have it. But don't want to do something to raise it again. I also heard as I'm mentioned in a earlier post staying on too little NDT too long can cause problems too which I'm not sure if that's the problem here? I do feel better though and the anxiety has gone down again.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>One thing I think that helped with the anxiety is I lowered my AI dose recently. I never had symptoms of high E2 but took it to have a "good" number. I spoke to Defy last time about trying to take a little more or a little less to see the effects even though my sensitive E showed I was in range at 30.2 range (10.0-42.0). So week starting May 21st I took a extra pill and did a two week trial (Mon, Wed, Fri I took one .25mg AI pill). Felt no better with it raised. So went back to my regular protocol I've been on for a while of .25mg AI pill Mon and Thur for the month of June to fully reset back to that 30.2 range. </p><p></p><p>These last two weeks since I have already been having anxiety I tried taking only one .25mg AI pill a week on Thursday. This was done after these labs I'm posting in this post. I felt better after a few days and notice my libido is better also. Thinking about discussing with Defy on my thyroid follow up call about giving me .125mg AI pills instead of the .25mg ones to take two times a week, which is what I've been doing these last two weeks but with only one pill a week. Figured spreading the dose would be better. Curious to see how I will continue to feel and was planning on getting my E2 tested to see the number. If it seems to not be enough I'm thinking I'll take the .125 AI pill one extra time a week, say Mon, Wed and Fri.</p><p></p><p>I'm also wondering if I should lower my test shot of 50mg 3x's a week. I notice my Hematocrit went up a half point to 50.5 range (39-52) now. Could be from iron supplementing? I just know I don't feel like chasing my tail having to donate blood and dropping my iron levels which I'm now trying to raise cause I understand how important they are especially for someone on NDT. If i do lower it having those .125mg pill will probably be handy to have, so they wont be wasted. Thinking about 120mg total of Test a week instead of my current 150mg a week. What do you guys think? </p><p></p><p></p><p>Got prolactin done for the first time also. Was 11.3 range (2.0-21.0) Didn't get a chance to look into that yet.</p><p></p><p>BTW: I started taking the selenium pill (200mcg) in the morning with my first thyroid pill instead of taking it at night with my iron pills.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for any info and sorry if this long post put you to sleep.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WrenchHead80, post: 114164, member: 17451"] Got my labs back Looking for opinions from the experts with a few questions. My reverse T3 went from 9.1 to 9.8 range (9.0-27) . Read healthy levels seem to always be in the bottom 2-3 numbers, So am I in the clear? In regards to my Iron, My ferritin went from being considered low of 26 to 85 range (30-400) . I'm glad about that but notice all my other iron numbers dropped. Did ferritin pull them or something? I'm assuming I should continue taking my iron supplements? Should I raise it or take more often? Right now I take before bed on empty stomach-> 1 Ferrett's iron supplement pill (106mg elemental from 325mg ferrous furnarate) 1 vitron-c plus vitamin c pill (65mg elemental as carbonyl iron) 1 vitamin c pill (1000mg) I original didn't want to take too much not knowing if I would get too much of a build up. I'm assuming seeing these results you guys can determine if I can safely raise it now or even if I should? My last big concern is the thyroid numbers... TSH dropped from 2.400 to 1.140 range (0.270-4.200) So my body isn't screaming as much for more, I guess lol? Which is good? My FT3 went up from 2.3 to 4.20 range (2.00-4.40) while my FT4 went up only a little 0.69 to 0.83 range (0.93-1.70) . Is this pooling since my FT3 is in the upper level while my FT4 is still low??? Read ( Having "pooling" aka a high Free T3 due to adrenal or iron problems. i.e. the high free T3 doesn’t cause rising RT3, but both can eventually happen in tandem for many ). This thyroid stuff is really complex, no where near as easy to understand as TRT. So what should I do guys and need to work on? I was thinking I needed to raise my NDT dose to 1 grain in the morning and take the half grain in the afternoon but seeing these labs now I'm not sure cause I don't fully understand the pooling thing and if I have it. But don't want to do something to raise it again. I also heard as I'm mentioned in a earlier post staying on too little NDT too long can cause problems too which I'm not sure if that's the problem here? I do feel better though and the anxiety has gone down again. One thing I think that helped with the anxiety is I lowered my AI dose recently. I never had symptoms of high E2 but took it to have a "good" number. I spoke to Defy last time about trying to take a little more or a little less to see the effects even though my sensitive E showed I was in range at 30.2 range (10.0-42.0). So week starting May 21st I took a extra pill and did a two week trial (Mon, Wed, Fri I took one .25mg AI pill). Felt no better with it raised. So went back to my regular protocol I've been on for a while of .25mg AI pill Mon and Thur for the month of June to fully reset back to that 30.2 range. These last two weeks since I have already been having anxiety I tried taking only one .25mg AI pill a week on Thursday. This was done after these labs I'm posting in this post. I felt better after a few days and notice my libido is better also. Thinking about discussing with Defy on my thyroid follow up call about giving me .125mg AI pills instead of the .25mg ones to take two times a week, which is what I've been doing these last two weeks but with only one pill a week. Figured spreading the dose would be better. Curious to see how I will continue to feel and was planning on getting my E2 tested to see the number. If it seems to not be enough I'm thinking I'll take the .125 AI pill one extra time a week, say Mon, Wed and Fri. I'm also wondering if I should lower my test shot of 50mg 3x's a week. I notice my Hematocrit went up a half point to 50.5 range (39-52) now. Could be from iron supplementing? I just know I don't feel like chasing my tail having to donate blood and dropping my iron levels which I'm now trying to raise cause I understand how important they are especially for someone on NDT. If i do lower it having those .125mg pill will probably be handy to have, so they wont be wasted. Thinking about 120mg total of Test a week instead of my current 150mg a week. What do you guys think? Got prolactin done for the first time also. Was 11.3 range (2.0-21.0) Didn't get a chance to look into that yet. BTW: I started taking the selenium pill (200mcg) in the morning with my first thyroid pill instead of taking it at night with my iron pills. Thanks for any info and sorry if this long post put you to sleep. [/QUOTE]
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