Advice on Testosterone/progesterone results

[Peanut31]

Morning

I am currently self medicating on T3 and I am doing better on T3 than I ever did on T4.

I have been on T3 for 57 days now. I am currently up to a total of 37.5 mcg of T3 taken over a period of 7am, 12pm, & 5pm. I have tried to increase further but, I start with symptoms of runny nose as if I am starting with the flu, this has happened twice, I also experience blocked ears.

The symptoms I am left with are, moody, snappy and angry, I feel very low, I have started to develop greasy skin and spots on my face and neck, zero sex drive and thrush. I can also hear myself swallow, and my ears sometime feel blocked.

I use to get thrush before my period, and then it stopped, now it's back for the first time in years and its before my period now.

I am gluten free since September 2017.

Can any one offer advice on my results please.

Testosterone & Oestradiol results

Testosterone 0.624 (0.00 -1.80)

17-BETA Oestradiol 207 follicular 98-571, midcycle 177-1153, luteal 122-1094, post-meno <183.

Progesterone Results

Progesterone 43.6.

Ranges follicular 0.6-4.7, periovulatory 2.4-9.4, luteal 5.3-86.0, post-menopause 0.3-2.5.

DHEA Sulphate 3.840 (0.26-11.00)

Cortisol Saliva Test (4)

waking *23.800 (6.00-21.00)

12pm *7.920 (1.50-7.60)

4pm 3.370 (0.00-5.49)

before bed <1.5 (0.00-1.99)

Thyroid Results - I know when on T3 people say they are irrelevant, stopped my T3 12 hours before blood test.

TSH *0.489 (0.27-4.20)

Free Thyroxine *1.540 (12.00-22.00)

Free T3 4.27 (3.10-6.80)

Thyroglobulin antibody *201.00 (0.00-115.00)

thyroid peroxidase antibodies *50.6 (0.00-34.00)

Active B12 112.00 (25.10-165.00) was over before so dropped dosage

Folate (serum) 11.22 (2.91-50.00)

Vitamin D 116 (50.00-200.00) was over before so dropped dosage.

CRP inflammation marker 0.22 (0.00-5.00)

Ferritin 125 (13.00-150) was over range before so dropped dosage.

Iron 21.67 (6.60-26.00)

TIBC 48.37 (41.00-77.00)

Transferrin saturation 48.37 % (20.00-55.00)

Best Wishes

Peanut31

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Hi Peanut31

My suggestion would be to try spacing T3 dose timing out more evenly. Like you I used to take my T3 at about 7, 12 and 5. But that's a long gap between 5pm and 7am

After many different experiments, I have found taking every 8 hours is much more even. 7am, 3pm and 11pm

Discovered by accident taking T3 later in evening suited me, when I moved last dose before blood test to 9pm

Your folate looks a bit low, but if you stopped vitamin B complex 5 days before, it can drop

[Peanut31 in reply to SlowDragon]

Hi SlowDragon

Thanks for your reply greatly appreciated.

I’ll look at changing my dosage times. I’m worried I’ll be up all night if I took my T3 later, but, like you say it’s an experiment with T3.

Yes, I stopped my vitamins for about three weeks before testing.

I can’t seem to get the vitamin balance. I’m either over or under.

Best wishes

Peanut31

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to Peanut31]

Personally I always have found T3 makes me relaxed/sleepy soon after taking it

[Peanut31 in reply to SlowDragon]

Well, maybe I should take it at night.

I’ve been so angry lately, up tight, I need some calm in my life. I could fall out with myself. 😡.

Best wishes

Peanut31

[Heloise in reply to Peanut31]

Yes, try it at night. These are the ranges suggested at STTM stopthethyroidmadness.com/l...

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Thanks

[Hidden in reply to Peanut31]

I have just started T3 due to a bad batch of NDT. I too have been feeling angry which is so unlike me.

I take 1 x 25 tablet at 5.30am and 3/4 at 2.30pm.

I feel better today as I have dropped 1/4.

I will follow you and also try it at night too.