Low Libido

[Britinqatar]

Hi, I am diagnosed with Hypothyroidism 4 years ago and take 2 tablets of Levothyroxine every day.

I have absolutely no sex drive and cannot reach orgasm if my life depended on it.

Does anyone else have similar problems and is there anything practical I can do about it?

Appreciate your thoughts ..

[Lalatoot]

How much levothyroxine is 2 tablets? Tablets come as 25mcg, 50 mcg, 75mcg, 100mcg.it would be helpful to know any recent thyroid blood results as your symptoms can be caused by under medication.

[Britinqatar in reply to Lalatoot]

Hi,Thank you for your reply.

My tables are 25mcg each / 50mcg in total.

I have recently had a blood test with the results as follows:

Thyroxine FT4 - 0.55

TSH - 0.92

Vit B12 - 456

Vit D - 33

Would appreciate your thoughts..

[Lalatoot in reply to Britinqatar]

To know what we are speaking about you need to put the ranges after your results - the numbers in brackets if you have a print out.This is because ranges vary from lab to lab for example my FT4 lab has the range 10 - 25 which is obviously not the case for you.

[Britinqatar in reply to Lalatoot]

Here you go .. I have added the Laboratory ranges in brackets:

Thyroxine FT4 - 0.55 (0.61 - 1.24)

TSH - 0.92 (0.35 - 4.94)

Vit B12 - 456 (187 - 883)

Vit D - 33 (30 - 100)

[Lalatoot in reply to Britinqatar]

Your vitamins could be higher. As rule of thumb I look to them being in top third of range.Your ft4 is below range suggesting you are undermedicated which can cause your symptoms. Your TSH should be higher with a low ft4. This can be indicative of central hypothyroidism where the fault lies with the pituitary gland.

It would have been good to have had ft3 tested at the same time to get the full picture.

[Britinqatar in reply to Lalatoot]

Thank you so much .. I will get a second blood test arranged and report back with a full picture.

[Hidden in reply to Britinqatar]

Your FT4 is below range, chances are your FT3 is also below range or just scraping into range. Low FT3 is what causes your symptoms.

Would recommend full thyroid testing:

TSH

FT4

FT3

Ferritin

Folate

Vit D and

B12

Don't allow your doctor to dose you by your TSH. They are keeping you unwell.

You need an immediate dose increase. How long have you been on 50mcg? Why do you take it in two doses? Are you taking both doses on an empty stomach?

[DippyDame in reply to Hidden]

Agree!

[Britinqatar in reply to Hidden]

Thank you so much .. I will get a second blood test arranged and report back with a full picture.

[porter5]

Are you eating enough protein?

[Wired123 in reply to porter5]

Intrigued by your comment, what is the connection between libido and protein?

[porter5 in reply to Wired123]

to do justice to the role of protein in the body would take a long message.may I suggest you google "protein" and there is lots to read about.

[TiredNRetired]

What are your testosterone levels?

[porter5 in reply to TiredNRetired]

Testosterone is a hormone. Its compose of the amino acids tyrosine and tryptophan which are components of protein. Its essential for all sorts of functions to get sufficient protein.its a big subject. But if you enter protein in google search there are many sites listed

which you can explore. Tyrosine and iodine make up tyroxine for the thyroid.

[PaulB]

Hi

Quite common to have low sex hormones such as testosterone and a thyroid problem, same autoimmune root cause.

Also worth keeping a close check for late onset diabetes.

PaulB

[thyroidx100]

So sorry that happen. I never been well since have my thyroid gland and calcium gland removed. Since last March when my doctor phoned to talk about why my thyroid blood tests was not good. My husband Ian Johnston told him that I was born lactose intolerance. So doctor put me on lactose free tablets. Now I can wake up not that tired. I can now walk upstairs instead of crawling upstairs. life is good. I found out that one tablet cannot be for all. Maybe see your vitamin intake through your food. See the strength of your tablet.

150g instead of 125 g tablets. See if the tablets are really helping you. If you need more information let know. Hope this helps.

[Dad72]

Just a thought, do you eat/drink much soya? It’s in most foods but a lot of people don’t realise it also lowers testosterone.