New here - looking for some direction

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Hello Group,

My name is I am new here and looking for some direction. My most recent

sex hormone labs showed that I am low and T and E. I will be able to access

compounded E, P (if/when needed)and T.

Brief medical history. Started to get sick around the age of 24, four years

later it was diagnosed as Hashimoto's, 6 months after the birth of my second

son, that would have been in Feb 2001. By spring of 2002 I was hospitalized and

diagnosed with 2 more autoimmune diseases.

Many very sick years later, about 2009 I got the root of the problem, extremely

low iron, synthetic T4 thyroid meds, and bad adrenals. It's taken a few years

(why does it take so long, we need more cooperative doctors!) my low iron was

fixed with IV iron, started on hydrocortisone 19 weeks ago and have been on T3

for 1 year now to get rid of reverse T3 and looking forward to switching back to

desiccated thyroid soon.

So a couple of questions.

How long does it take for T to start working? I just started applying it to the

back of my knees. I can't be entirely sure but I think I started sleeping better

since starting.

I am interested in rhythmic dosing and until I get compounded E I have EstroGel

0.06% - usual recommended dose is 2.5g daily. Each metered actuation delivers

1.25 g of gel. This is day 29 of my cycle and wanted to wait to start E on day 1

keeping to my natural cycle.

Based on my results I am pretty sure I don't need P at all (for now at least).

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Kind regards,

meds, supplements and labs below

Current meds:

Cytomel for thyroid

Cortef, hydrocortisone for adrenal fatigue

Just started compounded T on Oct 12

Supplements:

Vit E

Vit C

B complex

B12

B5

Vit D

Vit A

Multi Mineral

September 15/11 Taken Day 23 of my cycle

LH Serum 2.5 (1.2-12.9)

FSH 2.8 (1.8-5.1)

Testosterone <0.3 (0.4-2.6) Marked as Low

Free Testosterone 0.7 (0-9.0)

Estradiol 745 (350-1590)

Progesterone 52.9 (16.4-59.0)

Prolactin 4.5 (3.3-26.7)

DHEA-S 0.9 (7.3-14.0)Marked as Low

Androstenedione 3.9 (1-11.5)