Val - Feedback Needed for Friend's Labs

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Hi Val,

I'm following up on my friend's labs. After getting thyroid labs in June

wherein you said she was HypoT, you suggested getting cortisol labs before

putting her on thyroid meds. We got them back today. Her cortisol looks OK,

correct? I think she should go on progesterone. Do you agree? Wondering if

she should try that first and see how she feels or do you think she should start

thyroid meds at the same time?

At this point I think she has PMDD as each month she has such extreme symptom

including thoughts of suicide, which dissipate after her period. Other symptoms

include acne breakouts, cravings of salt/sugar, low energy, cramps, breast

swelling/pain, high sex drive. But I also wonder what her labs would look like

while she is very symptomatic vs. on Day 18/19/20 of her cycle. Not that I know

much about PMDD, but hopefully progesterone and maybe a low dose of thyroid meds

will cure it all???

1/2/10

Estradiol - 3.8 HIGH (1.3-3.3)

Progesterone - 60 LOW (75-270)

PG/E - 16 LOW (need confirmation on this ratio)

Testosterone - 35 (16-55)

DHEA - 7.6 (2-23)

Cortisol AM - 5.6 (3.7-9.5)

Noon - 3.7 HIGH (1.2-3.0)

Evening - 1.4 (.6-1.9)

Bedtime - .6 (.4-1.0)

6/19/09

TSH = .623 (.45-4.5)

Free T3 = 3.1 (2.3-4.2)

Free T4 = .87 (.61-1.76)

Thanks in advance,

SammieB

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Cortisol AM - 5.6 (3.7-9.5)

Noon - 3.7 HIGH (1.2-3.0)

Evening - 1.4 (.6-1.9)

Bedtime - .6 (.4-1.0)

She has the beginnings of a cortiosl swing pattern. A bit low in the AM which is

leadingot high at noon. Now some doctors would interpret this as noon stress but

I have seenthis whne the AM cortils is not RIGHT at th etippy top of it's range

where it needs ot be. She not only need progesterone btu she would benefit fom

1mg Melatonin at night, 30 minutes before bedtime, and possibly rhodiola first

thing in the AM. Being estrogen dominant is also a sign of cortils dysregulation

so she may need more cortiols suppoort than even her labs are showing. She can

start Thyroid wiht progesterone and shoudl take progesterone at bedtime.

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[Guest guest]

Thanks Val. How much thyroid and progesterone would you suggest? I don't know

anything about rhodiola. How much of that should she take? I wonder if I could

use some of that as I still have such hard time waking up even with 40mgs of

HC....

SB

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> Cortisol AM - 5.6 (3.7-9.5)

> Noon - 3.7 HIGH (1.2-3.0)

> Evening - 1.4 (.6-1.9)

> Bedtime - .6 (.4-1.0)

>

> She has the beginnings of a cortiosl swing pattern. A bit low in the AM which

is leadingot high at noon. Now some doctors would interpret this as noon stress

but I have seenthis whne the AM cortils is not RIGHT at th etippy top of it's

range where it needs ot be. She not only need progesterone btu she would benefit

fom 1mg Melatonin at night, 30 minutes before bedtime, and possibly rhodiola

first thing in the AM. Being estrogen dominant is also a sign of cortils

dysregulation so she may need more cortiols suppoort than even her labs are

showing. She can start Thyroid wiht progesterone and shoudl take progesterone at

bedtime.

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