New Member with Test Results

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Hi All,

I've been lurking for a little while.

I am in my 50s & was diagnosed with hypothyroid when I was 7. I

developed symptoms of Cushings when I was 10 or 11 (crimson stretch

marks on top of my shoulders & belly, vertiglai (sp?) on my forearms &

a big belly), but never diagnosed for that. My mother started me on

diets when I was 7 or 8. There was probably 20+ years when I stopped

taking thyroid meds. About 4 years ago, I had a medical issue with my

knee & didn't notice that my thyroid meds (Levoxyl) were no longer

effective. I gained 80 lbs in 1 year & am having a very difficult

time loosing it.

Last year I started researching current thyroid knowledge on the web.

I've found a DO who is willing to working me. In December 2007 I

switched from .175mcg of Levoxyl to 1/2 grain of Armour. I'm taking

it as 1 dose, sublingually in the morning. I'm supplementing with

b-12, vitamin E & C & Selenium. I've recently switched ot Celtic

seasalt.

I've just received test results from both blood tests & the DT test

kit from the Canary Club, both taken during the same week - the

results are below. I have very low cortisol production & my DO has

prescribed 30gms of 10% HC creame from a local compounding pharmacy,

which I'll be starting tomorrow at 1 gram/day. One thing to note: I

have not gone through menopause, but I've got a cyst on my ovary & am

no longer having periods because of that. I'm interested to hear

feedback on the labs.

Blood Work (done the same week as the DT Saliva test)

Protein 6.7 (6.2 - 8.3

Albumin 3.9 (3.6 - 5.1)

Globulin 2.8 (2.2 - 3.9)

Albumin/Globulin Ratio 1.4 (1.0 - 2.1)

Bilrubin total 0.4 (0.2 - 1.2)

Alkaline Phosphase 72 (33 - 130)

AST 19 (10 - 35)

ALT 19 (6 - 40)

DHEA, Unconjugated 67 (130 - 980)

Pregnenolone < 10 L (10 - 230)

AM Cortisol 9:am 14.1 (4.0 - 22.0)

TSH 33.39 (0.40 - 4.5)

Free T3 122 (230 - 420 )

Free T4 0.5 (0.8 - 1.8 )

Reverse T3 <5 (11 - 32)

Testosterone 53 (20 - 76)

Ferritin 55 (10 - 232 )

Estrogen 86 (early follicular 70 - 400, late Follicular

100-900, Luteal phase 70-700, post menopase 130 or less)

Progesterone <0.5 (Follicular <1.4, Luteal 3.3-26.0, mid luteal

4.4-28.0, post menopause < 0.7)

Saliva Test Results

TSH 63 (26-85)

T4 0.25 (0.17 - 0.42)

T3 0.21 (0.28 - 1.10 )

TPO negative (neg)

Estradiol 10 (Follicular 5-13, Luteal 7-20)

Progesterone 33 (Folicular 20-100, Luteal 65-500)

Free Testosterone 9 (8-20)

Cortisol

7:00-8:00am 9 (13 - 24)

noon 1 (5-10)

4:00-5:00pm 1 (3-8)

midnight 1 (1-4)

Cortisol Burden 12

Cortisol-DHEA correlation 7

DHEA 2 (3-10)

Any feedback would be appreciated.

I'm surprised that my Reverse T3 is so low with this level of cortisol.

Regards,