andy: hormone tests

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dear friends,

i had the last of my amalgams removed april 25. i'm planning to start

chelation per andy's protocol with dmsa by may 20. between now and then, i'm

trying to determine if there is anything more i need to do to support

thyroid and adrenals. linda gave me some initial ideas and suggested i post

more info from tests and ask andy if he had time to review. any suggestions

are appreciated to help make chelation smoother.

my hair test on feb 2006 met ALL three of the counting rules on moira's

site.

elements ratios expected range

ca/mg 7.89 4-30

ca/p 5.49 1-12

NA/K 2.67 0.5-10

zn/cu 25.3 4-20

zn/cd >999 >800

in june 2006, i had extensive endrocrine panel done by NeuroScience Inc,

neuroendocrine IV profile. it included saliva 4 times/day for cortisol

(ng/ml) ref range: 2-4am <1.0

7.00am 4.5 low ref 7am 7.0-10

11.15am 7.8 high ref noon 3.0-6.0

5.15pm 1.7 low ref 5pm 2.0-4.0

10.10pm 1.3 okay? ref 10pm <1.5

fyi, my " normal " sleep cycle is go to bed about 10pm but not fall sleep til

12am or after. wake several times thru night and early morn. finally able to

get up about noon.

the saliva test also included

" optimal " ranges for female, menopause

dhea, pg/ml 200.5 7.00am low? 300-500

estradiol, pg/ml 0.1 7.00am low 1.0-2.0

estrone, pg/ml 0.5 7.00am low 1.0-3.0

progesterone, ng/ml 0.21 7.00am okay 0.2-0.5

testosterone, pg/ml 19.7 7.00am okay 15-35

dihydrotestosterone, 4.6 7.00am okay 5-12

norepinephrine urine 78.0 1.30pm high day ref 30-55

epinephrine urine, 2.9 1.30pm low day ref 8-12

norepinephrine/epinephrine ratio 27.3 (literally off the chart)

test from november 2002 for T3 free, serum

3.0 pg/ml okay ref 2.3-4.2 pg/ml

in 2004, a doc said i had symptoms of low thyroid (fatigue, low body temp,

etc) so tried me on low dose of amour thyroid. i felt like i had energy

during part of the day that was " forcing " me to stay active, i could not

rest or sit, felt compelled to keep moving. then my body would CRASH. felt

like putting jet fuel in an old model T car--my body was not strong enough

to handle the energy. so doc said stop the amour.

hormones: i had ovaries and uterus removed at age 29, in 1981.

in january 2007, i started hormones in gelatin troche compounded:

progesterone 175mg; estriol 1mg; estradiol 0.125mg; estrone 0.125mg;

testosterone 0.125mg; pregnenolone 25mg. 1 troche in eve 1/2 troche in morn.

last month i started taking Herb Pharm eleuthero tincture (per

Buhner's protocol for lyme), which i understand can help adrenals. but so

far, i notice pattern of one day having few hours of more energy than

normal, so i do more than normal, then crash later in day. next day, very

weak and far less energy than normal, can't do anything. this repeats. i'm

taking 4 dropperfuls once a day at noon when i get up.

i happen to have a bottle of Ortho molecular Ortho adrene forte that my doc

prescribed last fall, but i did not start due to too many other things

happening. would this be good to use while chelating?

i have late-stage neurological lyme disease (and other chronic conditions),

plus was re-infected with lyme on april 3, so i cannot take any steriods

(all steriods are contradindicated with lyme). i'm already taking about 38

supplements and herbs, so not eager to add any more.

gratefully,

kendra

hair test:

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/frequent-dose-chelation/message/17095