Guest guest Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 51 yrs old in good shape I lift weights and do cardio 3 times weekly. Lab Results in April 2010 Cholesterol 153 LDL 94 HDL 39 Triglycerides 99 Ratio 3.9 TSH, 3rd generation 1.70 T3 Free 323 Thyroid panel T3 Uptake 36 T4 (Thyroxine) Total 8.5 Free T4 Index (T 7) 3.1 Dihydrotestosterone 34 FSH <0.7 LH <0.2 Prolactin 10 Estradiol 60 (now 28 after 6 weeks of Arimidex) PSA 1.0 IGF 194 DHEA 470 Insulin < 2 Cortisol AM 21.3 Total testosterone 437 In a message dated 6/20/2010 10:59:12 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, pmgamer18@... writes: Can you post your labs last time I head this from a guy he posted his labs and it was just TSH one needs Free T3 & T4, Total T3 & T4 with Ferritin,Thy & shy;roid Anti & shy;bo & shy;dies (anti-TPO and TgAb. YOU NEED BOTH.)and Cortisol levels. For most people Synthroid does not work NTH like Armour does but we can't get good Armour anymore so this works great. _http://www.universaldrugstore.com/medications/Thyroid/60mg_ (http://www.universaldrugstore.com/medications/Thyroid/60mg) Co-Moderator Phil > > I thought that doing a lower dose > > more frequently will keep the Estradiol > levels lower. > > Correct. > > > My Dr. wants to do Test. 3 times weekly. I have > been on test injections > > since March and testosterone levels are in the > 550 range. I am 51 in > good > > shape i do cardio and lift weights 3 times > weekly. Dr and I think that > > perhaps I am using up my Testosterone quickly. > > Have your thyroid levels been tested? Meaning FT3 and > not just TSH and > FT4? I believe those that are low in FT3 are the ones > who use up their T too > quickly. Raising thyroid makes the T last longer. > This could especially be > your problem since you said you're secondary, which > means all your hormones > are affected, not just T. > > > Is a lower dose of testosterone more frequently > a better solution or is > it > > better to do do 1cc of 210 ML weekly??? I do > realize that everyone is > different. > > If your vial is 200 mg/ml, this is too much at once. > An example of a > low-doser is my husband, who is doing 20-30 mg every > 5 days. I would guess most > men can only tolerate 20-100 mg at once. > > > I am secondary due to a pituitary lesion / tumor > (2mm) no change in size > for 6 months since it was discovered. > > Barb > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Links > > > _ -fullfeatured _ (mailto: -fullfeatured ) > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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