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I have been struggling with health issues for a minute now. I am an 18 yo male and am recovering from marijuana and tobacco addiction. I smoked for about 4 years chronically. My health has deteriorated since. I have eczema, seb derm, slight hypothyroidism, nutrient deficiencies, mental health issues, sleep issues, gut issues, hair loss, skin issues, liver issues...
Over the past 2-3 years, my health has gone down. And over the past 2 years my skin issues have worsened into full body eczema, before it was just dandruff then seb derm, then gut issues, etc... eczema... so many more issues.
My labs showed I had a high reverse t3 which was out of the range. My t3 was below the range and my t4 was barely within the upper range. So I had a t4 to t3 conversion issue. Maybe from a compromised liver from the chronic stress and drug and tobacco use. My TSH was 3.11 and my temps and pulse were low and I struggled with constipation. My mood and mental state has also been different and I struggle with what I believe to be a case of low grade ADD, or maybe it's just a lack of discipline and an abundance of laziness. I decided I wanted to fix my health since.
My family has a strong family history of thyroid disorders. My grandfather had hyper, while my grandmother and my uncle and aunts had hypo. My mother has hypo. My dads health is horrible as well, so genetics have not been kind to me. I need to get on top of this..... if it's even possible....Is it? To completely course correct?
Since the results of my labs. I have been trying to get into health and medicine. I found Ray's work from my research on thyroid. I have since supplemented t3. I think I dosed too high and had dirahhea so I lowered my dose and I'm pooping better. Still think I need to lower it just a bit. Maybe less than 25 mcg a day. Does anyone know the average dosage before the thyroid downregulates hormone production? I want to use t3 as a supplement, and not so much a medication. Accurately monitoring labs to dose properly is key, with the objective being to use as little t3 as possible to achieve hormone equilibrium.
My most recent labs look better now I think-
My free t3 improved but my free t4 tanked. I didn't do total t3 and t4 when I first did baselines so I don't have that. Anyways, I'm hoping someone with more knowledge than me can shed some light on the matter. I need to redo my trace minerals and b vitamins again because my hair mineral showed I was deficient in a lot of things. I had a b1 deficiency, which maybe could have even been the cause of everything but I'm not sure. I had a mercury filling removed. Now I just have a root canal left to take out, which is happening soon. And if you aren't familiar with why this relates, @mostlylurking knows a lot about it, thiamine deficiency could be caused by mercury.
I have been taking a probiotic and I have issues with probiotics for some reason. I took them before and it flares my eczema up even more. Could this be a clue? Histamine issues from the probiotic?
Also my bilirubin is elevated... another problem now... Anyone know why?
Over the past 2-3 years, my health has gone down. And over the past 2 years my skin issues have worsened into full body eczema, before it was just dandruff then seb derm, then gut issues, etc... eczema... so many more issues.
My labs showed I had a high reverse t3 which was out of the range. My t3 was below the range and my t4 was barely within the upper range. So I had a t4 to t3 conversion issue. Maybe from a compromised liver from the chronic stress and drug and tobacco use. My TSH was 3.11 and my temps and pulse were low and I struggled with constipation. My mood and mental state has also been different and I struggle with what I believe to be a case of low grade ADD, or maybe it's just a lack of discipline and an abundance of laziness. I decided I wanted to fix my health since.
My family has a strong family history of thyroid disorders. My grandfather had hyper, while my grandmother and my uncle and aunts had hypo. My mother has hypo. My dads health is horrible as well, so genetics have not been kind to me. I need to get on top of this..... if it's even possible....Is it? To completely course correct?
Since the results of my labs. I have been trying to get into health and medicine. I found Ray's work from my research on thyroid. I have since supplemented t3. I think I dosed too high and had dirahhea so I lowered my dose and I'm pooping better. Still think I need to lower it just a bit. Maybe less than 25 mcg a day. Does anyone know the average dosage before the thyroid downregulates hormone production? I want to use t3 as a supplement, and not so much a medication. Accurately monitoring labs to dose properly is key, with the objective being to use as little t3 as possible to achieve hormone equilibrium.
My most recent labs look better now I think-
My free t3 improved but my free t4 tanked. I didn't do total t3 and t4 when I first did baselines so I don't have that. Anyways, I'm hoping someone with more knowledge than me can shed some light on the matter. I need to redo my trace minerals and b vitamins again because my hair mineral showed I was deficient in a lot of things. I had a b1 deficiency, which maybe could have even been the cause of everything but I'm not sure. I had a mercury filling removed. Now I just have a root canal left to take out, which is happening soon. And if you aren't familiar with why this relates, @mostlylurking knows a lot about it, thiamine deficiency could be caused by mercury.
I have been taking a probiotic and I have issues with probiotics for some reason. I took them before and it flares my eczema up even more. Could this be a clue? Histamine issues from the probiotic?
Also my bilirubin is elevated... another problem now... Anyone know why?