I'm.No.One
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Okay I did a full blood/saliva panel but before I jump in I thought I'd share some helpful info:
Main symptoms:
1.) Exhaustion. This is probably the biggest one.
2.) Short term memory loss/issues with word recall (although I had a bad concussion last year, I'm noticing this more recently)
3.) Rapid weight gain in lower stomach/upper arms (I'm at 130lbs 5'4)
Other info:
Eating about 2600 cals a day, carb/animal protein heavy.
High unavoidable stress load.
I have clear skin, strong fast growing nails/hair, cycle normally/not painful, sleep through the night maybe waking up once to roll over.
I take:
Magnesium g, bone based calcium, Thorne Vit K, bee pollen, aspirin 1-2 325mg, .5 mg cypro topically in the evening.
Few things, first of all a HUGE HAPPY DANCE this time last year I had flipped cortisol levels, zero during the day dangerous levels at night.
Now it's oddly only low in the afternoon? Still needs work but at least I'm not gana die from an adrenal crisis.
I think beyond PM eating cypro & aspirin are to thank for this.
Thoughts on how slightly raising afternoon cortisol? (Can't do caffeine, spirals me.)
My thyroid seems fine unless I'm not seeing something? Maybe this is why I never felt anything off of any of the ideal labs thyromix?
The high progesterone is totally from Progest-E, although I did stop using it a full week before I began this test & by the time I had finished the test it had been 3ish weeks.
So it's kinda crazy the levels didn't drop. I'll be staying clear of Progest-E unless someone has some differing input there.
Should I do anything to actively lower the progesterone?
The low Luteinizing Hormone threw me a bit because I cycle like clockwork/reliably ovulate.
I wonder if the progesterone is simply repressing it?
I'm not estrogen dominant though unless I'm reading that wrong?
I never really felt like I was as low T symptoms always fit me better.
Suggestions how to raise my T as a woman?
At this point I know it's been low for well over a year, it showed as low in the last cortisol test, so PM eating & all that hasn't helped. I'm almost open to supplementing at this point but how? Idea lab product you'd suggest?
I'm already taking K2/weight lifting.
Anything I'm not seeing? Connecting?
Main symptoms:
1.) Exhaustion. This is probably the biggest one.
2.) Short term memory loss/issues with word recall (although I had a bad concussion last year, I'm noticing this more recently)
3.) Rapid weight gain in lower stomach/upper arms (I'm at 130lbs 5'4)
Other info:
Eating about 2600 cals a day, carb/animal protein heavy.
High unavoidable stress load.
I have clear skin, strong fast growing nails/hair, cycle normally/not painful, sleep through the night maybe waking up once to roll over.
I take:
Magnesium g, bone based calcium, Thorne Vit K, bee pollen, aspirin 1-2 325mg, .5 mg cypro topically in the evening.
Few things, first of all a HUGE HAPPY DANCE this time last year I had flipped cortisol levels, zero during the day dangerous levels at night.
Now it's oddly only low in the afternoon? Still needs work but at least I'm not gana die from an adrenal crisis.
I think beyond PM eating cypro & aspirin are to thank for this.
Thoughts on how slightly raising afternoon cortisol? (Can't do caffeine, spirals me.)
My thyroid seems fine unless I'm not seeing something? Maybe this is why I never felt anything off of any of the ideal labs thyromix?
The high progesterone is totally from Progest-E, although I did stop using it a full week before I began this test & by the time I had finished the test it had been 3ish weeks.
So it's kinda crazy the levels didn't drop. I'll be staying clear of Progest-E unless someone has some differing input there.
Should I do anything to actively lower the progesterone?
The low Luteinizing Hormone threw me a bit because I cycle like clockwork/reliably ovulate.
I wonder if the progesterone is simply repressing it?
I'm not estrogen dominant though unless I'm reading that wrong?
I never really felt like I was as low T symptoms always fit me better.
Suggestions how to raise my T as a woman?
At this point I know it's been low for well over a year, it showed as low in the last cortisol test, so PM eating & all that hasn't helped. I'm almost open to supplementing at this point but how? Idea lab product you'd suggest?
I'm already taking K2/weight lifting.
Anything I'm not seeing? Connecting?