Hey guys,
I recently got some labs done and found some unsettling results (I posted about them originally here).
Prolactin: 22.9 (up from 11.4 since October)
Cholesterol: 137 (up from 112)
Triglycerides: 70 (up from 62)
Calcium: 9.8 (up from 9.0)
TSH: 1.1 (first ever test)
D: 50 (first test ever)
CO2: 23 (down from 26)
ALT/AST: 17 / 18 (versus 25 / 16 before)
1. In terms of my prolactin ... Since my last blood test, I've gained 20lbs and upped my carbs from 400 to 500 grams daily. Most of the carbs came from dairy, sugar, and bananas. Caffeine intake went up too.
I'm concerned that since my thiamine intake didn't go up much (averaged 2.3mg daily, only up from 2mg daily before), it affected my prolactin. There's evidence that low thiamine --> poor glucose control --> increased lactic acid --> increased prolactin. Also, prolactin seems to be "protective" against diabetes and poor glucose control, so it may have increased as a direct result of low thiamine and high carbs.
Finally, I seem to be serotonin dominant (serotonin also seems to increase prolactin). Poor mood & outlook on life, everyday is a boring routine, I'm dealing with a lot of stress and joint pain. Plus I'm still losing hair ...So, I will lower milk to two quarts and consume 4-6 TBSP of gelatin to lower tryptophan, get more light exposure, take low dose cypro, and try to have more fun to see if my mood, hair, and pain improve.
2. TSH isn't bad, but still isn't under 1. Yet, my waking temps are up to 97.8 and mid day temps are 98.6. Pulse is consistently in the high 70s / low 80s.
I'm thinking of keeping of the Peaty stuff but to eat thiamine rich foods (more fruits and less sugar, some brewers yeast, some occasional boiled peas) and maybe some low dose cypro.
Anyone have any thoughts?
I recently got some labs done and found some unsettling results (I posted about them originally here).
Prolactin: 22.9 (up from 11.4 since October)
Cholesterol: 137 (up from 112)
Triglycerides: 70 (up from 62)
Calcium: 9.8 (up from 9.0)
TSH: 1.1 (first ever test)
D: 50 (first test ever)
CO2: 23 (down from 26)
ALT/AST: 17 / 18 (versus 25 / 16 before)
1. In terms of my prolactin ... Since my last blood test, I've gained 20lbs and upped my carbs from 400 to 500 grams daily. Most of the carbs came from dairy, sugar, and bananas. Caffeine intake went up too.
I'm concerned that since my thiamine intake didn't go up much (averaged 2.3mg daily, only up from 2mg daily before), it affected my prolactin. There's evidence that low thiamine --> poor glucose control --> increased lactic acid --> increased prolactin. Also, prolactin seems to be "protective" against diabetes and poor glucose control, so it may have increased as a direct result of low thiamine and high carbs.
Finally, I seem to be serotonin dominant (serotonin also seems to increase prolactin). Poor mood & outlook on life, everyday is a boring routine, I'm dealing with a lot of stress and joint pain. Plus I'm still losing hair ...So, I will lower milk to two quarts and consume 4-6 TBSP of gelatin to lower tryptophan, get more light exposure, take low dose cypro, and try to have more fun to see if my mood, hair, and pain improve.
2. TSH isn't bad, but still isn't under 1. Yet, my waking temps are up to 97.8 and mid day temps are 98.6. Pulse is consistently in the high 70s / low 80s.
I'm thinking of keeping of the Peaty stuff but to eat thiamine rich foods (more fruits and less sugar, some brewers yeast, some occasional boiled peas) and maybe some low dose cypro.
Anyone have any thoughts?