December 26th-29th, 2010
Take 1/8 mg Propecia for four days. Began to experience sexual sides, quit. Numerous symptoms crop up in the days, weeks, and months after discontinuing usage.
January 2011
Total T: 440 ng/dL (280-800)
Free T: 11.1 pg/mL (8.8-27)
LH: 5.8 mIU/ml (1.5-12.4)
FSH: 7.2 mIU/ml (1.5-12.4)
Prolactin: 13.5ng/mL (4.05-15.20)
Estrogen: 180 (don’t have a measurement or reference range)
SHBG: 21 nmol/L (10-57)
Major symptoms: Low libido; profuse sweating from feet, underside of scrotum, and hands; reduced ejaculate volume; reduced penile sensation.
February 2011
DHT: 30 ng/dl
DHEA-S: 211.8 ug/dl (160-449)
Major symptoms: Still-low libido, though slowly improving; profuse sweating from feet, underside of scrotum, and hands; reduced ejaculate volume; reduced penile sensation; excessive stomach fat.
March 2011
Total T: 560 ng/dl
Free T: 11.3 pg/ml
DHT: 50 ng/dl (30-85)
Albumin, serum: 4.9 g/dl (3.5-5.5)
WBC: 4.3 x10e3/ul (4-10.5)
RBC: 5.22 x10e6/ul (4.1-5.6)
Hemoglobin: 15.7 g/dl (12.5-17)
Hematocrit: 46.5% (36-50)
MCV: 89 fL (80-98)
MCH: 30.1 pg (27-34)
MCHC: 33.8 g/dl (32-36)
RDW: 13.1% (11.7-15)
Platelets: 220 x10e3/ul (140-415)
Neutrophils 43% (40-740
Lymphs: 39% (14-46)
Monocytes: 10% (10-13)
Eos: 7% (0-7)
Basos: 1% (0-3)
Neutrophils (absolute): 1.8 x10e3/ul (1.8-7.8)
Lymphs (absolute): 1.7 x10e3/ul (0.7-4.5)
Monocytes (absolute): 0.4 x10e3/ul (0.1-1)
Eos (absolute): 0.3 x10e3/ul (0-0.4)
Baso (absolute): 0.1 x10e3/ul (0-0.2)
Immature Granulocytes: 0% (0-0.1)
Immature Grans (Abs): 0 x10e3/ul (0-0.1)
Glucose, serum: 81 mg/dl (65-99)
BUN: 14 mg/dl (6-20)
Creatine, serum: 1.07 mg/dl (0.76-1.27)
eGFR: >59 ml/min/1.73 (>59)
BUN/Creatine Ratio: 13 (no measurement provided) (8-19)
Sodium, serum: 140 nmol/l (135-145)
Potassium, serum: 4 nmol/l (3.5-5.2)
Chloride, serum: 102 nmol/l (97-108)
Carbon Dioxide, total: 23 nmol/l (20-32)
Protein, total serum: 7.5 g/dl (6-8.5)
Globulin, total: 2.6 g/dl (1.5-4.5)
A/G ratio: 1.9 (no measurement provided) (1.1-2.5)
Bilirubin, total: 0.4 mg/dl (0-1.2)
AST (SGOT): 20 iu/l (0-40)
ALT (SGPT): 21 iu/L (0-55)
Major symptoms: Libido continues to improve but is still low; profuse sweating from feet, underside of scrotum, and hands; sometimes-reduced ejaculate volume, other times normal; excessive stomach fat.
May 2011
Total T: 572 ng/dl
Free T: 83 pg/ml (46-224) (this came back uncalculated; not sure exactly how to calculate)
Bio-available T: 185.2 ng/dl (110-575)
SHBG: 30 nmol/l
Albumin: 4.9 g/dl (3.6-5.1)
TSH: 1.17 (0.270-4.2)
LH: 6.1 miu/ml
FSH: 6.3 miu/ml
Estradiol: 31.4 pg/ml
Cortisol (blood): 21 ug/dl (5-25)
Alk Phos: 73 u/l (39-120)
AST (SGOT): 17 u/l (<37)
ALT (SGPT): 17 u/L (<40)
E. Sedimentation Rate: 2 mm/hr (<26)
Major symptoms: Profuse sweating from feet, underside of scrotum, and hands; excessive stomach fat. Libido and ejaculate volume at this point have returned to pre-fin levels.
August 2011
Total T: 628.2 ng/dl
Free T: 14.17 pg/ml
LH: 5.3 miu/ml
FSH: 6.9 miu/ml
Prolactin: 9.9 ng/ml
Estradiol: 20.04 pg/ml
DHEA-S: 300 ug/dl
SHBG: 53 nmol/l
DHT: 44.7 ng/dl
TSH: 1.25 uiu/ml
Cortisol (blood): 15.5 ug/dl
T4: 9.7 ug/dl (4.5-12)
Free T4: 1.34 ng/dl (0.83-1.62)
T3: 123 ng/dl (80-200)
PSA, 3rd. gen: 0.31 ng/ml (<4.00)
Normetanephrine: 0.22 nmol/l
Metanephrine: 0.21 nmol/l
Inhibin B (3): 123 pg/ml (47-308)
Major symptoms: Profuse sweating from feet, underside of scrotum, and hands; virtually no libido since prostate discomfort began a few months prior; excessive stomach fat.
September 2011
Free T4: 1.53 ng/dL (0.83-1.62)
Total T3: 137 ng/dL (80-200)
Reverse T3: 305 pg/mL (90-350)
Cortisol 24-hour Urine: 50.2 ug/d (<60.0)
Testosterone, Total: 627 ng/dL (249-836)
LH: 5.8 mIU/ml (1.7-8.6)
FSH: 7.0 mIU/mL (1.5-12.4)
Estradiol: 26.86 pg/mL (7.63-42.60)
SHBG: 46 nmol/L (10-57)
Androstendione: 0.853 ng/mL (0.330-1.340)
3a-Androstanediol-G: 161 ng/dL (260-1500)
Total Protein: 7.3 gm/dl (5.9-8.4)
Albumin: 4.9 gm/dl (3.2-5.2)
Globulin: 2.4 gm/dL (1.7-3.7)
A/G Ratio: 2.0 (1.1-2.9)
Glucose: 80 mg/dL (70-99)
Sodium: 141 nmol/L (133-145)
Potassium: 4.1 nmol/L (3.3-5.3)
Chloride: 104 nmol/L (96-108)
CO2: 23 nmol/L (21-29)
BUN: 12 mg/dl (7-25)
Creatinine: 0.9 mg/dl (0.6-1.3)
e-GFR: 101 (>60)
BUN/Creat Ratio: 13.3 (10-28)
Calcium: 9.3 mg/dl (8.4-10.4)
Bilirubin, Total: 0.4 (0.1-1.0)
Alk Phos: 76 u/l (39-120)
AST (SGOT): 17 u/l (<37)
ALT (SGPT): 16 u/L (<40)
Major symptoms: Profuse sweating from feet, underside of scrotum, and hands; low libido; excessive belly fat. Also, have been diagnosed with prostatitis, pelvic floor tension, and a grade-II left-sided varicocele.
January 2011
4x Cortisol:
Morning: 10.8 ng/ml (3.7-9.5)
Noon: 2.2 ng/ml (1.2-3.0)
Evening: 1.1 ng/ml (0.6-1.9)
Night: 0.7 ng/ml (0.4-1.0)
My main issue continues to be profuse localized sweating. I have worrisome libido issues, sure, but the sweating remains the most debilitating of my problems. The sweating is so excessive that within minutes of putting my clothes on in the morning my socks and underwear are soaked through. I long thought this issue was possibly caused by high cortisol, but after seeing my 24-hour urine and 4x/day results, I really don’t think cortisol is the issue. Some of my results are on the high end of the range, but I’m not convinced they’re high enough to be an issue.
The levels I’m looking into closest now are those of reverse T3, particularly in regard to the ratio between reverse T3 and total T3. According to stopthethyroidmadness, the ratio for total T3 to reverse T3 should be 10/1. My ratio is closer to 4/1, which would indicate I’m hypothyroid. Hypothyroidism usually accounts for reduced sweating, I realize, but I’ve come across a few individuals who have actually had profuse sweating while hypothyroid, so I’m going to look into this issue more closely. Specifically, I’m going to try to convince my doctor to put me on T3.
Any comments would be appreciated.