Heya big boy.
Results from 05/14/2011 (on maca)
TSH - 1.43 [0.40 - 5.00] uIU/mL
Free T3 - 2.9 [2.18 - 3.98] pg/mL
Free T4 - 0.9 [0.7 - 1.5] ng/dL
Reverse T3 - Not tested.
Results from 07/09/11 (no supplements)
TSH - 1.35 [0.40 - 5.00] uIU/mL
Free T3 - 3.3 [2.18 - 3.98] pg/mL
Reverse T3 - 229 [90 - 350] pg/mL
Free T4 - 1.2 [0.7 - 1.5] ng/dL
Results from 08/03/11 (After 21 Days of daily 50mg 1% Testim gel)
TSH - 1.88 [0.40 - 5.00] uIU/mL
Free T3 - 2.9 [2.18 - 3.98] pg/mL
Reverse T3 - 200 [90 - 350] pg/mL
Free T4 - 1.1 [0.7 - 1.5] ng/dL
Any others???
I recently got my reverse T3 tested and it was above range.
You guys need to understand that
TSH, T3, and T4 can all look great, but you can still be hypothyroid if your reverse T3 is high (it doesnt even need to be above range).
This is correct
you can test it yourself at privatemdlabs.com
it costs $45ish
they email you a lab requisuite, you go to any PA Labs near you, then they email you the results within a few days
What your cortisol is at right now does not matter. rT3 can elevate from numerous causes…
illness
inflamation
high or low cortisol
low iron
too much t4
etc
For instance, JN, who started this thread and “discovered” the rT3 problem, always had somewhat highish cortisol levels.
He then discovered rT3 issue, and when he went on T3 to “fix” it, his cortisol began to plummet and he needed HC to help adrenals.
Since adrenal is very relative to thyroid, we should also test adrenals via…
24 hour urinary analysis (cortisol)
or
4x a day, saliva (cortisol)
.
Result at 07/25/2011:
FT3 2.77 pmol/L (ref: 2.30 - 6.30)
FT4 16.76 pmol/L (ref: 10.30 - 24.50)
rT3 0.763 nmol/L (ref: 0.24 - 1.46)
FT3/rT3 = 2.77/0.763 = 3.6, the 3.6 is less than 20
I have doubling ATCH and COR (cortisol) vaule over range at blood test, but in range high at 24 hour urine test. Besides, I have high Progesterone, Prolactin and E2.
Does these symptom indicate a rT3 issue?
Your ft3 is very low.
9/27/2004 (On Propecia, no side effects at this time)
TSH - 2.3 (0.4-5.5 uIU/mL)
T4 Total - 9.6 (4.5-12.5 UG/DL)
2/23/2006 (On Propecia, no side effects at this time)
TSH - 2.9 (0.4-5.5 uIU/mL)
T4 Total - 9.4 (4.5-12.5 UG/DL)
6/7/2007 (On Propecia, around the time my side effects began)
TSH - 2.3 (0.4-5.5 uIU/mL)
5/12/2010 (Off Propecia for 2.5 years)
TSH - 5.21 (0.40-4.50 mIU/L) HIGH
T4 Total - 8.2 (4.5-12.5 UG/DL)
T4 Free - 1.5 (0.8-2.7 ng/dL)
5/28/2010 (Follow up tests ordered by andrologist)
TSH - 4.22 (0.40-4.50 mIU/L)
Thyroid Peroxidase AB - 19 (<35 IU/mL)
3/29/2011 (Off Propecia for over 3 years)
TSH - 5.700 (0.450 - 4.500 uIU/ml) HIGH
T4 free - 1.48 (0.82-1.77 ng/dl)
Thyroid Peroxidas AB - 21 (0-34 IU/ml)
Thyroid Antithyroglobulin AB - < 20 (0-40 IU/ml)
6/28/2011 (Off Propecia for 3.5 years)
TSH - 3.760 (0.450 - 4.500 uIU/ml)
T4 free - 1.45 (0.82-1.77 ng/dl)
T3 free - 3.4 (2.0-4.4 pg/ml)
Results from 09/23/11 - Off TRT for 6 weeks
TSH - 1.96 [0.40 - 5.00] uIU/mL
Free T3 - 3.2 [2.18 - 3.98] pg/mL
Reverse T3 - 246 [90 - 350] pg/mL
Free T4 - 1.2 [0.7 - 1.5] ng/dL
T4,Free(Direct) 1.43 0.82-1.77 ng/dL
TSH 2.190 0.450-4.500 uIU/mL
ACTH, Plasma 18.6 7.2-63.3 pg/mL
Reverse T3 HIGH 487 90-350 pg/mL
Thyroid Peroxidase (TPO) Ab 6 0-34 IU/mL
Antithyroglobulin Ab <20 0-40 IU/mL
Triiodothyronine,Free 2.9 2.0-4.4 pg/mL
VERY high reverse T3. Actual T3 is lower than everything I have read believes it should be (upper 3rd of the range). Antibodies suggest it is not Hashimoto’s. I also have iron levels checked that are all normal, so it is not iron deficiency. I expect these results are due to abnormal cortisol results. 6x cortisol saliva test coming shortly. Will hopefully have the results this Friday or next Monday.
I would just like to add here that my body temperature while using Dutasteride was 95 F
If 5 AR inhibitors can lower body temperature like that then all sorts of things could of gone wrong. We would be especially vulnerable to infections; parasites, prostatitis, candida.
I haven’t done an actual test yet but I’m 99.9% sure I now have hypothyroidism…
No one in my family has ever had any thyroid problems, is it possible that my current thyroid problems are caused by Propecia??
i have attached a thyroid function test from when i was 16 before i took propecia. I wonder if it is worth it too get it checked now and compare the two.
After 3 and a half years off finasterid I developed hypothyroidism:
I made a normal bloodtest at my general practitioner :
TSH: 4,30 range: 0,3-4,20 (serum)
now taking 25mg levo thyrox(in)
in about 2 months there will be a full penal tpo /trak test .
I was in the drugstore and they didn’t have the brand on the recipe of levothyrox . then she said whether I would mind to take
the stuff from merck and I said , no I’d like to order the brand which is on my recipe ,because Merck is a part of the problem why I have to take this stuff !
Quitted Finasteride 1/1/2012 (after 5 yrs), was feeling awful for 2.5 months, so got blood results. Don’t know why some are quoted in listed measurement types, but here they are:
TSH — 3.280 uIU/mL (0.450-4.500) - was told by doctor that anything over 3.0 still signals hypothyroidism
Free Thyroxine — 1.34 ng/dL (0.82-1.77)
reverse T3 — 21.7 (13.5-34.2)
Vitamin D — 34.2 ng/mL (30.0-100.0)
T3 — <20 ng/dL (83-200)
The unit of measurement for my T3 seems different than many other people who posted here (nd/dL), but my doctor told me she’d never seen a T3 so low ever in her 15 years. Less than 20, when it should be between 83-200, was enough for her to tell me to start taking Thyroid Armor immediately. Is anyone on Synthroid instead? Pros/cons?
AND, my last and maybe most important question…I am having a more complete blood work-up soon, but what other measurements should I ask for? I’ve seen mention of cortisol saliva, 3-adiol G test, ANA, ESR…any of these 4 a must?
THANK YOU.
JN, please contact me. I added you as a friend. I read through your whole 50 page recovery thread. It was astonishing. I am desperate to talk to you as I am also suffering from this issue. Please get back to me if you see this. Thanks.