Guest guest Posted December 23, 2004 Report Share Posted December 23, 2004 No. Do not take the Endo's advice. He's WRONG. You said your Ferritin was fine. What exactly was the number and range? Your fatigue still sounds like your Ferritin is not fine.... 4 grains simply may not be enough for you, and especially if it's Time Caps, which folks have reported as being weaker than Armour. Don't worry about the labs. If it was ME, I'd increase another 1/2 grain.........and see... Also, you need to do a 24 hour adrenal test, not a one-time test as yours seemed to be. ZRT labs has a 24 hour test--check the LINKS. You may be getting help from the progesterone cream, but don't realize it due to whatever is contributing to your fatigue. As far as the DHEA, you really need to be on a compounded variety, NOT a tablet. I do my DHEA in a compounded gel....it's much more potent. Also, you need to have your testosterone tested!!!! I also have testosterone in the above gel with the DHEA..... I stopped > taking Premarin, and started taking Progesterone cream - no > significant help. I've been using the cream for about 6 months. > > I'm on 4gr of TimeCap Thyroid. Ferritin OK, no anemia, B12 OK. > Fatigue and aches and pains are my worst complaints. Temperature > fluctuates, usually in the 97s. > > I did not take thyroid meds the morning of the labs. > > AST and ALT were high before , so retested. Now the AST is normal > but ALT is 56, range 0-31. > > The FREE T3 is showing high, but I have never before seen the range > shown here, which seems lower than the range usually used. > > Progesterone 1.14 Post Menopausal <0.2 - 0.82 > Estradiol 18 Post Menopausal <20 - 41 > FSH 53 Post Menopausal 20-138 > FT3 3.87 1.45 - 3.48 > FT4 1.13 0.75 - 1.91 > LH 27.2 Post Menopausal 15 - 62 > TSH 0.01 0.20 - 6.00 > DHEA 38 39 - 183 > > DHEA: I was on 25mg for months and still tested low, so doctor > upped it to 50mg, and I am still low. Can anybody interpret this > for me? Could this account for my fatigue, falling asleep 3 or 4 > hours after I get up in the morning, and again midafternoon? I > split the thyroid meds into 2 or 3 doses - does not seem to matter > how I take it. I had the cortisol lab previously, and I think it > was 10.2 . The doc said it's fine if it's 10 or over . > > I feel like I am getting weaker all the time. I have been to many > specialists, but nobody can find anything wrong. > > I have been on 4gr for about 2 months. > I ordered from Myrxforless and have a good supply. > > joan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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