Dhea, yes, but not of recent. It was high in range I had taken dhea supplement at 50mg a day for only 4-5 days and did not take day of blood work. Maybe still threw that number off.
I've tried hcg more than once, always seemed to make my situation worse, primarily tiredness/fatigue.
I'm always tinkering with my hormones and try to stay in tune with how I feel but there's so many variables, it can get hard to keep track. I kind of think elevated test levels are problem. I've always been one to want to cruise on 200-250mg test and blast on 500mg. I don't bump up to 500mg much anymore and when I do, I don't stay there long because things quickly go downhill, ai, no ai, small dose, high dose, doesn't matter. Test levels go up, estrogen goes up, swell like a fish, shortness of breath, high blood pressure. Take ai, estrogen goes down, dht goes through the roof and it's a whole other problem.
I've test my thyroid and the results were all over the place. I've only managed to find one article that touches on what my results looked like. I was in a really bad place then, like could sleep all day, every day, with restless leg syndrome. I don’t have restless leg syndrome anymore.
If you have hypothyroid symptoms, but your lab tests are normal, you may have one of these patterns. Read on for more details.
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4. Hypothyroidism Caused by Decreased TBG
This is the mirror image of the pattern above. When TBG levels are low, levels of free thyroid hormone will be high. You might think this would cause
hyperthyroid symptoms. But too much free thyroid hormone in the bloodstream causes the cells to develop resistance to it. So, even though there’s more than enough thyroid hormone, the cells can’t use it and you’ll have hypothyroid—not hyperthyroid—symptoms.
With this pattern, TSH and T4 will be normal. If tested, T3 will be
high, and T3 uptake and TBG will be
low.
Decreased TBG is caused by high testosterone levels. (
5) In women, it is commonly associated with
PCOS and insulin resistance. Reversing insulin resistance and restoring blood sugar balance is the key to treating this pattern.
Unfortunately, I have an addictive personality. Steroids, the gym, marijuana(still haven't smoked for a couple weeks), my wife, lol. I'm aware, I make some progress and then mess up. I always try to convince myself that I'll figure it out the next time, never do. Finally back to 125mg test u/week and plan to ride it out for a while. It's definitely hard to come to terms with but I think I'm finally done running anything more than trt.