What Variations are typical in Adrenal Fatigue?
Do signs look like continuing HYPO (or other "Thyroid Issues"?)
*EXTREME* Fatigue, inability to "handle stress", just "beat down" feeling.
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Medications:
100mcg of Cytomel
30mg of Adderal XR ( for hyper somnolence/brain fog) take in the a.m.
Cytomel 50mcg when I wake and 50mcg after lunch.
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Temp Testing:.
Day 1:
11:27 am temp 97.5
2:30 pm temp 98.9
8:30 pm temp 97.7
Day 2:
2:36 pm temp 98.8
5:57 pm temp 98.8
Day 3
8:30 am temp 96.7
11:30 am temp 97.7
2:30 pm temp 98.1
*NOTE--All Temps taken with minimal activity (ie. Computer/sitting in chair based work).
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From June to August I put on 26-lbs---no external reason--ie. not eating more, etc.
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Cortisol was a 4.4 (2:30pm.)---(scale 8-19 before 4 p.m.).**
**I'm under *EXTREME STRESS* (unemployed, financial problems associated with,. I thought Cortisol is supposed to SKYROCKET during times of "extreme stress"?).
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"Comprehensive Thyroglobulin"
Anti-Thyroglobulin Antibodies is Positive" 1.7 (range > or = 1.0 Positive).
My Thyroglobulin (TG-RIA) is 2.1ng/ml (0-33 scale)
Percent Thyroglobulin Recovery 89% (Range All Ages 85-115).
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FREE Thyroxine
Thyroxine (T-4) Serum 1.1 ug/dl Adults 4.2-13.0
Free Thyroxine 0.50 ug/dl Adults .89-1.76
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Testosterone:
Serum (Total) 343 ng/dl (ref range 350-1050)
Percent free by Dialysis 1.2% (ref range 1.5-3.2)
Free Testosterone, Serum 41 pg/ml (ref range 52-280)
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Metabolic Profile
The "odd" thing is the number were either on the "Low end" or "high end"
(ie. seemed to fall at extremes).
ie.
Sodium--- 139 nmol/L (Ref Range 136-145).
Glucose, Serum---105 mg.dl (Ref Range 74-106)
Creatine--.9mg/dl (Ref Range .9-1.3)
AST (SGOT) is 22 U/L (Ref Range 15-40)
ALT (SGPT) is 51 U/L---- "HIGH" (Ref Range 10-40)
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Calcitonin, ICMA is 14 (REF Range 0-8.4)
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