You wrote:
Hey all - my body temps measured 4-5x throughout the day stay around 96 and rarely go above 97 degrees. I was going to start with iodine supplementation but not sure what kind of supplement would be best. My MV has 150 mcg or whatever but it doesn’t appear to be enough. Any specific brands? Also do I need a probiotic?
Have you not been using iodized salt? -no
Are your outer eyebrows sparse?
Do you get cold easily?
Taking high dose iodine when selenium deficient is dangerous!
Get a high potency B=complex multi-vit with trace elements and 150mcg iodine + 150-200mcg selenium.
Blows to the head can damage pituitary leading to secondary hypogonadism via low LH/FSH
SERMs increase E2, not lowering E2. You need more anastrozole.
Your E2=40 may be from too much hCG!
hCG+SERM would be worse.
Lower hCG dose.
Take 0.5mg anastrozole twice a week at time of T injections.
hCG dose is too much, expensive, 250iu hCG SC EOD will get the job done.
HCG/B12 1000IU/0.5MG/ML Injectable
Inject 0.6 ML subcu 2x per week
1000iu/ml * 0.6ml is 600iu
TSH should be nearer to 1.0
thyroid lab ranges are mostly useless
fT3 is the active hormone and well above mid-range
rT3=18 is in range, but lab range may be off.
If body temps are low, this strongly points to rT3, see these terms in the thyroid basics sticky: stress, infection, inflammation, surgery, accidents, adrenal fatigue, Wilson’s book.
Take anastrozole at time of T injections.
Your doc does not understand what she is doing.
Please read the stickies found here: About the T Replacement Category - #2 by KSman
- advice for new guys - need more info about you
- things that damage your hormones
- protocol for injections
- finding a TRT doc
Evaluate your overall thyroid function by checking oral body temperatures as per the thyroid basics sticky. Thyroid hormone fT3 is what gets the job done and it regulates mitochondrial activity, the source of ATP which is the universal currency of cellular energy. This is part of the body’s temperature control loop. This can get messed up if you are iodine deficient. In many countries, you need to be using iodized salt. Other countries add iodine to dairy or bread.
KSman is simply a regular member on this site. Nothing more other than highly active.
I can be a bit abrupt in my replies and recommendations. I have a lot of ground to cover as this forum has become much more active in the last two years. I can’t follow threads that go deep over time. You need to respond to all of my points and requests as soon as possible before you fall off of my radar. The worse problems are guys who ignore issues re thyroid, body temperatures, history of iodized salt. Please do not piss people off saying that lab results are normal, we need lab number and ranges.
The value that you get out of this process and forum depends on your effort and performance. The bulk of your learning is reading/studying the suggested stickies.