Yes, I definitely think that heavy metals can shut down the thyroid and androgen production, and really fuck the liver. Trouble is they’re a royal pain in the ass to detoxify. Chelation therapy is apparently expensive and unreliable. I woudnt know since I’m a music teacher and thus never have any money…
LH and FSH indicate secondary.
HIgh estrogen might be causing a negative feedback.
The right test is e2 ultra sensitive. Get this checked.
If it comebacks high as well, you could try a little adex 1.0 mg in divided doses a week and some nolvadex to try and restart.
Avoid starvation diets that can wreck your adrenals and thyroid hormones.
I definitely learned my lesson with starvation diets. I will get e2 ultra sensitive test as well. Fingers are crossed that Mercury is the culprit here.
wow, I have such a similar story to yours it’s unreal…
Please, keep this thread alive, do you have any updates? Has iodine increase + fat increase helped? Any recent blood tests?
I went to an internist 3 weeks ago to get more bloodwork and help me figure out what to do. See attachments. Ruled out lyme disease and after repeating 24 hour urine test, ruled out heavy metal toxicity as well.
Clinical Abnormalities Summary: (May not contain all abnormal results; narrative results may not have
abnormal flags. Please review entire report.)
BUN 29 HI AST 60 HI ALT 127 HI
LDL Cholesterol 100 HI
IgM BAND 41 Positive *
TESTOSTERONE, TOT.,S.242.3 LO SEX HORM.BIND.GLOB. 59 HI TESTOSTERONE, FREE,
SERUM 3.16 LO
ESTRADIOL <5.00 LO T3, FREE (FT3) 1.6 LO 25OH, VITAMIN D 27.8 LO
-------* CHEMISTRY --------
Previous Result
Test Result Abnormal Reference Units Date
Total Protein 7.1 5.9-8.4 g/dL
Albumin 4.8 3.5-5.2 g/dL
Globulin 2.3 1.7-3.7 g/dL
A/G Ratio 2.1 1.1-2.9
Glucose 80 70-99 mg/dL
Sodium 139 133-145 mmol/L
Potassium 4.5 3.3-5.3 mmol/L
Chloride 100 96-108 mmol/L
CO2 28 22-29 mmol/L
BUN 29 HI 6-20 mg/dL
Creatinine 1.21 0.90-1.30 mg/dL
e-GFR 72 >60 mL/min
e-GFR, African American 87 >60 mL/min
BUN/Creat Ratio 24.0 10.0-28.0
Calcium 9.4 8.6-10.2 mg/dL
Bilirubin, Total 0.4 0.1-1.0 mg/dL
Alk Phos 50 40-156 U/L
AST 60 HI <40 U/L
ALT 127 HI <41 U/L
- CARDIOVASCULAR/LIPIDS *–
Cholesterol 176 <200 mg/dL
Triglycerides 39 <150 mg/dL
HDL CHOL., DIRECT 68 >40
HDL as % of Cholesterol 39 >14 %
Chol/HDL Ratio 2.6 <7.4
Evaluation: BELOW AVERAGE RISK
LDL/HDL Ratio 1.47 <3.56
LDL Cholesterol 100 HI <100 mg/dL
VLDL, CALCULATED 8 7-32 mg/dL
------* HEMATOLOGY --------
WBC 4.42 3.40-11.80 x10(3)/uL
RBC 4.71 4.20-5.90 x10(6)/uL
HGB 14.9 12.3-17.0 gm/dL
HCT 44.1 39.3-52.5 %
MCV 93.6 80.0-100.0 fL
MCH 31.6 25.0-34.1 pg
MCHC 33.8 29.0-35.0 gm/dL
RDW 12.7 10.9-16.9 %
POLYS 56.6 36.0-78.0 %
LYMPHS 35.5 12.0-48.0 %
MONOS 6.3 0.0-13.0 %
EOS 0.9 0.0-8.0 %
BASOS 0.5 0.0-2.0 %
IMMATURE GRANULOCYTES 0.2 0.0-1.6 %
Platelet Count 209 144-400 x10(3)/uL
MPV 11.6 8.2-11.9 fL
- LYME WB, IgG W/BANDS *—
IgG BAND 18 Negative Negative kDa
IgG BAND 23 Negative Negative kDa
IgG BAND 28 Negative Negative kDa
IgG BAND 30 Negative Negative kDa
IgG BAND 39 Negative Negative kDa
IgG BAND 41 Negative Negative kDa
IgG BAND 45 Negative Negative kDa
IgG BAND 58 Negative Negative kDa
IgG BAND 66 Negative Negative kDa
IgG BAND 93 Negative Negative kDa
NOTE: LYME ANTIBODY (IgG) by WESTERN BLOT is considered to be positive if any 5
out of the following 10 bands are present: 18, 23, 28, 30, 39, 41, 45, 58,
66, 93 kDa.
Lyme IgG INTERPRETATION Negative Negative
-* LYME WB, IgM W/BANDS —
IgM BAND 23 Negative Negative kDa
IgM BAND 39 Negative Negative kDa
IgM BAND 41 Positive * Negative kDa
NOTE: LYME ANTIBODY (IgM) by WESTERN BLOT is considered to be positive if any
2 out of the following 3 bands are present: 23, 39, 41 kDa.
Lyme IgM INTERPRETATION Negative Negative
----- MISCELLANEOUS ------
TSH 1.350 0.270-4.200 uIU/mL
THYROXINE, FREE (FT4) 1.05 0.83-1.62 ng/dL
PSA Total 0.43 <4.00 ng/mL
NOTE: The PSA assay should not be the only test used for diagnostic purposes.
Additional evaluation using DRE, ultrasound, TUR or similar procedures may
be used for this purpose. Predictions of disease recurrence should not be
based solely upon values obtained from serial PSA values obtained on the
patient.
ASSAY INFORMATION: Method Electrochemiluminescence Immunoassay (Roche Diagnostics).
PSA, FREE 0.15 Not Estab. ng/mL
% FREE PSA 34.9 See Below %
FREE PSA RISK ASSESSMENT
The probability of prostate cancer for men with non-suspicious DRE results, by
age group, using PSA values between 4.000 and 10.000 ng/mL and percent FREE PSA
values is summarized in the table below:
PROBABILITY OF CANCER
%free PSA (50-59 yrs) (60-69 yrs) (>or=70 yrs)
<or=10 12.4-86.9% 17.9-89.3% 30.4-88.3%
11-18 5.7-68.9% 8.6-73.7% 15.8-71.7%
19-25 3.5-57.9% 5.4-63.4% 10.1-61.1%
>25 3.1-23.7% 4.7-28.1% 9.0-26.1%
*cancer detection as evidenced by needle biopsy
NOTE: Calculation of percent FREE PSA may not be possible when the value for
TOTAL PSA is in the low normal range. These guidelines are for assays
performed using the Roche E170 immunoassay system.(03/2010)
RPR Non-
Reactive Non-Reactive Titer
TESTOSTERONE, TOT.,S. 242.3 LO 249.0-836.0 ng/dL
SEX HORM.BIND.GLOB. 59 HI 10-57 nmol/L
TESTOSTERONE, FREE, SERUM 3.16 LO 8.80-27.00 pg/mL
NOTE: New reference range for Free Testosterone effective 4/11/13.
PROGESTERONE 1.39 0.20-1.40 ng/mL
ESTRADIOL <5.00 LO 7.63-42.60 pg/mL
CK 256 39-308 U/L
HIV 1/2 ANTIBODY Negative Negative
NOTE: Patients negative for HIV antibody MAY BE infected but have not yet
seroconverted. If a negative result seems inconsistent with the
clinical setting, RESUBMIT a new specimen for retest in 1-3 months.
ASSAY INFORMATION: Assay for the Detection of Antibodies to Human
Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1,(HIV-1) and/or Type 2 (HIV-2).
Method: Chemiluminescence (Ortho Clinical Diagnostics)
FOLIC ACID 17.80 >5.38 ng/mL
Folic Acid Range
Units (ng/mL)
Normal >5.38
Borderline deficient 3.38-5.38
Deficient 0.35-3.37
Excessive >24.00
VITAMIN B12 766 211-911 pg/mL
T3, FREE (FT3) 1.6 LO 2.5-4.3 pg/mL
25OH, VITAMIN D 27.8 LO 32.0-100.0 ng/mL
DHEA SULFATE 426 See Below ug/dL
DHEA-SO4 RANGES
Age (yrs) Female (ug/dL) Male (ug/dL)
18-30 45-380 125-619
31-50 12-379 5-532
51-60 * 20-413
61-83 * 10-285
* post-menopausal range 30-260 ug/dL
IGF-I (SOMATOMEDIN-C) 198 116-424 ng/mL
The internist told me she needed me to follow up with the neurologist to definitively rule out any brain issues (there was an abnormality on my right parietal lobe from my pituitary MRI). Another MRI was ordered by the neuro which came back fine. So, I’m going back to the GP tomorrow to see what the hell to do. She had told me to stop using whey protein and lower my protein intake in general. We’re thinking that my high protein diet could be causing tht elevated BUN and liver levels. I was getting over 200g a day of protein, so I’ve cut it back big time.
I still feel lousy, man. I get very tired very easily. Mornings are extremely hard to get myself going. When I’m out walking somewhere with friends, I can’t keep up. My thinking is that if I treat the thyroid, I’ll start feeling better. I am also going to the urologist this week so I’m going to see what he says about my testosterone level. It has improved from the Clomid but is still wayy too low. I’ve been calling every endocrinologist in my area but couldn’t get an appointment until Mid October. I’m lost and frustrated with how I feel, and I’m disillusioned.
Thanks for the update, sorry to hear you’re still feeling like this.
How long have you been keeping your fat and iodine intake up? Along with low calorie and low fat crash dieting, I pretty much stopped putting table salt in my food. Hopefully more iodine helps.
I’ve been upping table salt and fat for about a month or so now. Unfortunately I think this may require medication of some sort, I just don’t know what.