deflazacort is dangerous and your doctor seems foolish. You did not specifiy dose. When do you stop? Do you know that it is dangerous to stop suddenly? You need to reduce dose slowly.
Did you have low cortisol?
Please post lab result and range.
Also need time of day for lab work.
Hematocrit is very low and we expect some of that with low T. Something else may be going on. Could be a slow blood loss from your intestines etc. You can get a test that detects small amounts of blood in your shit. This is not something that you can see with your eyes.
I see that you had fT3=3.6 and T3=0.9 which is low.
With fT3=3.6 [cannot see lab range] your body temperatures should be good. With lower body temperatures we suspect that rT3, reverse T3, is blocking some T3 receptors. This can be a result of stress. See the thyroid sticky. If cortisol was low, that is sign of advanced stress problems and adrenal fatigue.
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 numbers 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.