You have been reading!
Did you look at the HPTA restart sticky?
Does not work that often.
TSH is high, fT3 look good. So your low body temps do suggest adrenal fatigue. Your morning cortisol would be good if 1 hour after you woke up. AM Cortisol blood work would be good to have. DHEA, another adrenal hormone is low.
Need info:
age
height
weight
waist size
other stuff from advice from new guys sticky
SHBG all over the map. SHBG is made in the liver and some meds might increase SHBG, as well as starvation diets. How did E2 double?
Just have to do this:
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.