Your low platelets are mostly responsible for your skin issues/healing.
Platelet Count | Testing.com
Are you using a multi-vit?
Do not worry about cholesterol. But try to improve HDL with a high potency B-complex multi-vit that has 150mcg iodine and 200mcg selenium.
Muscle cramps or ability to contract and lock up muscles is a magnesium deficiency.
Most are sub-optimal Vit-D, you can do Vit-D25 labwork. Find 5000iu Vit-D3 tiny oil based gel caps.
Thyroid has a huge influence on energy, mood, libido and fat gain/loss
TSH should be closer to 1.0
fT4=87 is way below mid-range=1.3
fT3 is the active hormone and not tested.
Iodine deficiency from not using iodized salt?
SEE LAST PARAGRAPH.
skin can be frail
can feel cold easily
outer eyebrows sparse
generalized hair thinning, not MPB
Total protein quite high and that is unexpected with low T.
Different labs have different ranges, comparing apples to oranges.
FT varies a lot from hour to hour, so always changes.
You need more labs for diagnostics: - why is T low…
LH/FSH - can only be done before TRT
prolactin
E2
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.
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