Ok, I finally got my labs. My normal doc is on vacation, his partner evaluated the results and told me I'm fine.
Before we get going, I take 20 mg simvastatin and 20 mg citalopram. I had been taking 20 mg Adderall XR, which I d/c 7 days before the draw.
TEST, TOTAL.....342.....(400 - 1080 ng/dL) LOW
TEST, FREE.....75.0.....(47 - 244 pg/mL)
SHBG.....22.....(11 - 80 nmol/L)
TEST, %FREE.....2.2.....(1.6 - 2.9%)
DHT.....565.6.....(155 - 553 pg/mL) HIGH
(the lab notes that the DHT test uses a kit designed by mfr for research use and although the performance characteristics of the test were validated it is not approved by FDA)
LH.....7.0.....(1.5 - 9.3 mIU/mL)
FSH.....7.7.....(1.4 - 18.1 mIU/mL)
PROLACTIN.....7.7.....(2.1 - 17.7 ng/mL)
CORTISOL, RANDOM.....4.8 ug/dL.....(no reference range given)
PSA.....0.61.....(0.00 - 4.00 ng/mL
ESTRADIOL.....35.....(0 - 52 pg/mL)
T3.....119.....(60 - 181 ng/dL)
FREE T4.....1.1.....(0.9 - 1.8 ng/dL)
TSH.....1.71....(0.35 - 5.50 uIU/mL)
(ARRRGH, didn't run a FREE T3)
My blood chemistry/hematology was normal with the following exceptions:
ALB 5.0 (3.2 - 4.8 g/dL) H
ALK PHOS 41 (45 - 129 U/L) L
AST 41 (0 - 34 U/L) H
ALT 58 (12 - 49 U/L) H
LIPIDS:
CHOL 194 mg/dL (<200 Desirable)
TRIGLY 261 mg/dL (<150 normal) HIGH
HDL 40mg/dL NORMAL
LDL 101 mg/dL NEAR OPTIMAL
OKAY, total test is clearly low. Their reference range is for a 20 - 39 yr old male, I am 36. The lowest of their reference ranges, for a 60 and older male, is 350, which I am below!
Free Test, while in the "normal range" is clearly in the pits. Interesting, because SHBG seems low. Wouldn't you think my free test would be higher?
I also don't understand how DHT could be that high, given my libido and energy, although the lab does point out that specific test is for research, not clinical use.
LH seems ok, FSH a little low? PSA is fine. It looks like estradiol could be lower.
Even more interesting is the thyroid tests. TSH is 1.71 and my free T4 is at the low end? Total T3 seems ok but I know, they didn't run a Free T3 value. I'm going to have to get that done through LEF.
Cortisol also seems awful low...adrenal fatigue? My 10 day average morning temperature is 96.5 degrees.
Everything else is beyond me.
GIMME YOUR THOUGHTS!
Before we get going, I take 20 mg simvastatin and 20 mg citalopram. I had been taking 20 mg Adderall XR, which I d/c 7 days before the draw.
TEST, TOTAL.....342.....(400 - 1080 ng/dL) LOW
TEST, FREE.....75.0.....(47 - 244 pg/mL)
SHBG.....22.....(11 - 80 nmol/L)
TEST, %FREE.....2.2.....(1.6 - 2.9%)
DHT.....565.6.....(155 - 553 pg/mL) HIGH
(the lab notes that the DHT test uses a kit designed by mfr for research use and although the performance characteristics of the test were validated it is not approved by FDA)
LH.....7.0.....(1.5 - 9.3 mIU/mL)
FSH.....7.7.....(1.4 - 18.1 mIU/mL)
PROLACTIN.....7.7.....(2.1 - 17.7 ng/mL)
CORTISOL, RANDOM.....4.8 ug/dL.....(no reference range given)
PSA.....0.61.....(0.00 - 4.00 ng/mL
ESTRADIOL.....35.....(0 - 52 pg/mL)
T3.....119.....(60 - 181 ng/dL)
FREE T4.....1.1.....(0.9 - 1.8 ng/dL)
TSH.....1.71....(0.35 - 5.50 uIU/mL)
(ARRRGH, didn't run a FREE T3)
My blood chemistry/hematology was normal with the following exceptions:
ALB 5.0 (3.2 - 4.8 g/dL) H
ALK PHOS 41 (45 - 129 U/L) L
AST 41 (0 - 34 U/L) H
ALT 58 (12 - 49 U/L) H
LIPIDS:
CHOL 194 mg/dL (<200 Desirable)
TRIGLY 261 mg/dL (<150 normal) HIGH
HDL 40mg/dL NORMAL
LDL 101 mg/dL NEAR OPTIMAL
OKAY, total test is clearly low. Their reference range is for a 20 - 39 yr old male, I am 36. The lowest of their reference ranges, for a 60 and older male, is 350, which I am below!
Free Test, while in the "normal range" is clearly in the pits. Interesting, because SHBG seems low. Wouldn't you think my free test would be higher?
I also don't understand how DHT could be that high, given my libido and energy, although the lab does point out that specific test is for research, not clinical use.
LH seems ok, FSH a little low? PSA is fine. It looks like estradiol could be lower.
Even more interesting is the thyroid tests. TSH is 1.71 and my free T4 is at the low end? Total T3 seems ok but I know, they didn't run a Free T3 value. I'm going to have to get that done through LEF.
Cortisol also seems awful low...adrenal fatigue? My 10 day average morning temperature is 96.5 degrees.
Everything else is beyond me.
GIMME YOUR THOUGHTS!