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15 hours ago, Colinboko said:I wasn't throwing shade at you man. I've said many times before that I respect all of your research. But, there are a lot things you listed that I truly don't suffer from.
no, i didnt feel this way at all, I was just giving more information. Not just to you but others as well. Like tanedout said and others can attest to, things can change, sides can change, lessen, worsen, progress. For example I didn't start to have problems with my ears (fullness feeling) or perceived hearing until many years after accutane, but once it started, its never been back to normal since. Same with eye floaters, happened many years post tane, now it seems to be permanent. Hell I got new sides from even a year ago. This makes me think it might not be accutane specific, but it was a trigger, that hasnt corrected itself for whatever reasons since in some of us.
5 minutes ago, guitarman01 said:15 hours ago, Colinboko said:I wasn't throwing shade at you man. I've said many times before that I respect all of your research. But, there are a lot things you listed that I truly don't suffer from.
no, i didnt feel this way at all, I was just giving more information. Not just to you but others as well. Like tanedout said and others can attest to, things can change, sides can change, lessen, worsen, progress. For example I didn't start to have problems with my ears (fullness feeling) or perceived hearing until many years after accutane, but once it started, its never been back to normal since. Same with eye floaters, happened many years post tane, now it seems to be permanent. Hell I got new sides from even a year ago. This makes me think it might not be accutane specific, but it was a trigger, that hasnt corrected itself for whatever reasons since in some of us.
Definitely. My sleep totalllly improved from the onset of symptoms. Still don't ever feel refreshed but I sleep through the night at least, where in the beginning I'd wake up constantly. But I really think this has something to do with the worsening of my anhedonia and not feeling any "stress". Cause before when my anhedonia was less and I had more feelings, it certainly kept me up at night. Now I'm pretty blunted so I sleep easier. Hopefully @Jorcruz24you start to feel relieved! Just like ehohel ! If not, inflammation may not be your problem
5 hours ago, Colinboko said:That PhoenixRising article is certainly a good read, but Ritu-whatever seems pretty dangerous from what I've read about. If it's true and we all have an unidentified autoimmune disease then I'd much rather stay safe and treat it with steroids for the rest of my life. The side effects of steroids are far more tolerable. I mean I've read articles about that drug having the potential to ACTUALLY kill you. No thanks.
I also want to clarify this. I wasnt talking about the drug, I was talking about the person. The things he's been through, his knowledge, the extensive testings he's had done, and apparently he might have alot of money. Someone like this to me or their knowledge/experience is an asset. You get enough people like this together and we're going to figure something out. Alot of things he has looked into is basically a recap of this whole thread.
He's mentioned he had some ANA antibodies though which luckily alot of us dont have. Im not sure if thats something that could develop. If you click on the link of what hes tested or tried for relief, its alot of whats been discussed on here. Prednisone, Doxy and antihistamines are a few that jump out at me.
2 minutes ago, Colinboko said:Definitely. My sleep totalllly improved from the onset of symptoms. Still don't ever feel refreshed but I sleep through the night at least, where in the beginning I'd wake up constantly. But I really think this has something to do with the worsening of my anhedonia and not feeling any "stress". Cause before when my anhedonia was less and I had more feelings, it certainly kept me up at night. Now I'm pretty blunted so I sleep easier. Hopefully @Jorcruz24you start to feel relieved! Just like ehohel ! If not, inflammation may not be your problem
Did ehol have the same thing with head pressure and he found relief through prednisone? How's he doing now ?
9 minutes ago, Jorcruz24 said:12 minutes ago, Colinboko said:Definitely. My sleep totalllly improved from the onset of symptoms. Still don't ever feel refreshed but I sleep through the night at least, where in the beginning I'd wake up constantly. But I really think this has something to do with the worsening of my anhedonia and not feeling any "stress". Cause before when my anhedonia was less and I had more feelings, it certainly kept me up at night. Now I'm pretty blunted so I sleep easier. Hopefully @Jorcruz24you start to feel relieved! Just like ehohel ! If not, inflammation may not be your problemDid ehol have the same thing with head pressure and he found relief through prednisone? How's he doing now ?
Um, I know he had crazy brain fog! Which certainly feels like pressure! My head pressure has gotten milder too. Maybe I just got used to it? Idk. Feels like inflammation right in my forehead though. Which would make sense as most of my symptoms root from the prefrontal cortex. My ENT saw muscle weakness in my vocal cords/(wouldn't go as far to say atrophy because that makes it sound permanent), and he ordered a CT scan. He believes even the slightest bit of nerve compression by the slightest bit of systemic inflammation can cause muscle weakness, thinning because it's not receiving proper signal for strength. This makes sense because a lot of people with CFS and that PFS guy noticed muscles coming back (regaining strength) when he caught a cold/flu. I don't think the nerves are damaged and he doesn't either because my cords are still "moving" but the muscle is just weak.
3 hours ago, tanedout said:I've been having issues with chest pains, racing pulse, heart issues
Have you looked into POTS? People actually go on beta blockers for this to calm their heart down, it can be from involuntary blood vessel constriction.
There's new evidence of antibodies involved. no public testing for this yet though.
http://www.dysautonomiainternational.org/blog/wordpress/new-evidence-of-autoimmunity-in-pots/
Adrenergic receptors are present on the surface of cells in many different parts of the body, including the heart, blood vessels, nerves, brain, lungs, bladder, gastrointestinal tract and elsewhere. There are two main types of adrenergic receptors in the body “ alpha adrenergic receptors and beta adrenergic receptors. Within the alpha and beta types, there are many different subtypes (alpha-1, alpha-2A, alpha-2B, alpha-2C, beta-1, beta-2, etc.)
AUTONOMIC NERVE DISORDERS
Relationship between P-wave axis and heart rate in individual patients with postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS) and in controls.
Autonomic nerve disorders (dysautonomia) refer to disorders of autonomic nervous system (ANS) function. Dysautonomia is a general term used to describe a breakdown or abnormal function of the ANS. The autonomic nervous system controls much of your involuntary functions. Symptoms are wide-ranging and can include problems with the regulation of heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature, perspiration, and bowel and bladder functions. Other symptoms include fatigue, lightheadedness, feeling faint or passing out (syncope), weakness, and cognitive impairment.
Over one million Americans are impacted by a primary autonomic system disorder. The more common forms of these conditions include:
- Orthostatic hypotension (OH)
- Orthostatic intolerance (OI)
- Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, also known as postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS)
- Syncope
- Neurogenic bowel (gastroparesis, intestinal dysmotility, constipation)
- Erectile dysfunction and neurogenic bladder
1 hour ago, Colinboko said:Um, I know he had crazy brain fog! Which certainly feels like pressure! My head pressure has gotten milder too. Maybe I just got used to it? Idk. Feels like inflammation right in my forehead though. Which would make sense as most of my symptoms root from the prefrontal cortex. My ENT saw muscle weakness in my vocal cords/(wouldn't go as far to say atrophy because that makes it sound permanent), and he ordered a CT scan. He believes even the slightest bit of nerve compression by the slightest bit of systemic inflammation can cause muscle weakness, thinning because it's not receiving proper signal for strength. This makes sense because a lot of people with CFS and that PFS guy noticed muscles coming back (regaining strength) when he caught a cold/flu. I don't think the nerves are damaged and he doesn't either because my cords are still "moving" but the muscle is just weak.
Maybe it is "Brain Fog" but I always labeled it as "head pressure" because it feels like actual pressure in my head and this was my first symptom. I truly feel like that's where accutane caused the damage or maybe the gut or a combination of both and led to the subsequent symptoms for me (muscle weakness and joint pain, etc) because once the head pressure somewhat subsided, the other crazy side effects began to appear and are still ongoing.
Anyways, I'm still holding out hope once I see my rheumatologist in September. I'll get tested for everything (autoimmune, Lupus, Shongens,Lyme, hepatitis) and hopefully find some diagnosis to treat. I just hope it won't be let down like my neurologist who just prescribed me anti-depressants and really didn't care much to go much further because brain pressure/fog is apparently just migraines for him.
If all else fails and I've exhasuted every avenue of modern medicine or westernized approach to treatment, then I'm moving to my grandparents farm in South America to establish a healthy gut. They're in their 90s and still healthy and happy. Not poisoned by western "medicine"
36 minutes ago, Jorcruz24 said:Maybe it is "Brain Fog" but I always labeled it as "head pressure" because it feels like actual pressure in my head and this was my first symptom. I truly feel like that's where accutane caused the damage ”or maybe the gut or a combination of both ”and led to the subsequent symptoms for me (muscle weakness and joint pain, etc) because once the head pressure somewhat subsided, the other crazy side effects began to appear and are still ongoing.Anyways, I'm still holding out hope once I see my rheumatologist in September. I'll get tested for everything (autoimmune, Lupus, Shongens,Lyme, hepatitis) and hopefully find some diagnosis to treat. I just hope it won't be let down like my neurologist who just prescribed me anti-depressants and really didn't care much to go much further because brain pressure/fog is apparently just migraines for him.
If all else fails and I've exhasuted every avenue of modern medicine or westernized approach to treatment, then I'm moving to my grandparents farm in South America to establish a healthy gut. They're in their 90s and still healthy and happy. Not poisoned by western "medicine"
Like I said, you'll know fairly shortly if it's inflammation! If it works within the next couple of days then you'll know 
Hang in there!!
hello people :), im new to this whole accutane thing
i saw a few sucess stories here and there but i cant read everything.
my main question is, how do i overcome the "EMOTIONALY Blunting-State" ? I have this now 10 years already and also tweaked on my lifestyle which improved since 2016 but the emotionaly blunting is still there.
really appreciate any answers
cheers
On 7/29/2017 at 11:08 PM, raziel101 said:I thought I would add my story to the mix.
Im a 34 year old male, and Ive taken a lot of Accutane. I went on a 6 or 9 months treatment back in 2000. I cant remember exactly, but I think it was 80 mg a day. It cleared my cystic acne, and I was able to maintain generally okay skin for the next several years (mostly with Pro Activ). In 2014 my doctor prescribed Benzamycin (Benzoyl peroxide + antibiotic) gel as I was tired of using Pro Activ and dealing with mild to moderate acne. It worked great, but I stayed on it for 6 months and developed moderate acne again. The bacteria in my skin became resistant to the antibiotic in Benzamycin.
In the fall of 2014 I was prescribed Accutane and was on this course for 1 year (40 mg a day for 2 months, off Accutane for 2 months, then back on for another 2 months). My skin was great while on Accutane, but I continued to develop moderate acne within a month after my last dosage. My moderate acne consisted of pustules all over my temples, forehead, cheeks and along my scalp.
After 3 months since my last dosage of Accutane (I was prescribed a topical retinoid during this period which did not help), I want to a Derm who put me on Accutane for 9 months - 40 mg a day. The last dosage for this course finished in September of 2016, and by November my moderate acne returned. I tried various different natural regimes, but my acne escalated to the worst it has ever been without the cysts. I went onto a OTC 5% Benzoyl Peroxide gel which reduced the severity. I decided to go on the Murad regime from December 2016- February 2017. It helped for a month, but my moderate acne returned.
I went back on Accutane, this time 20 mg a day from the end of February to Mid June 2017. My moderate acne started to develop again 2-3 weeks later.
Ive cut out dairy and wheat, reduced my refined sugar intake, and have been drinking a lot of water for the last 3 weeks and I am seeing improvement. Actually, I want to say my skin looks better than it has ever been while being off of Accutane. Ive also started the Acne.org regime to help make sure it stays this way.
Anyways Accutane symptom. I had severe mood swings and I still do, but not as much since I was on 20 mg per day. Now that I am off it, I hope it will get better. Ive developed anxiety over the last year (not very bad, but I will wake up occasionally win the middle of the night with panic attacks, and feel nervous for no reason on certain days). Dry lips and skin have now subsided. The one thing that worries me is the daily dizzy spells I get that are followed with pressure that builds up in my head. I also have noticed I get a lot more occurrences of ringing in my ears (it passes quickly but I get it often now). I also get a very uncomfortable, bloated stomach after eating any meal. However, I am taking certain foods out of my diet to see if this is due to becoming intolerant to certain proteins. I also continue to experience hair loss (I easily shed more hair than I did pre Accutane).
Just being honest, I probably dont take care of myself as well as I should. My work keeps me from exercising, and I dont eat well. I dont stay too active because I have no energy after work, but that lack of energy could be due to poor eating and possibly my mood swings while on Accutane.
I want to stay off this drug forever. Im hoping that eating better, and taking certain foods out will improve my skin (or keep it how it is at this very moment as Im typing this) so that I can not worry about my face, and focus on eating better and becoming more active.
That is a serious amount of accutane you have taken. Are you male or female and where do you come from?
The Predisnoe doesn't seem to be helping. It's making the intensity of the head pressure and muscle weakness worse. I don't think I'll be getting on the antidepressants either as I know that's not a long term solution for my mental health and can only makes things worse considering out of all my side effects, I still don't suffer from depression or anxiety like most post-Tane people do, just terrible head pressure and muscle/joint pain
-ill be attempting a liver flush soon
-i need to get back on the RSO regimen but maybe do 1:1 THC CBD because before the high THC was making me super paranoid and unable to function throughout the day.
-drastic change in diet: no sugar, tons of vegetables and fruits
-I've heard great things about LDN use, but has its affects lasted long term?
Anyways, I'm in Portland, OR and if anyone is close enough and willing to meet up, I'd be up for that. Even Skype sessions or PM me. It comforts me to know there are millions of people out there suffering from this terrible drug and still fighting !
Has anyone here been tested positive for H. Pylori and if so has been treated ? I'm asking cause I have it but have not yet treated it, being afraid of taking medicines. Last week I took an antibiotic for another cause but which has effect on H. Pylori, and had a feeling of doing overall better (like gut wise etc) . So I hesitate if it's related and I should finally take the treatment ..
1 hour ago, Jorcruz24 said:The Predisnoe doesn't seem to be helping. It's making the intensity of the head pressure and muscle weakness worse. I don't think I'll be getting on the antidepressants either as I know that's not a long term solution for my mental health and can only makes things worse considering out of all my side effects, I still don't suffer from depression or anxiety like most post-Tane people do, just terrible head pressure and muscle/joint pain
-ill be attempting a liver flush soon
-i need to get back on the RSO regimen but maybe do 1:1 THC CBD because before the high THC was making me super paranoid and unable to function throughout the day.
-drastic change in diet: no sugar, tons of vegetables and fruits
-I've heard great things about LDN use, but has its affects lasted long term?Anyways, I'm in Portland, OR and if anyone is close enough and willing to meet up, I'd be up for that. Even Skype sessions or PM me. It comforts me to know there are millions of people out there suffering from this terrible drug and still fighting !
That's a shame. Maybe try sticking it out a little longer. If it had anything to do with your immune system, the prednisone would most likely help. So, idk how much LDN is going to do for you.
But a big clue for you, is like you said, you don't suffer from any form of depression. Those who have severe depression/anhedonia (like myself) are usually dealing with some form of inflammation to some extent. So not having any form of depression is a red flag for you to dive into some other options. Have you caught any colds/flus since the onset of your symptoms? This was also a huge red flag for ehohel
This is just such a perfect example of how we are all suffering from different things. People are going to respond to things that others may not.
1 hour ago, Colinboko said:That's a shame. Maybe try sticking it out a little longer. If it had anything to do with your immune system, the prednisone would most likely help. So, idk how much LDN is going to do for you.But a big clue for you, is like you said, you don't suffer from any form of depression. Those who have severe depression/anhedonia (like myself) are usually dealing with some form of inflammation to some extent. So not having any form of depression is a red flag for you to dive into some other options. Have you caught any colds/flus since the onset of your symptoms? This was also a huge red flag for ehohel
This is just such a perfect example of how we are all suffering from different things. People are going to respond to things that others may not.
No, is haven't suffered from the cold or flu since. What do you mean red flag? Red flag for what ?what did ehol end up doing other than Predisnoe or is he in it still?
3 hours ago, Jorcruz24 said:4 hours ago, Colinboko said:That's a shame. Maybe try sticking it out a little longer. If it had anything to do with your immune system, the prednisone would most likely help. So, idk how much LDN is going to do for you.But a big clue for you, is like you said, you don't suffer from any form of depression. Those who have severe depression/anhedonia (like myself) are usually dealing with some form of inflammation to some extent. So not having any form of depression is a red flag for you to dive into some other options. Have you caught any colds/flus since the onset of your symptoms? This was also a huge red flag for ehohel
This is just such a perfect example of how we are all suffering from different things. People are going to respond to things that others may not.
No, is haven't suffered from the cold or flu since. What do you mean red flag? Red flag for what ?what did ehol end up doing other than Predisnoe or is he in it still?
He stopped cause he was only on a taper. But he felt 100% better. I don't think he tried it again cause he's a bodybuilder or something and wants to gain crazy amounts of muscle.
1 hour ago, macleod said:Does anyone else have sleep disorders on top of your other neurological side effects? Such as: day night reversal, sleep paralysis, insomnia, narcolepsy? Just curious how everyone's sleep is and if you are able to maintain a "normal" clock/ sleep wake cycle.
My sleep has been dreadful since the start of this year, although for the 6 years prior to that (post tane) I slept great. Now I get maximum 4 hours before waking up and not being able to get back to sleep properly. Inability to sleep is also a massive issue for people with PFS.
Also I'm not sure if anyone has this, but I'm extremely sensitive to even the slightest bit of light now?! I'll generally sleep to about 2am then get fragmented sleep until morning, but the slightest bit of light wakes me up. I have to have the windows completely blacked out.
On the plus side, with my recent issues with extremely low potassium I actually got my doctor to test levels for estradiol! (e2) He said he'd never tested a guy for this before and isn't even sure if there's a reference range, but I'll post the result when I get it.
I've been following this thread for 3 years now (I took accutane myself in mid-2014 for about 2 months) and I've lost most of my hair ever since, it continues falling and it's become so thin it's ridiculous. Like many of you, every doctor I've been to just shrugged it off as "oh yeah well you're balding tough luck friend" with no correlation to isotretinoin whatsoever.
I have considered the eventual hypothesis of hair transplantation, but if I can't know for sure why I'm still losing hair then I'm scared such an effort would be for nothing. I'm not gonna pay a fortune if it turns out there's accutane lodged in my liver forever or something.
Has anyone come to a good conclusion on what should I look for in terms of blood tests for instance? I've asked my doctor a couple of times about this but he just tells me I'm freaking out and making a mess out of nothing and basically just makes me feel like an idiot asshole. I'm 25 and this is seriously destroying my self-perception.
Best of luck to all of you out there who are having it worse than me, I know you are many.
I might have posted something similar in the past, some of this is note to self.
http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/mic/vitamins/vitamin-K
Nutrient interactions
Large doses ofvitamin Ahave been found toantagonizevitamin K(8). Excess vitamin A appears to interfere with vitamin K absorption.
This is how important this is from birth, multiple bacteria synthesize menaquinones.
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/08910600601048894
Newly identified vitamin K-producing bacteria isolated from the neonatal faecal flora
menaquinones are absorbed from the small bowel and contribute to vitamin k2 status.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/283283612_Effect_of_Oral_Administration_of_Vitamin_K1_or_K2_on_Alkaline_Phosphatase_Activity_in_Rats/amp
Effect of Oral Administration of Vitamin K1 or K2 on Alkaline Phosphatase Activity in Rats
^this could be leaky gut.
menaquinonesmight be capable of making extra cellular copper intercellular and use for growth, as long as its not too much to kill the organism.
This is the steroid effect, unobtainabledose but still
1g of Vitamin K2 (MK-4) Could Boost Your Testosterone Levels by More Than +50%
http://suppversity.blogspot.com/2011/10/1g-of-vitamin-k2-mk-4-could-boost-your.html
Mk4 and menaquinonesgathers in the saliva glands,pancreas, kidneys,liver,brain,testes
K2 as a supplement has only been available for the past decade, so much is still unknown
Some people have considered it life changing, its sparked growth, grew their jawline, healed cavities, stopped gum inflammation, stopped heart palpitations. Gum inflammation, this might not be limited just to the gums.
Still looking at mk7 vs mk4. Only viables would be minimum dose of 360mcgmk7 isolated from natto, or oil suspension from chickpeas.
360mcg was dose finding study to induce Matrix gla protein, ongoing study to treat calcification/artery stiffness from 2015 ( 2 year study)
There might be a problem converting mk7 to mk4 post accutane due to altered gene? this could have reverted back to normal though.
if not problem could be two fold along with altered gut flora.
if supplementing mk4 minimum dose would be 15mg up to 45 to 90 mg(not mcg)
If none of this means shit, I got an appointment in a month to fully look into autoimmune dysautonomia at a university for further testing and possible treatment.
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Autoimmune Dysautonomia
Just got some blood test results back, and although my potassium was a bit low it was actually phosphates that were very low, and the doctor said this is usually due to low vitamin D.. however I supplement vitamin D at 10,000ui every 2 days, so this seems odd? Anyone else had similar? Everything else apparently fine, but I'll get a print out tomorrow.
For anyone suffering from head pressure, might be worth keeping an eye on this thread;
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On 8/3/2017 at 10:36 PM, tanedout said:Just got some blood test results back, and although my potassium was a bit low it was actually phosphates that were very low, and the doctor said this is usually due to low vitamin D.. however I supplement vitamin D at 10,000ui every 2 days, so this seems odd? Anyone else had similar? Everything else apparently fine, but I'll get a print out tomorrow.
For anyone suffering from head pressure, might be worth keeping an eye on this thread;
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Do you know how these guys got the head pressure or what this forum is about? I have the same symptoms with head pressure
On 8/4/2017 at 11:30 AM, Jorcruz24 said:On 8/3/2017 at 10:36 PM, tanedout said:Just got some blood test results back, and although my potassium was a bit low it was actually phosphates that were very low, and the doctor said this is usually due to low vitamin D.. however I supplement vitamin D at 10,000ui every 2 days, so this seems odd? Anyone else had similar? Everything else apparently fine, but I'll get a print out tomorrow.
For anyone suffering from head pressure, might be worth keeping an eye on this thread;
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Do you know how these guys got the head pressure or what this forum is about? I have the same symptoms with head pressure
Yeah it's a forum for PFS (Post Finasteride Syndrome), it's another 5AR-inhibitor that results in the same side effects we have, brain fog, sexual dysfunction, ED, dry skin etc etc. That forum is a bit like propeciahelp, solvepfs, allthingsmale post-finasteride etc.
Just got some blood tests back, first time I've ever had stuff out of range but possible I've never had some of these things tested before;
Serum cortisol - 612nmol/L (150 - 600) - HIGH
Serum TSH - 0.51miu/L (0.2 - 0.4) - HIGH
Serum free T4 - 19.7pmol/L (10.0 - 20.0) - borderline high
Serum calcium - 2.40 mmol/L (2.2 - 2.6)
Serum Albumin - 46g/L (35 - 50)
Serum Organic Phosphate - <0.3 mmol/L (0.8 - 1.5) - LOW
Serum Alkaline phosphate - 53 iu/L (30.0 - 130.0)
Haemogoblin concentration - 159g/L (135.0 - 180.0)
Total white blood cell count 4.10 (4.0 - 11:00) - borderline low
Platelet count - 197 (150 - 400)
Mean cell count - 96fl (78 - 100) - borderline high
Haematocrit - 0.46 (0.4 - 0.52)
Red blood cell count - 4.83 (4.5 - 6.5)
Mean cell haemogoblin level 32.9pg (27.0 - 32.0) - HIGH
Red blood cell distribution - 12.6 (11.5 - 15.0)
Neutrophil count - 2.78 (2.0 - 7.5)
Lymphocyte count - 0.98 (1.0 - 4.5) - LOW
Monocyte count - 0.24 (0.2 - 0.8) - borderline low
Eosinophilcount - 0.01 (0.04 - 0.4) - LOW
Basophil count - 0.03 (<0.1)
Percentage hypochromic cells - 0%
Tissue transglutaminase igA level - <0.5 U/mL (<15.0)
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate - 2mm/h (1.0 - 10.0)
6 hours ago, tanedout said:Yeah it's a forum for PFS (Post Finasteride Syndrome), it's another 5AR-inhibitor that results in the same side effects we have, brain fog, sexual dysfunction, ED, dry skin etc etc. That forum is a bit like propeciahelp, solvepfs, allthingsmale post-finasteride etc.Just got some blood tests back, first time I've ever had stuff out of range but possible I've never had some of these things tested before;
Serum cortisol - 612nmol/L (150 - 600) - HIGH
Serum TSH - 0.51miu/L (0.2 - 0.4) - HIGH
Serum free T4 - 19.7pmol/L (10.0 - 20.0) - borderline high
Serum calcium - 2.40 mmol/L (2.2 - 2.6)
Serum Albumin - 46g/L (35 - 50)
Serum Organic Phosphate - <0.3 mmol/L (0.8 - 1.5) - LOW
Serum Alkaline phosphate - 53 iu/L (30.0 - 130.0)
Haemogoblin concentration - 159g/L (135.0 - 180.0)
Total white blood cell count 4.10 (4.0 - 11:00) - borderline low
Platelet count - 197 (150 - 400)
Mean cell count - 96fl (78 - 100) - borderline high
Haematocrit - 0.46 (0.4 - 0.52)
Red blood cell count - 4.83 (4.5 - 6.5)
Mean cell haemogoblin level 32.9pg (27.0 - 32.0) - HIGH
Red blood cell distribution - 12.6 (11.5 - 15.0)
Neutrophil count - 2.78 (2.0 - 7.5)
Lymphocyte count - 0.98 (1.0 - 4.5) - LOW
Monocyte count - 0.24 (0.2 - 0.8) - borderline low
Eosinophilcount - 0.01 (0.04 - 0.4) - LOW
Basophil count - 0.03 (<0.1)
Percentage hypochromic cells - 0%
Tissue transglutaminase igA level - <0.5 U/mL (<15.0)
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate - 2mm/h (1.0 - 10.0)
But what does this all mean? What can you do to bring these into normal range ?
30 minutes ago, tanedout said:@Jorcruz24Doctor seems to think this indicates low vitamin D or poor absorption of vitamin D. I've had another blood test for vitamin D, and I'll likely supplement with liquid vitamin D (apparently easier to absorb than the capsules) whether low or in range to be honest.
That's interesting - it's long been speculated that there has been some destruction of the way Vit D is utilised.