You should know that healthy thyroid function is dependent on adequate iron levels.
It can become a vicious cycle because, being hypothyroid can result in a lowered production of stomach acid which in turn leads to the malabsorption of iron.
Ferritin levels along with other iron status findings should be followed up to establish trends, since some subclinical levels are definitely NOT normal for certain certain people and also when down trending, it is a sign of an upcoming deficiency, which may be difficult to correct before any serious consequences develop.
Don't go by the conventional technical explanations and definitions.
All these are just statistical calculations, leaving a sizable number of patients in limbo. Don't be one of those Piko.
Your thyroid function must be checked by doing Free T3, Free T4 and
Reverse T3, specially in secondary or type 2 hypothyroidism (thyroid resistance). The standard serum tests cannot detect this.
Your cortisol, if only AM, is not indicative of its circadian function (24 hour)
and in my opinion it is low if it's AM cortisol.
AM should be the highest, gradually declining throughout the day, with your night cortisol the lowest.
You need a 4x cortisol saliva functional adrenal test. look into it!
Try MSM powder for your joints (2 x daily 1/2 teaspoon) , a trial of raw salt to help with your hypotension-take your BP regularly- breathe through the nose to increase
NO (nitric oxide) production which has vasodilating properties to help with circulation.
To improve collagen production great for joint health, gelatin 5gr per 1/4 cup of water daily for a month and then 6 months off, is an old traditional remedy.
You may also have some additional hormonal dysregulation.
I don't have enough information to tell more about your cycles fluctuating.
Could be estrogen dominance, OAT (ovarian-adrenal-thyroid) axis imbalance or other. Conventional medicine does not deal with this very well.
Best,
Niko
Thank you
I have hypothyroid, still waiting on results for that
Doctor says my ferritin is in range but low and because my complete blood count is normal that doesn't make me iron deficient
Cortisol was normal at 280 (140-700) and that was basal
I will look at others but don't know of any functional doctors in my area
I have been to one and she was not helpful
Look into:
Cortisol dysregulation, Reynaud's disease, orthostatic hypotension,
secondary hypothyroid with primary adrenal fatigue, oh and
low iron status
See a holistic or functional medicine doctor to help you with these.
Best wishes,
Niko