Low T3 and Vitamin D deficiency

[S264]

Thank you for your help.  Femal Age 50 excellent health until 9 months ago.  Now ... Severe fatigue, recurring infections.  Low body temperature 95 - 97, vitamin d lab result = 19 Low,  Free T3  2.3 Low,   always cold, severe brain fog and lack of motivation to even bathe, Cholesterol  311, MCV 98 High, Anion Gap 5.9 High,, ultrasensitive TSH = point 97 (.97), Free T4 point 79(.79), B12=334, Monocytes low, eosinophils low, ANA negative, Rheumatoid negative, all other CBC and chem profiles are normal... including ferritin 33.4,  folic acid 12.77 and iron binding cap 316.3. My most devestating symptom is the brain fog and fatigue.  I have also had a cortisol test 26.2 high and then an overnight dedadron suppression test where cortisol level suppressed to point 9 (.9) low....which was good according to my MD.   Can you please suggest a diagnosis or further tests to identify my problem?

[testdeprived]

i take 10,000 to 15,000 units daily....it took my levels from 19 to 58.....my goal is 85 and then ill maintain with 5k units a day...or maybe just stay with 10k


10k is considered safe.

[jeffbo]

hey thre...

dont be afraid to boost your vit d3 intake to 20,000 a day!  and go for 40,000 a day for several months beffore you have to worry about toxicity.....

keep bossting it and keep testing your blood until you get your d3 levels up to about 80!  that should cure all your ills!

[SarahB79]

she sounds similar to me.  exact same level of Vitamin D actually... I too take 2000 iu daily.  And low levels of white blood cells.  Keep on testing those coritsol levels and other things related!  

Best of luck

[rumpled]

You need a doctor that knows a dexamethasone suppression test is not a test of exclusion. I suppressed on every dex test there was and I still had Cushing's syndrome. I had the form of Cushing's disease. You need 24 hour urinary free cortisol tests, not dex.

You need to find a better doctor, IMHO. The high cortisol should not be ignored.

D3, which can be bought at a drug store can be taken to help raise your D levels. I take 2000iu a day. It is fairly common for those with endocrine issues to have low D. Also to have a messed up thyroid. And poor healing.