Thanks for the advice. It is an older male doctor that I'm scheduled to see. He's the only endo available in my city.
Did treatment for hypothyroidism stablise your testosterone to normal levels?
You should post the ranges for your labs. Min and Max. But really hopefully the endocrinologist will sort this out. Me I think your labs are odd, TSH is highish, T4 okayish, T3, not measured. Testosterone not okay. Two things going on. odd.
One thing, low testosterone and low thyroid, both can cause your reported symptoms. Pretty much any endocrine insufficiency, will. Go read the symptoms of hypo-whatever, they are all mostly the same. Which is why it's important your doctor or order labs to shotgun test them all.
I know your symptoms well, I have central hypothyroidism and have been on replacement therapy for ten years. Same deal, testosterone was at the low range and the original doctor ignored it.
PS: One problem you can have with endocrinologists is lot of them treat mostly diabetes patents. And have not much experience outside that. Also, beware of older male doctors. They all learned in school that erectile dysfunction is a psychiatric problem. If the guy you see is dismissive and tries to talk you out of your symptoms, find another one.
Good luck.
Just another question there guys,
If indeed an underactive thyroid is the root of my problems (which seems likely as I have other symptoms too - fatigue despite being super fit; shaking hands; late onset of migraine etc.), what would be the best treatment option?
Surely the usual drugs that are prescribed are pointless in my case as they are basically T4 supplements no?
Would they still bring down my TSH levels (and therefore my prolactin levels)?
Hi Gibbon,
FSH and LH levels weren't tested this time. Bear in mind I haven't gotten an endo appointment yet.
They were tested when I was 18, and were both in the 5-6 range (i.e. in the middle of the normal ranges).
That was 10 years ago so who knows what they are now. I'm sure they are higher, as my test levels have fallen even further as you can see.
My vision hasn't deteriorated. I did have an aura before the onset of my first ever migraine last month, which scared me as I had never experienced that before. Apparently the onset of migraine is consistent with underactive thyroid too.
What's your Follicle-stimulating hormone FSH and Luteinizing hormone LH levels, Growth hormone labs? Did they even do those?
You have any vision problems?