Hello, I'm 22 years old and no real symptoms (aside from depression I cured with 5-htp and waking up once a night - but only for last 2 months, mild acne since 18, costochondritis (but doc's say its not a big deal) and bit of joint pain that goes away when I stop eating GRAINS). But I feel like im living an average life health wise/hormonally/energetically overall and not OPTIMIZED, invigorated/full of energy - what I truly want. This is the motivation behind all this testing.
Here's my labs -> I'll be following up with hormone tests within a week:
Test Name, Result, (Reference Interval):
WBC 4.8 (4.0-10.5)
RBC 5.05 (4.10-5.60)
HEMOGLOBIN 15.1 (12.5-17.0)
MCV 90 (80-98)
MCH 29.9 (27.0-34.0)
MCHC 33.1 (32-36)
RDW 13.6 (11.7-15.0)
PLATELETS 216 (140-415)
NEUTROPHILS 31 (40-74) LOW
LYMPHS 59 (14-46) HIGH
MONOCYTES 8 (4-13)
EOS 2 (0-7)
BASOS 0 (0-3)
NEUTROPHILS ABSOLUTE 1.5 (1.8-7.8) LOW
LYMPHS ABSOLUTE 2.8 (0.7-4.5)
MONOCYTES ABSOLUTE 0.4 (.1-1.0)
EOS ABSOLUTE 0.1 (0.0-0.4)
BASO ABSOLUTE 0.0 (0.0-0.2)
IMMATURE GRANULOCYTES 0 (0-2)
IMMATURE GRANS (ABS) 0.0 (0.0-0.1)
COMP. METABOLIC PANEL (14)
GLUCOSE, SERUM 84 (65-99)
BUN 14 (6-20)
CREATININE, SERUM 1.04 (0.76-1.27)
eGFR IF NONAFRICN AM 101 (>59)
BUN/CREATININE RATIO 13 (8-19)
SODIUM, SERUM 141 (134-144)
POTASSIUM, SERUM 3.9 (3.5-5.2)
CHLORIDE, SERUM 99 (97-108)
CARBON DIOXIDE, TOTAL 24 (20-32)
CALCIUM, SERUM 9.5 (8.7-10.2)
PROTEIN, TOTAL, SERUM 7.6 (6.0-8.5)
ALBUMIN, SERUM 4.7 (3.5-5.5)
GLOBULIN TOTAL 2.9 (1.5-4.5)
A/G RATIO 1.6 (1.1-2.5)
BILIRUBIN, TOTAL 0.4 (0.0-1.2)
ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE, S 68 (25-150)
AST (SGOT) 24 (0-40)
ALT (SGPT) 16 (0-55)
URINALYSIS, ROUTINE
SPECIFIC GRAVITY 1.024 (1.005-1.030)
PH 6.0 (5.0-7.5)
COLOR YELLOW (YELLOW)
APPEARANCE CLEAR (CLEAR)
WBC ESTERASE NEGATIVE (NEGATIVE)
PROTEIN NEGATIVE (NEGATIVE)
GLUCOSE NEGATIVE (NEGATIVE)
KETONES NEGATIVE (NEGATIVE)
OCCULT BLOOD NEGATIVE (NEGATIVE)
BILIRUBIN NEGATIVE (NEGATIVE)
UROBILINOGEN, SEMI-QN 0.2 (0.0-1.9)
NITRITE, URINE NEGATIVE (NEGATIVE)
LIPID PANEL
CHOLESTEROL, TOTAL 152 (100-199)
TRIGLYCERIDES 69 (0-149)
HDL CHOLESTEROL 41 (>39)
VLDL CHOLESTEROL CAL 14 (5-40)
LDL CHOLESTEROL CALC 97 (0-99)
TESTOSTERONE, FREE AND TOTAL
TESTOSTERONE, SERUM 707 (348-1197) ***IS THIS LOW FOR A 22 YR OLD?***
FREE TESTOSTERONE (DIRECT) 8.9 (9.3-26.5) LOW
THRYOXINE (T4) FREE, DIRECT, S
T4, FREE (DIRECT) 1.79 (0.82-1.77) HIGH
TSH 2.430 (0.450-4.5)
ESTRADIOL (REGULAR, NOT THE SENSITIVE TEST) 24.2 (7.6-42.6)
SEROTONIN, WHOLE BLOOD 219 (11-204) HIGH ***BEEN TAKING 5-HTP 100MG 3-4X A DAY - KEEPS MOOD UP/DEPRESSION OUT FOR LAST 2-3 MONTHS***
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2-24-12 New labs - Drawn 8:06AM
( I changed my diet from last test to now - I eat 12 eggs a day on top of my regular diet for cholesterol/pregnenolone etc. to upp test - it worked):
Testosterone, Serum - 890 ng/DL (348-1197)
Free Testosterone (direct) 16 pg/mL (9.3-26.5)
Hemoglobin A1c 5.7 HIGH% (4.8-5.6) (Im really worried about this one)
Thryoxine (t4) free, direct, S 1.52 ng/dL (0.82 - 1.77)
DHEA-Sulfate 287.7 ug/dL (211-492)
TSH (2.090) (YAY, went down!)
IGF-1 249 g/mL 116-358
Sedimentation Rate-Westergren 1 mm/hr (0-15)
Progesterone 0.7 ng/mL (0.2-1.4)
Insulin 5.2 uIU/mL (2.6-24.9)
C-Reactive Protein, Quantative Version (not Heart/Cardiac Sensitive) <0.3 mg/L (0.0 - 4.9)
Thyroid Peroxidase (TPO) Ab 6 IU/mL 0-34
Triiodothyronine, Free, Serum 3.2 pg/mL (2.0-4.4)
Sex Hormone Binding Globulim, Serum 60.4 nmol/L HIGH 16.5-55.9 ( HOLY SHIT! What do I do to lower?)
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From same labset from previous lab-posting (02/24/12) 8am:
Reverse T3, Serum 28.7 ng/dL (13.5-34.2)
(recall from previous posts -> Free T3 is 3.2 pg/mL out of range 2.0-4.4)
And my bioactive T is low:
Test, % Free and Weakly Bound - 12.9% (9.0-46.0)
Test. - F+W Bound 114.8 ng/dL (40-250)
(recall my SHBG = 60.4 nmol/L out of range 16.5-55.9)
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Hmm, no snoring/sleep apnea. Only symptom is waking up 3-4 hrs in - even taking melatonin time release (but thats
useless - it only lasts 3 hours - even without taking it I still wake up 3-4 hrs in). I tried taking sublingual
2-3.5mg melatonin soon as I wake up for 3-4 days. no effect really.
I go to sleep at around 11pm wake up around 8am. 9 hrs to try and offset 3 hr sleep problem and get 6 hrs
uninterrupted.
Never have any coffee at all/no drugs/no alcohol. Pretty healthy lifestyle.
Key factor maybe -> took 5-htp for 2-3 months, cured all depression. last month in, I screwed my sleep cycles by
sleeping weird times everyday for a week. (5 am, 3 am, 11pm, 5am, etc). After that I've been waking up at night
everyday for 2 months. First 2-3 weeks or so took me an hour+ to initially fall asleep. After taking melatonin that
went away. Yet I still wake up in the middle of the night. :X.
Tried everything else - trytophan, vitamins/b6/zinc, multivitamins/multiminerals (not the crap kind - the ones with
generally optimal doses instead of RDA's).
Hot shower before bed.
My theory is I screwed something after taking 5-htp. I know 5-htp -> serotonin -> melatonin. I just don't know if my
theory is right or not or how it has effected me.
GABA, Inositol were useless too.
Niacin useless.
My environment is great, cool, dark, blinders on windows. No noise.
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no morning wood
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Height -> 5' 8.333"
Weight -> 121-124 lbs (father has been quite skinny and so has mother at my age - but perhaps 10~ lbs heavier)
Age -> 22
Body fat -> Estimates usually 4-7% - pretty low body fat all my life. athletic type of body ( between ectomorph and
mesomorph - wide shoulders, slim waist but longer arms/legs). Very little facial fat.
Genetics -> Parents similar to me at their age. Except had more body fat. like 10-15%. EVERYONE on FATHER side
DIABETES. They live in India/Bangladesh -> HIGH WHITE SUGAR consumption daily.
Father side had cholesterol, my grand father died of heart attack. Some anger/aggression issues. Uncle had
depression or something.
high blood pressure history uncle
Sister - bad allergies
Mother's side - almost no health problems except for my grandmother -> diabetes old age.
Here's my labs -> I'll be following up with hormone tests within a week:
Test Name, Result, (Reference Interval):
WBC 4.8 (4.0-10.5)
RBC 5.05 (4.10-5.60)
HEMOGLOBIN 15.1 (12.5-17.0)
MCV 90 (80-98)
MCH 29.9 (27.0-34.0)
MCHC 33.1 (32-36)
RDW 13.6 (11.7-15.0)
PLATELETS 216 (140-415)
NEUTROPHILS 31 (40-74) LOW
LYMPHS 59 (14-46) HIGH
MONOCYTES 8 (4-13)
EOS 2 (0-7)
BASOS 0 (0-3)
NEUTROPHILS ABSOLUTE 1.5 (1.8-7.8) LOW
LYMPHS ABSOLUTE 2.8 (0.7-4.5)
MONOCYTES ABSOLUTE 0.4 (.1-1.0)
EOS ABSOLUTE 0.1 (0.0-0.4)
BASO ABSOLUTE 0.0 (0.0-0.2)
IMMATURE GRANULOCYTES 0 (0-2)
IMMATURE GRANS (ABS) 0.0 (0.0-0.1)
COMP. METABOLIC PANEL (14)
GLUCOSE, SERUM 84 (65-99)
BUN 14 (6-20)
CREATININE, SERUM 1.04 (0.76-1.27)
eGFR IF NONAFRICN AM 101 (>59)
BUN/CREATININE RATIO 13 (8-19)
SODIUM, SERUM 141 (134-144)
POTASSIUM, SERUM 3.9 (3.5-5.2)
CHLORIDE, SERUM 99 (97-108)
CARBON DIOXIDE, TOTAL 24 (20-32)
CALCIUM, SERUM 9.5 (8.7-10.2)
PROTEIN, TOTAL, SERUM 7.6 (6.0-8.5)
ALBUMIN, SERUM 4.7 (3.5-5.5)
GLOBULIN TOTAL 2.9 (1.5-4.5)
A/G RATIO 1.6 (1.1-2.5)
BILIRUBIN, TOTAL 0.4 (0.0-1.2)
ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE, S 68 (25-150)
AST (SGOT) 24 (0-40)
ALT (SGPT) 16 (0-55)
URINALYSIS, ROUTINE
SPECIFIC GRAVITY 1.024 (1.005-1.030)
PH 6.0 (5.0-7.5)
COLOR YELLOW (YELLOW)
APPEARANCE CLEAR (CLEAR)
WBC ESTERASE NEGATIVE (NEGATIVE)
PROTEIN NEGATIVE (NEGATIVE)
GLUCOSE NEGATIVE (NEGATIVE)
KETONES NEGATIVE (NEGATIVE)
OCCULT BLOOD NEGATIVE (NEGATIVE)
BILIRUBIN NEGATIVE (NEGATIVE)
UROBILINOGEN, SEMI-QN 0.2 (0.0-1.9)
NITRITE, URINE NEGATIVE (NEGATIVE)
LIPID PANEL
CHOLESTEROL, TOTAL 152 (100-199)
TRIGLYCERIDES 69 (0-149)
HDL CHOLESTEROL 41 (>39)
VLDL CHOLESTEROL CAL 14 (5-40)
LDL CHOLESTEROL CALC 97 (0-99)
TESTOSTERONE, FREE AND TOTAL
TESTOSTERONE, SERUM 707 (348-1197) ***IS THIS LOW FOR A 22 YR OLD?***
FREE TESTOSTERONE (DIRECT) 8.9 (9.3-26.5) LOW
THRYOXINE (T4) FREE, DIRECT, S
T4, FREE (DIRECT) 1.79 (0.82-1.77) HIGH
TSH 2.430 (0.450-4.5)
ESTRADIOL (REGULAR, NOT THE SENSITIVE TEST) 24.2 (7.6-42.6)
SEROTONIN, WHOLE BLOOD 219 (11-204) HIGH ***BEEN TAKING 5-HTP 100MG 3-4X A DAY - KEEPS MOOD UP/DEPRESSION OUT FOR LAST 2-3 MONTHS***
-------------------
2-24-12 New labs - Drawn 8:06AM
( I changed my diet from last test to now - I eat 12 eggs a day on top of my regular diet for cholesterol/pregnenolone etc. to upp test - it worked):
Testosterone, Serum - 890 ng/DL (348-1197)
Free Testosterone (direct) 16 pg/mL (9.3-26.5)
Hemoglobin A1c 5.7 HIGH% (4.8-5.6) (Im really worried about this one)
Thryoxine (t4) free, direct, S 1.52 ng/dL (0.82 - 1.77)
DHEA-Sulfate 287.7 ug/dL (211-492)
TSH (2.090) (YAY, went down!)
IGF-1 249 g/mL 116-358
Sedimentation Rate-Westergren 1 mm/hr (0-15)
Progesterone 0.7 ng/mL (0.2-1.4)
Insulin 5.2 uIU/mL (2.6-24.9)
C-Reactive Protein, Quantative Version (not Heart/Cardiac Sensitive) <0.3 mg/L (0.0 - 4.9)
Thyroid Peroxidase (TPO) Ab 6 IU/mL 0-34
Triiodothyronine, Free, Serum 3.2 pg/mL (2.0-4.4)
Sex Hormone Binding Globulim, Serum 60.4 nmol/L HIGH 16.5-55.9 ( HOLY SHIT! What do I do to lower?)
-------------------
From same labset from previous lab-posting (02/24/12) 8am:
Reverse T3, Serum 28.7 ng/dL (13.5-34.2)
(recall from previous posts -> Free T3 is 3.2 pg/mL out of range 2.0-4.4)
And my bioactive T is low:
Test, % Free and Weakly Bound - 12.9% (9.0-46.0)
Test. - F+W Bound 114.8 ng/dL (40-250)
(recall my SHBG = 60.4 nmol/L out of range 16.5-55.9)
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Hmm, no snoring/sleep apnea. Only symptom is waking up 3-4 hrs in - even taking melatonin time release (but thats
useless - it only lasts 3 hours - even without taking it I still wake up 3-4 hrs in). I tried taking sublingual
2-3.5mg melatonin soon as I wake up for 3-4 days. no effect really.
I go to sleep at around 11pm wake up around 8am. 9 hrs to try and offset 3 hr sleep problem and get 6 hrs
uninterrupted.
Never have any coffee at all/no drugs/no alcohol. Pretty healthy lifestyle.
Key factor maybe -> took 5-htp for 2-3 months, cured all depression. last month in, I screwed my sleep cycles by
sleeping weird times everyday for a week. (5 am, 3 am, 11pm, 5am, etc). After that I've been waking up at night
everyday for 2 months. First 2-3 weeks or so took me an hour+ to initially fall asleep. After taking melatonin that
went away. Yet I still wake up in the middle of the night. :X.
Tried everything else - trytophan, vitamins/b6/zinc, multivitamins/multiminerals (not the crap kind - the ones with
generally optimal doses instead of RDA's).
Hot shower before bed.
My theory is I screwed something after taking 5-htp. I know 5-htp -> serotonin -> melatonin. I just don't know if my
theory is right or not or how it has effected me.
GABA, Inositol were useless too.
Niacin useless.
My environment is great, cool, dark, blinders on windows. No noise.
------------
no morning wood
---------
Height -> 5' 8.333"
Weight -> 121-124 lbs (father has been quite skinny and so has mother at my age - but perhaps 10~ lbs heavier)
Age -> 22
Body fat -> Estimates usually 4-7% - pretty low body fat all my life. athletic type of body ( between ectomorph and
mesomorph - wide shoulders, slim waist but longer arms/legs). Very little facial fat.
Genetics -> Parents similar to me at their age. Except had more body fat. like 10-15%. EVERYONE on FATHER side
DIABETES. They live in India/Bangladesh -> HIGH WHITE SUGAR consumption daily.
Father side had cholesterol, my grand father died of heart attack. Some anger/aggression issues. Uncle had
depression or something.
high blood pressure history uncle
Sister - bad allergies
Mother's side - almost no health problems except for my grandmother -> diabetes old age.
