So finally I managed to visit the local Endocrinologist. I hoped that with some evidence they are finally going to listen to me, but it was rather in vain. They did not even want to listen to any of my experiences with supplements or any theories pertaining to them. The doctor explicitly stated that they aren't going to prescribe any kind of medication unless it was justified by some tests even if they were effective for other patients. So I begged for some hormonal tests and at least they were willing to do some that they thought could be informative. "Unfortunately" I was not expecting a blood test right away and I was feeling quite alright as I had the last O about two weeks before. I still had some symptoms like photophobia at the time, but it wasn't the most representative state for acute POIS. As a reference I was on Chaga supplementation and even took some in the morning when this happened if it matters anything.
So here are the results:
sTSH: 2.300 mU/L (0.300-4.200)
Total calcium: 2.47 mmol/L (2.10-2.60)
Phosphate: 0.86 mmol/L (0.8-1.45)
Glucose: 5.5 mmol/L (3.6-6.0)
IgF1: 138.8 ug/L (107.8-246.7)
17 beta-Estradiol: 45.80 ng/L (7.6-42.6)
FSH: 3.91 IU/L (1.5-12.4)
LH: 4.88 IU/L (1.7-8.6)
PRL: 6.14 ug/L (4.1-21.4)
Testosterone: 22.160 nmol/L (9.90-27.80)
SHBG: 48.29 nmol/L (11.4-52.3)
DHEAS: 7.150 umol/L (2.400-11.500)
The doctor's advice sent with the letter says that the results are completely fine and no intervention is required. Well I can't say I was too surprised as I somewhat expected mostly normal results anyway. At least it is interesting that I had a slightly elevated E2 level which may explain why I had success with several aromatase inhibitors and could be indicative of a suspected estrogen dominance. Of course I have been non-stop trying new supplements and it can't be excluded that a higher E2 is the result of some of the stuff I took earlier, although it is also true that I was testing DHEA about 2 weeks before and it doesn't appear in the test. Testosterone is actually somewhat above average, but still testosterone boosters help me. It may be nothing, but still worth mentioning that phosphate is closer to the lower limit, while SHBG to the upper reference limit. At least these values are representative for my baseline CFS state, but in the future I plan to make a more representative test in acute POIS with some other hormones included like DHT, progesterone and cortisol even if this time I have to pay for it as doctors are not likely to help me any more.
