I just got my bloodwork back at the 7-week mark of my 200mg Test E cycle. Everything looks solid for the most part, but I noticed my TSH is sitting at 4.66. Looking at the symptoms for hypothyroidism, it honestly feels like a perfect match for what I've been dealing with lately.
I went back today to get a more detailed panel-TSH, T4, and T3-so I can actually have something to show an endocrinologist when I get an appointment. Those results should be in sometime this week.
My main question is how I should move forward with my plans. If I end up getting prescribed T4 and manage to get my levels back into a healthy range, how much is 4IU of GH going to mess with those numbers? I’m trying to figure out if it’s even worth starting the growth yet or if it’ll just make the thyroid issues harder to manage.
yeah man, a TSH of 4.66 isn’t crazy high but it’s definitely worth looking into, especially if symptoms line up
good call getting the full panel, T4 and T3 will give way more clarity than just TSH alone
i’ve seen GH shift thyroid labs a little, mostly by lowering TSH and sometimes free T4, so it could complicate things if you start it now
personally i’d wait until you’ve got the full panel and talked to an endo before pinning GH, just to avoid confounding the results
if you do end up on T4, GH can still work but you’ll want your thyroid dialed first so you’re not chasing numbers
4IU isn’t huge, but it can still nudge metabolism and lab readings, so yeah it might make interpreting things trickier
sounds like you’re thinking about this the right way—get baseline thyroid sorted, then layer GH on top
i’d also track symptoms as well as labs, sometimes labs look okay but you’ll still feel off if thyroid isn’t optimized
once your thyroid is stable, GH usually works better and you’ll notice benefits faster, rather than fighting fatigue and sluggishness at the same time
honestly, just take a minute and get your endo involved, it’ll save a lot of guesswork and stress in the long run
man 4.66 tsh is definitely in that range where you'd start feeling sluggish and "off." glad you're getting the full panel done because t3/t4 will tell the real story. hope you get some answers from the endo this week!
honestly hgh at 4iu is notorious for speeding up the conversion of t4 to t3. if you're already low on t4 it could actually make your thyroid struggle more to keep up. might be worth waiting until your thyroid levels are stable before adding another variable like growth
i feel you on the thyroid symptoms- the brain fog and fatigue are the absolute worst. if the doc puts u on levo it usually takes a few weeks to really kick in so maybe give it some time to level out before jumping on the gh train
200mg test usually makes me feel like a god so if your feeling like crap at that dose it’s almost certainly the thyroid. good call on the detailed panel- most doctors just look at tsh and ignore the rest of the picture
