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Tried cysteine for a few days and now added histidine too. Tried both for first time this morn and have had flu symptoms developing all day long. First flu I've had since PFS if it's legit but doesn't seem like a coincidence, seems like the supplements might be to blame, increasing mucus...

Seeing my GP this week to pursue more blood tests for vitamins and minerals. Got my progesterone results back and as I suspected it’s dropped slightly. I really need to work out how to increase it. Coincidentally been looking in mirtazapine again and wondering if by lowering cortisol this...

Ok, thanks for the info, I'll take a look into it. I wouldn't say I have CFS though really, I'm not fatigued despite the poor sleep. @TubZy are you around? It seems you have good knowledge of zinc finger and may be able to offer some advice?

I've not heard of the HG7 protocol before but my ferritin test back in May 2024 did show iron was within range: Serum ferritin level 126 ug/L [30.0 - 400.0] Yeah, I had the same thought about the realiability of oligoscan data, but what my iron level seemed pretty consistent in that too. Zinc...

Alright fellas I'm in the midst of a crash (libido and sleep, but gut's holding up just about) so I'm keen to at least work out what caused it and strategise. Been taking zinc and manganese and I think I may have messed about and done what Helen warned here. I was on trib/tomato juice cycles...

Also updated OAT results came back. B6 has dropped slightly lower. A few improvements but some things a lot worse. Oxalates for instance. Hopefully that's something that will be addressed very directly by the new gut protocol. Weight has been going down, significantly underweight, rings just...

I'll be taking 10,000 IU vit D daily soon once I get on the new protocol. Still waiting on blood tests for vitamins first. So sick of being stuck waiting around in the mess of UK medical system bureaucracy. My progesterone results came back. Within range but low, as expected.

Really craving some B6 right now. Ah, it's the closest thing the DUTCH measures to prog directly so they draw some conclusion from it: "The weighted average of the two progesterone metabolites shows progesterone is in range indicating normal production." Seems like they're reaching a bit and...

So more potassium would be needed in diet? DUTCH showed prog metabolites are in range, albeit on the low end.. "b-Pregnanediol Within range 121.1 ng/mg 75 - 400 a-Pregnanediol Within range 32.9 ng/mg 20 - 130" B6 sounds important for prog, and my low B6 is pretty consistent across testing...

Got thyroid bloods back.. all looks ok surprisingly. I'm glad to not have another area of concern. I have enough to deal with on the malabsorption side. Hopefully will address the gut inflammation soon with my nutritionist, just waiting on more up-to-date OAT results to indicate if there's any...

Maybe a bit of a tangent from the point of this post, but there’s ways AI could be implemented within it.. has there ever been or does anyone think there’s viability in a sort of master charting doc that everyone can collaboratively add all their markers, results, ratios etc into and record...

Trying to get iron from my GP but they're playing hard to get so gonna have to go private. Will sort those soon. Latest hormones are below. Gist of it is T, Free T and SHBG all elevated. That's the only hormones I've had tested recently, from last month. Thyroid-wise, last tests were almost a...

Ok fially back with the info B6 is the main thing they mentioned

Well scrap that previous post. Been about 3 months of doing fuck all now, on doctors orders. First 6 weeks of doing fuck all got my elevated t and shbg down to within satisfactory ref ranges for the first time, however my follow up tests now have these elevated again, back to where I was...

Arousal still lacking whereas I have had brief periods or instances of visual arousal before. Feels like neurotransmitter issue but mood has been ok recently. I suspect the high cortisol shown in last year's DUTCH is still a big issue for me too.