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Background: Hashimoto's, hypothyroidism, Sjogren's Syndrome, chronic Lyme?
Ok, I've got what appears to be a mess of problems right now. was just diagnosed with mono a week ago. Extremely elevated Epstein-Barr virus antibodies. I've got elevated liver enzymes for the first time in my life. Elevated homocysteine (doing methylation protocol past 6 months with Yasko multi), before starting protocol I had borderline low homocysteine.
LOW: glutathione, active folates, SAM-e...
HIGH: SAH, high levels of oxidized glutathione (bad). Very elevated IgA. Has been borderline high in past, but is now very high. Isn't this mucosal immunity? Or like a food allergy type response?
IgA range: 85 - 385 mg/dL result: 535
Thyroid peroxidase antibodies are the highest they've ever been, and my TSH is now super low at 0.14 (normal for me is around 1.3). However, free T3 and T4 are still borderline low. Always have been.
FT4 range: 0.8 - 1.8 ng/dL result: 1.0
(Highest ever T4)
Free FT3 range: 2.3 - 4.2 pg/mL result: 3.2
High levels of sex hormone binding globulin, SHBG as well. I've heard this is not good and binds to hormones in blood, including testosterone, which I am low in as well.
What I'm also curious about is an elevation in something called Gamma-Glutamyl Transpeptidase (GGT). FYI - I do NOT drink alcohol. I read that GGT is sometimes elevated when drinking.
Any thoughts, ideas, or advice on what to do with all this new info would be appreciated! I'm a bit of a mess and have been for awhile, things just seem to be going downhill fast lately.
Looks like perhaps a stint of hyperthyroidism, and liver disease/damage?
Any way to decrease SHBG?