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Topic: Low testosterone and carnitine levels

Tick N' Tired
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anyone else with possible pituitary dysfunction ?? Anyone with this - have you responded to any type of treatment ???

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James H
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Yes. That is not something it would even have occurred to me to have checked, but my ever vigilent LLMD checked it on my initial workup. The labs indicated the problem was in the regulatory mechanism (pituitary, hypothalamus? I can't remember).

I feel better with some added hormone.

This lyme stuff seems to twist the knobs on all our control mechanisms.

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ShadowHawk
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That's almost a funny question.

Yes, definite hormone problems. I spent the early part of my childhood (until about 10 yrs old) growing up in MA and CT. I got my EM rash when I was 25, spending the Summer working in CT with my family. My hormone problems obviously existed before then, so I could never tie them to the Lyme.

Then, I finally found a good LLMD and he informs me, from my medical history, that it's quite obvious that I was originally infected during that childhood period. He say he comes to that conclusion even after discounting the hormone issues.

BTW, not only is my testosterone level almost non-existant, but I also have GH deficiency.

Plenty of theories suggest that the hypothalamus deregulates (turns down) production of certain hormones to slow the constant auto-immune attack, but my pituitary MRI clearly shows pituitary damage that the endo says is the result of the ongoing infection over the years.

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Tick N' Tired
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Member # 184

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anyone else ??

For those with this problem - can hormone therapy make a big difference in how we feel ???

If any has the name of a good doctor with experience in this area - please e-mail me - thanks -- [email protected]

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