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I have low IGF-1 levels of 18 (24 – 102)
I am wondering does low IGF-1 have anything to do with my current symptoms of:
– ongoing chronic to moderate fatigue
– reduction in the sensation of touch
– Tingling in the back of the head and down the spine
– tingling in the forearms, abdomen and all over different parts of the body (when in cold environments the tingling becomes very prominent and can go all over the body)
– Muscle weakness/easy fatiguability
– Poor short-term memory/difficulty concentrating
– hands are freezing cold at some times of the day
– seeing spots at times when blinking that are only their sometimes like flashes
– Constant awakening from sleep (for example go to sleep at midnight, wake up at 1:30, go to sleep again wake up at 3am, go to sleep again wake up at 5am, then can maybe maintain sleep for the rest of the night)
– feeling of an inability to cry
– Usual body temperature of 95.6FI have just began armour for my longstanding untreated hashimoto’s disease which some of these symptoms can be attributed to.
IGF-1 is determined by multiple other signals including:
- growth hormone
- thyroid hormone
- testosterone
- DHEA
- estrogen
- etc.
An excess or deficiency in one of the signals involved would change IGF-1 production and produce its own set of symptoms and signs.
@DrMariano 1271 wrote:
IGF-1 is determined by multiple other signals including:
- growth hormone
- thyroid hormone
- testosterone
- DHEA
- estrogen
- etc.
An excess or deficiency in one of the signals involved would change IGF-1 production and produce its own set of symptoms and signs.
According to what Dr M has said in he past as well as my own clinical experience once the other hormones such as adrenals, thyroid, testosterone, estrogen are properly balanced then gh levels should stabilize. If it does not then one can look at potential insulin resistance which may be hidden due to one of the long standing hormone signaling issues stated above.
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