Lab Help. Looks Normal, But Symptoms Persist

sol757

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FREE T4 0.73 0.61-1.27 (ng/dL)

F TSH 1.241 0.400-4.600 (uIU/mL)

SODIUM 136 135-145 (mmol/L)
POTASSIUM 4.1 3.5-5.2 (mmol/L)
CHLORIDE 102 95-109 (mmol/L)
CO2 26 22-32 (mmol/L)
ANION GAP 8 3-12 (mmol/L)
GLUCOSE 81 70-99 (mg/dL)
BUN 13 6-20 (mg/dL)
CREATININE 0.71 0.44-1.03 (mg/dL)
GFR NON-BLACK (CKD-EPI) 112 >=60 (mL/min/1.73m2)
GFR BLACK (CKD-EPI) 129 >=60 (mL/min/1.73m2)
PROTEIN, TOTAL 7.6 6.2-8.4 (g/dL)
ALBUMIN 4.3 3.5-5.0 (g/dL)
GLOBULIN 3.3 2.2-3.5 (g/dL)
CALCIUM 9.5 8.6-10.2 (mg/dL)
BILIRUBIN, TOTAL 0.4 0.1-1.2 (mg/dL)
ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE 68 30-110 (U/L)
ALT 24 15-54 (U/L)
AST 25 15-41 (U/L)


This is all the doctor would order. I'm 12 weeks postpartum/breastfeeding and waking up at night with hot flashes, anxiety, jaw clenching, shakes, and restlessness. I don't wake up when I take a benadryl before falling asleep and benadryl will stop the symptoms if they occur during the day. I started a RP diet a week ago. Jaw clenching during the day persists and in the evenings I get a buzzing in my head, some dizziness and brain fog...occasional tinnitus. At work when these symptoms hit, I had a coworker approach me and ask if I was ok because she said I looked very pale.

Any insight??
 

mjrm

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I think this bloodwork is incomplete. You might want to go back and ask for total t3/t4 and vitamins...like b12, D.
 

sele

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Any insight??
Try to get your hands on some progesterone. Use it with magnesium.
I hope you are completely off zoloft. Are taking any other meds?

waking up at night with hot flashes, anxiety, jaw clenching, shakes, and restlessness.
Hypoglycemia releases cortisol and is the cause of your night time symptoms.
Salt and B vitamins should help along with improved bedtime diet.
 

sweetpeat

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Sele makes a good point about hypoglycemia. Breastfeeding takes a lot out of a woman's body and requires extra calories, as you probably know. Having a newborn plus working a job means you have a lot on your plate and it's easy to neglect your own needs. Consider whether you're getting enough to eat over the course of the day.
 

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