I had my Cortrosyn Stim Test repeated last Wednesday after an original diagnosis of secondary adrenal insufficiency in August 2004. I'm putting the lab's reference ranges in parentheses. My AM cortisol was 2 (5-23), the ACTH was 6 (0-46), and the stress response was 8, which is pretty much nothing. It was 13 last August and my morning cortisol was 3 then, so I'm in worse shape now. The ACTH last August was 8. ::sigh:: So my adrenal function is not recovering as we'd hoped.

::sigh::

Hi Deb,

I'm so sorry the test results didn't improve like you had hoped. It is always disappointing to have confirmation of a problem-it makes things so real. I hope that you can find the right balance of medications to feel your best,

Take care, Sadie

Hi Deb,

I'm so sorry the test results didn't improve like you had hoped. It is always disappointing to have confirmation of a problem-it makes things so real. I hope that you can find the right balance of medications to feel your best,

Take care, Sadie

Let's just say I feel one heck of a lot better with than without the Cortef! :) That's for doggone sure! I'm very thankful for modern medicine and the endocrinologists and internists of this world. :)