low cortisol blues getting bluer?? - Hormone Problems Message Board

twinflame · 06-28-2009, 09:09 PM

Hi there i hope someone can help me as i have tried so many different avenues with no results..

I did a Genova saliva test to test my cortisol last year and tested it throughout the day. i was told that the saliva test was more accurate than blood test.. My cortisol has been extremley low throughout the day and seems to stay that way. i have tried taking various supplements, high doses of vit c, Magnessium, Glandulars and also green foods to increase My cortisol. but one of the biggest problems is i seem to also have a very high level of candida and a leaky gut so im also taking supps to treat this. but i am fed up as i am constantly feeling sick as a parrot, have real weakness in my muscles, and feel constantly manically depressed and listless..

recently my blood pressure has been as low as 50 and also i am feeling extremley dizzy. i havent slept before 4am for the last 3 years. i cant sleep before then and when i wake i can bearly drag myself out of bed or cope with any normal daily activity. i am so irratable and have no ability to cope with things..

Also another symptom that has recently cropped up is extreme tightness in the chest and breathing difficulties. i feel like im dying. the only thing that sorts me out is exercise as it gets my blood circulating again. but im completley dependant on it and also need a huge amount of caffenine to get me by and i know that caffenine is no good for the adrenals?..

help i am all out of ideas??

Many thanks

Naomi

Audrey-B · 06-29-2009, 04:42 AM

Hi twinflame - Have you seen a doctor or even an Endochronologist? Have you also had a full thyroid checkup eg: TSH, FT4, FT3 and Thyroid Antibodies?

I discovered i had low cortisol levels when my thyroid doctor got me to do a saliva test. He put me on cortisol supplements and they helped unbelievably. He also told me that with low cortisol it's important to get my Vitamin D levels up. I was on anything between 5,000 to 10,000IU of Vitamin D daily.

Low cortisol levels will affect your sleep and can lead to other hormones in the body going out of balance as the adrenals are very much like a little hormone factory. In my case my testosterone was high and my estrogen was also high and progesterone low. Now that my thyroid has been stabilised with the help of meds my testosterone has self corrected.

A lot of people with adrenal issues also have thyroid issues as they often go hand in hand. Some people can have either thyroid or adrenal issues all on their own.

Simply taking vitamins and eating certain foods wont fix your adrenal function. It can go a tiny way in helping, but you could be at it for the next 50 years and you still wouldn't be right. The sooner you do something about it the better you will feel. I went from feeling like death to feeling "normal" within a few weeks. Even after just one week i began noticing a difference.

Best wishes as i know what this type of an illness does to a person!!