not addisons, but adrenal fatigue

[mark83087]

good grief 100$ for 15 mins, i'm sorry but that is crazy, i know its worth it and all if u get better, but have u ever wondered if its 100$ for 15 mins i wonder if the doctors just keep u in there extra i mean they are human, wouldnt u want hundred more dollars for saying fancy stuff. just a thought. But irys i hope u do get better, i am diagnosed with addisons but currently seeing a doctor who thinks i dont have it, i hope i get my problems straightened out, im only 17 and my senior year is coming up, by the way i didnt catch your age, i assume ur in your 20's if you want to have kids

[irys]

100 bucks is a bit crazy - it's because she's not a participant with my insurance.. she is however the only doctor (I've been through a few) that hasn't laughed in my face and actually is trying to help me feel better.. 15 minutes is her shortest appointment, and we usually go right to the end - so at least we're not just sitting around for 10 minutes looking at eachother..

Good luck to you - I know how frustrating it is to feel miserable and not have anyone listen to you.

I'm 24 and thank you!

[Fireplace]

ChristyE

I feel like I have all the symptoms of adrenal fatigue along with the fact I have hashis/hypo but my cortisol levels are really high? Have you ever experienced that? The normal range for morning blood cortisol goes to 22 and I have gotten as high as 29. I have been really stressed but it won't go away with relaxation. I have lost 38 lbs since last November when I crashed since I have stomach problems and no appetite. 3 weeks ago I reduced my Levoxyl from .75 to .25 and now have worse stomach problems and insomnia... Help???

[OraEtLabora]

Fireplace,

I'm no expert, but I think you can have a high AM cortisol and still have adrenal fatigue. I have so many symptoms of it, and since I went for many, many, many years with undiagnosed (and therefore untreated) Hashi's, my doc suspected the Adrenal problem when I recently had 3 surgeries in 3 months, and just did not bounce back. He ordered the saliva test in conjunction with blood test for AM Cortisol. While my AM's were often low normal to abnormally low, (both blood and saliva), my 11AM was normal, my 4PM Cortisol was ABOVE NORMAL, and then, the 11PM would shoot down to below normal.

It certainly explained why I am always so fatigued in the morning, and evening, but I perk up around 4-7PM and feel like a real person instead of a beat up rag doll. So, I suppose it IS possible to have an abnormally high cortisol level in the AM, but still have it be below normal during other times of the day.

I take 10mg of Cortef in the AM, and just recently began adding another 10mg in the evening. It does help.

I have also had problems with adrenal fatigue symptoms being aggravated when I adjust my thyroid hormone dose, either up or down, so that might be what is going on with you, too. I would encourage you, if at all possible, to have the saliva test done, and check your levels 4 times a day - you may find that your high AM cortisol comes at the expense of the rest of the day.

Good luck,

Ora