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kevieb
Apr 25
KTM94
Apr 25
kevieb
Apr 23
Buckupnow
Apr 14
LowCortisol
Apr 13
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Weaning after crisis stress dose
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Buckupnow
Apr 10, 2013
How do you wean after a 100mg stress dose of HC given in crisis? Do you taper by 1/3 of your regular oral dose daily...
rumpled
Apr 25
LowCortisol
Apr 25
2
Nasal congestion
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KTM94
Apr 24, 2013
Hi all, I was just wondering has anyone else experienced excessive mucous congestion in the nasal/sinus area while be...
kevieb
Apr 23
rumpled
Apr 14
Buckupnow
Apr 14
kevieb
Apr 11
rumpled
Apr 10
5
Seizures after ACTH testing
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Buckupnow
Apr 10, 2013
Why on earth would any doctor have an adrenal insufficient patient who is on Hydrocortisone or Prednisone stay off th...
kevieb
Apr 23
kevieb
Apr 23
kevieb
Apr 23
Gibbon1
Apr 16
rumpled
Apr 15
10
need an endo--don't trust 'em
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kevieb
Apr 11, 2013
My GI wants me to see an endocrinologist--but I have to admit that I just don't trust them. I hear that my most rece...
rumpled
Apr 23
1
24 hour urine cortisol test
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jmbatgirl
Apr 22, 2013
Hello! My blood cortisol level is high. My doctor ordered a 24 hour urine test. I am currently taking fluconazol...
rumpled
Apr 18
DD2992
Apr 17
DD2992
Apr 17
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Apr 17
DD2992
Apr 16
5
Help Interpreting My Saliva Test (Cortisol Levels)
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DD2992
Apr 16, 2013
DHEAS (saliva) 5.5 ng/ml (2-23) Corisol Morning (saliva) 7.5 ng/ml (3.7-9.5) Cortisol Noon (saliva) 1.6 ng/ml (1...
rumpled
Apr 18
sunshine1958617
Apr 17
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Aug 25, 2011
Luvlaughlin
Aug 24, 2011
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Aug 24, 2011
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Cortisol testing
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Luvlaughlin
Jul 11, 2011
Hi, I have been undergoing cortisol testing for a couple months. My UFC has always been elevated (since I started tes...
bri256
Apr 12
adonnay
Apr 11
kevieb
Feb 19
rumpled
Feb 17
4
adernal deficiency
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bri256
Feb 16, 2013
I have just been told that I am adernal is low. Following being sick for a month, with pneumonia and having carbon ...
kevieb
Apr 11
Buckupnow
Apr 01
juliemi
Mar 12
kevieb
Mar 11
rumpled
Mar 09
5
dumb things your doctors have said
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kevieb
Mar 08, 2013
Since it can be so discouraging to deal with this stuff--let's cheer ourselves up a little and share some of the stup...
rumpled
Apr 10
sharetty
Apr 09
rumpled
Apr 09
3
Could it be a hormonal/adrenal problem?
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sharetty
Apr 08, 2013
I've had terrible symptoms of what my doctor claims to be anxiety for over a year, that include chest pains, shortnes...
Buckupnow
Apr 04
rumpled
Apr 04
Buckupnow
Apr 03
rumpled
Apr 03
Buckupnow
Apr 02
7
Crisis
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Buckupnow
Apr 01, 2013
I had my first adrenal crisis 2 weeks ago brought on by gastroenteritis. Vomiting started around midnight long with ...
Buckupnow
Apr 01
starcat444
Mar 14
horselip
Mar 11
TerryAnne
Mar 11
TerryAnne
Mar 11
22
Insight would be GRATELY appreciated...
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starcat444
Mar 07, 2013
I'm new at this and could really use a second opinion.....Is Cortef a good idea? My doc just prescribed 15mg a day b...
Buckupnow
Apr 01
Jessicat1971
Mar 24
Jessicat1971
Mar 24
rumpled
Mar 24
Red_Star
Mar 23
5
Problems going on, very confused
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Jessicat1971
Mar 22, 2013
Hello, I am new. I have been having symptoms that seem to me to be a thyroid or adrenal issue. I do not know what is...
Buckupnow
Apr 01
rumpled
Mar 25
2
Adrenal Ins over 15 years later ..??
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FibroAngel
Mar 24, 2013
Okay, when I born I had severe respiratory problems. I started very young on prednisone and theyopholyine (sp??). I t...
rumpled
Mar 31
Melynda_Lele
Mar 30
rumpled
Mar 30
3
ACTH test in the afternoon
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Melynda_Lele
Mar 29, 2013
Hey everyone! I just joined, so I hope i can get some help from people on here. I had problems for two years now, and...
bri256
Mar 24
rumpled
Mar 21
SandCon14
Mar 20
rumpled
Mar 20
SandCon14
Mar 19
6
ACTH Stimulation Test results interpretation
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SandCon14
Mar 18, 2013
Not too long ago my doctor noticed that my AM cortisol was a little low (6.5 mcg/dl , range 7.0 - 25.0). He suggested...
LowCortisol
Mar 20
rumpled
Mar 20
horselip
Mar 19
amielaurie
Mar 19
rumpled
Mar 17
5
Searching for answers
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amielaurie
Mar 16, 2013
Hi, From August of 2012 I had been experiencing pretty much sudden health issues: vomitting, dizziness, fainting, ...
rumpled
Mar 16
1
Overactive Thyroid possibly caused by AI?
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IndigoRiley
Mar 15, 2013
I got an ultrasound of my thyroid this past summer. It said i had a "multinodular goiter", a "thyroglossal duct cyst"...
rumpled
Mar 13
1
I need help
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MAGS315
Mar 13, 2013
I have been retaining about 10 lbs of water. My blood test are coming back in range, however they found that I have ...
kevieb
Mar 12
rumpled
Mar 12
2
testing cortisol while on HC different docs interpretaions
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kevieb
Mar 12, 2013
Before i saw my last doctor, my blood serum cortisol levels were coming back high, but a 25 hour urine test came back...
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