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I'm a 31-yr-old femaleCondoms Female condoms Female sexual dysfunction. After a majorMajor tears Major-gesic stressful event last year, in Jan. '08 I experienced adult acne, trouble sleeping, massive pattern hair loss, cold feet/hands/butt, anxiety, fatigue, very heavy menstrual cycles. My cortisolCortisol level tests high (salivarySalivary gland tumors). My testosterone is slightly elevated while my estrogenHormone replacement therapy and progesterone are normalNormal saline flush. My basal body temperature runs between 97.3 and 97.5. TSH is 1.12, Ferritin is 30, and I'm waiting on T3 and T4 as I write this. (I'm taking iron supplement to get this higher.) I supplement w/ the B vitamins, selenium, zinc, E, Vit C, and Calcium/Magnesium, and take a multi. Iodine seems low due to the "skin absorption" test where you paint iodine on you and observe the rate it fades. A hair tissue mineral analysis shows I'm toxic in Silver and to a lesser degree in lead. According to that, my minerals are fine. I am a light smoker as it helps control a severe inflammatory condition I have; everytime I quit it flares badly and I end up in the hospital.
So far I've stumped a dermatologist, endocrinologist, and naturopath. I'm taking Spironolactone 200mg for the hair loss (I've lost 30% of my hair in 8 mos.) but believe there's a reason for these sudden symptoms. Any idea what's going on with my HPA axis or what additional tests I can have run?