what labs to ask for?

[testdeprived]

so my 24 hour cortisol i did in september was out of range(high)
and my acth was 9 on a range of 7-69 so pretty low


im gonna ask for adrenal work...so far  igot aldosterone, dhea, and thats it should iask for more? oh and also a repeat cortisol and acth

[upbeat63333]

how high was your cortisol? Do you know what the reason is/was?

And like testdeprived, I too am curious to know if you've had any tests since taking vitamin B5 and ashwagandha to see if your cortisol did indeed normalize.

[testdeprived]

have you got  repeat labs to make sure that it actually is working so far?

[allmymarbles]

For anxiety and panic attacks I had 24 hour saliva and urine tests. I was positive for high cortisol. I take high dosages of vitamin B5 because high cortisol depletes that vitamin. I also take ashwagandha (Indian ginseng) to help normalize cortisol.

[testdeprived]

ok i just got back. this dr knows all about the labs and the proper testing!!! she knows how they botch things up.

anyway one thing she didnt know was that free t3 is an available test...but she agreed to order it.

so aldosterone, dhea,reninacth , cortisol(24 urine) that's all i needed for adrenaline right?
shes also doing my free testosterone and vit d since those havent been done in a while.
thanks rumpled.

[rumpled]

renin. Acth is easily botched - make sure you watch and make sure they do it correctly.