Adrenal fatigue - any advice please?

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Hi everyone,

I just got my results back from Genova and I'm thinking that they seem to

indicate a *very* low level of cortisol. Can anyone advise me about what is

'normal'?

My results were:

Overall cortisol level - 8.6 in range 21 - 41

Sample 1 - 6.2 in range 12-22

Sample 2 - 1.5 in range 5-9

Sample 3 - 0.8 in range 3-7

Sample 4 - 0.1 in range 1-3

DHEA was 0.83 in range 0.4 - 1.47

the DHEA:cortisol ratio was high at 9.25 in range 2 - 6

At the moment I am taking vit c and magnesium, also liquorice and ginseng, to

try to boost adrenal function. With these numbers, should I be trying

hydrocortisone?

I'm really upset because the results seem frighteningly low. It makes sense as I

am always exhausted and cannot handle stress at all anymore, after about 10

years of non stop massive stress! But I was hoping that it wouldn't be as major

as this seems to be.

I'd be really grateful for any advice or reassurance from anyone!

Thanks for reading,

Georgie