Adrenal Stress Profile Results - What action to take? BUMP please :)

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> As luck would have it my results were waiting for me this aft...

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> Cortisol

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> Sample 1 post awakening - 35.3 (12-22)HIGH

> Sample 2 +4/5 hours - 9.5 (5.0-9.0)HIGH

> Sample 3 +4/5 hours - 3.5 (3.0-7.0) NORMAL

> Sample 4 prior sleep - 1.6 (1.0-3.0) NORMAL

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> TOTAL Cortisol 49.9 (21-41) HIGH

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> DHEA

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> AM 0.64 (0.30-1.00) NORMAL

> PM 0.40 (0.30-1.00) NORMAL

> DHEA Mean 0.52 (0.30-1.00) NORMAL

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> DHEA:Cortisol Ratio 1.04 (1.0-4.0) Within Range

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> What do i do now?

> Thx x

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[Guest guest]

Hi , I would show these results to your GP and ask for a

referral to have the ACTH test done to see if it will give a clue as to your

high cortisol secretion when you wake and again at mid-day. Have you been

taking any adrenal supplements at all and also, do you have high blood

pressure, low levels of potassium, high bicarbonate, high glucose levels or

diabetes? These often go hand in hand with those with high cortisol levels.

Check out http://labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/acth/tab/test

Luv - Sheila

> As luck would have it my results were waiting for me this aft...

>

> Cortisol

>

> Sample 1 post awakening - 35.3 (12-22)HIGH

> Sample 2 +4/5 hours - 9.5 (5.0-9.0)HIGH

> Sample 3 +4/5 hours - 3.5 (3.0-7.0) NORMAL

> Sample 4 prior sleep - 1.6 (1.0-3.0) NORMAL

>

> TOTAL Cortisol 49.9 (21-41) HIGH

>

> DHEA

>

> AM 0.64 (0.30-1.00) NORMAL

> PM 0.40 (0.30-1.00) NORMAL

> DHEA Mean 0.52 (0.30-1.00) NORMAL

>

> DHEA:Cortisol Ratio 1.04 (1.0-4.0) Within Range

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Sheila,

I have an appt with GP on Monday and will show him this message. They forgot to

do my FT3 test but my FT4 has dropped from 17 to 12 even though i'm taking 0.25

grain more than my last test.

I'm not taking any adrenal supps, i was only on a multi vit/mineral supp until

recently, tests showed i'm low in the following :-

B12, Magnesium, Zinc, Ferritin 43.8 (7-150) so have started taking supplements.

Blood pressure always good if a little low. I've not been tested for anything

else but liver function test and copper were fine. I did show as being

extremely low in eosinophils which funnily enough i remember you saying that

indicated high steroids in blood.

x

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> Hi , I would show these results to your GP and ask for a referral to

> have the ACTH test done to see if it will give a clue as to your high

> cortisol secretion when you wake and again at mid-day. Have you been taking

> any adrenal supplements at all and also, do you have high blood pressure,

> low levels of potassium, high bicarbonate, high glucose levels or diabetes?

> These often go hand in hand with those with high cortisol levels.

>

> Check out http://labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/acth/tab/test

>

> Luv - Sheila

>

>

> > >

> > Cortisol

> >

> > Sample 1 post awakening - 35.3 (12-22)HIGH

> > Sample 2 +4/5 hours - 9.5 (5.0-9.0)HIGH

> > Sample 3 +4/5 hours - 3.5 (3.0-7.0) NORMAL

> > Sample 4 prior sleep - 1.6 (1.0-3.0) NORMAL

> >

> > TOTAL Cortisol 49.9 (21-41) HIGH

> >