Guest guest Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 Yes it could be and there are saliva tests for cortisl that have a cotton wad you put in your mouth and chew on to collect saliva that might be doable for her. But some bloodwork I would recommend would nbe an 8AM cortisol serum and electrolytes. At her age estradiol shoudl be VERY low so that could also help diagnose low cortiosl if it wouldbe elevated, however gettign a doctor , esp an Endo to know and do this muight be difficult,. She definitely is hypothyriod by quite a bit an dthat hould be treated ASAP. I woudl also run serum Ferritin. -- Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HypoPets/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.