Re: testing kids for adrenal fatigue

[Guest guest]

Last Fall I tested my oldest son, age 12, via saliva testing, and

yes, he is hypoT and has adrenal fatigue.

- Janet

> Has anyone had their kids tested via saliva testing for adrenal

> function? Am thinking about it for my 8 year old daughter and just

> wondered what the best route to test her would be...saliva, blood etc?

>

> thanks,

> Liz

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[Guest guest]

Good point about the needles!

So do you recommend the basic panel from Canary, or do you need to add

other hormones even with kids...? NOt even sure if my question makes

sense since i've never been tested myself so am not totally clear on

what labs are most important.

Liz

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> Saliva is always the best test for cortiosl as especially wiht a child

> their natural fear of needles wil falsely elevate their cortiosl in

> seconds when the blood is drawn. I do know of several YOUNG children

> wiht serious adrenal issues.

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[Guest guest]

Was he having symptoms? My daughter is highly active, but recently we

found out she is celiac (me too), and I know based on my resolution of

symptoms with HC that i probably had adrenal fatigue most of my life

(my mom too I think), so I'm wondering if she may have been born with

it. Symptom wise, the only thing I see is her high impatience

level/low tolerance to stress/reaction to noise and light.

did you treat your son with HC also? does he take hypoT meds?

thanks,

Liz

>

> > Has anyone had their kids tested via saliva testing for adrenal

> > function? Am thinking about it for my 8 year old daughter and just

> > wondered what the best route to test her would be...saliva, blood etc?

> >

> > thanks,

> > Liz

> >

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Liz,

I tested my 8 r old son. We used the diagnos tech saliva panel for him.

Obviously their age has to be taken into consideration in terms of

interpreting their sexual hormone levels, but I found it to be very helpful.

It was very easy for him, he seemed to have an easier time filling the vails

than I did!! lol.. I think he was just very happy not to have to get a shot,

spitting into a tube was a walk in the park in his mind!!

Hope this helps,

sarah

testing kids for adrenal fatigue

> Has anyone had their kids tested via saliva testing for adrenal

> function? Am thinking about it for my 8 year old daughter and just

> wondered what the best route to test her would be...saliva, blood etc?

>

> thanks,

> Liz

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I had him tested because in the Fall of 2006 he was officially

diagnosed with ADHD, though looking back he'd had problems since he

was about 3. Since diagnosing myself with hypoT, I kept coming

across connections between adrenal fatigue, hypoT and ADHD. I was/am

worried about him being on Concerta. He was put on Concerta because

of the " H " part of ADHD - complete lack of impulse control. I have 4

other children and they would get hurt by his lack of control. It was

never intentional, more like his brain lacked the " common sense "

filter that the rest of us have. After a year on the Concerta he was

getting very sluggish, and I got worried. I knew my pediatrician

wouldn't listen to me (she didn't listen when I told her my oldest

daughter's depression was serious - wrote it off as " teenage angst " ,

but that's another story.) So I had him do the saliva test.

I self-treat my son (along with myself, hubby and oldest daughter.)

I tried Isocort, but it didn't help. Now he's on HC, plus Armour.

But he is still not at the point where I am comfortable taking him

off the Concerta. I tested his B12 and ferritin a couple of months

ago - they weren't awfully low, but a bit off, so I should treat

those I think. Plus, I know I need to plot his temps, just haven't

worked that into our daily routine yet.

Hope that helps.

- Janet

> Was he having symptoms? My daughter is highly active, but recently we

> found out she is celiac (me too), and I know based on my resolution of

> symptoms with HC that i probably had adrenal fatigue most of my life

> (my mom too I think), so I'm wondering if she may have been born with

> it. Symptom wise, the only thing I see is her high impatience

> level/low tolerance to stress/reaction to noise and light.

>

> did you treat your son with HC also? does he take hypoT meds?

> thanks,

> Liz

>

>

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>>> Has anyone had their kids tested via saliva testing for adrenal

>>> function? Am thinking about it for my 8 year old daughter and just

>>> wondered what the best route to test her would be...saliva, blood

>>> etc?

>>>

>>> thanks,

>>> Liz

>>>