Will these affect Diagnos Techs results?

[Guest guest]

I am using the 1% HC cream (cortaid) since my stomach can't take HC

capsules and taking some amino acids for neurotransmitter balance

(GABA, Theanine, 5 htp). Will any of these skew the saliva test

results from Diagnos Techs? I am afraid to stop using any of them for

the test...do I have to stop?

Tina

[Guest guest]

The HC cream certainly will, you need to stop it for at least 2 weeks

before the test.

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[Guest guest]

Val,

Thanks Val. My anxiety is almost unbearable when I go off HC

completely. Can I just notate on the form I am using it so they will

calculate that in with the results?

Tina

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> The HC cream certainly will, you need to stop it for at least 2 weeks

> before the test.

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> Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV

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> http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/

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http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/

> http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/

>

[Guest guest]

Nope, there is no accurate way to tets whike using any kind of HC or

steroid.

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[Guest guest]

Tina,

There just isn't any way around this. You have to be off of HC in all forms

and off of anything that provides " adrenal support " for at least 2 weeks

before doing the saliva test. If you aren't your test will be worthless. Val

has tried looking at tests people have taken while on HC and found no rhyme

or reason to how they come out. It just isn't something that can be adjusted

for. If you think about it, you'll understand why. If you are taking HC,

then your body needs to produce less cortisol, so there is absolutely no way

to meaure how much cortisol your body is able to produce on it's own while

taking a replacement HC. This is why we are always telling people to get the

salvia tests before starting any HC. Right now I'm wishing I had pushed for

an ACTH stim test because you can't take that while taking HC either, and it

just isn't worth it for me to even attempt to go off of HC right now. Maybe

after several months and my adrenal glands have a chance to heal a bit.

Maybe then I'll be ready to try to wean down and see how it goes. So if you

can't go the entire 2 weeks without any HC or adrenal support, then I

wouldn't even bother with doing the salvia test. It would be a waste of time

and money. Sorry to be the bearer of bad new. :-(

Rie

A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy

enough people to make it worth the effort. Herm Albright

>

> I am using the 1% HC cream (cortaid) since my stomach can't take HC

> capsules and taking some amino acids for neurotransmitter balance

> (GABA, Theanine, 5 htp). Will any of these skew the saliva test

> results from Diagnos Techs? I am afraid to stop using any of them for

> the test...do I have to stop?

>

>

>

> Tina

>

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