Guest guest Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 Hi, everyone. I simply must get my out of control adrenal fatigue symptoms corrected before starting Andy's chelation protocol, otherwise, I fear I will disturb myself and my family greatly. Dean advised I find an " Adrenal Aware " doctor, which can be hard. I went to an endocrinologist today, told him all my " classic adrenal fatigue " symptoms, he examined me, and I asked for an ACTH stress test. He said he wouldn't be able to interpret it, even if he gave me one. He said the ACTH stress test isn't taken seriously by any self-respecting endocrinologist because " there's no baseline level of cortisol--it may go up, it may go down, who knows. " So instead, he ordered a cortisol blood test for me (blood test first, then injection with ACTH and then another blood draw an hour after that), to " stimulate the adrenals and see if they produce cortisol. " I don't know how reliable this test is going to be. He said my symptoms are pretty common things most people have, without having " Adrenal Disease. " I think, after doing some reading, that my symptoms are things my family and I absolutely cannot put up with . . . and all I did is have 3 little fillings removed 2 months ago--I haven't even started chelating yet! I have to wait a week and see how he interprets the results, but he would prescribe Hydrocortisone if he thinks I'm hypoadrenal, and then treat the symptoms. So--does anyone in Southern California (USA) know of a good " adrenal aware " doctor in the area? I'm in Long Beach. I'm hoping for someone contracted with BlueCross PPO, like my current endocrinologist is. Thanks! Abrenica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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