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Question about ATCH Levels

Lilycocosnap91

I've been having ongoing medical issues for two years. One has been an on going fight of high blood pressure and I've tried many medicin...

Potassium RBC? Is it too low?

Jsosa6

Can anyone make any sense out of this? Test Result Flag Unit RefValue -------------------------------------------------------------...

adrenal insufficient in the past told my adrenals are working now however.

fendertele

I was diagnosed with a prolactinoma and along with it secondary hypogonadism, adrenal insufficient and some other things I cant remember....

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Help reading my labs please.

jendlugosz

I recently had my ACTH and Cortisol tested via blood and I need some help interrupting them. I took no medication prior to test and it w...

High ACTH, normal cortisol, stress during test

milliemillie2

Hi, My 10 month baby had a blood test for ACTH and cortisol. The result came back that ACTH is 5 times normal (57 while normal range ...

Sweating and then cold

Ozzieandharriett

I was just wondering if anyone has cold chills, then horrible sweating. This goes on all day for me. I could not stay in grocery store to...

11 answers | 1 comment

ACTH stim test

Marilyn1Scott

5 year old female Baseline cortisol 4.6 30 min 4.0 60 min 8.0 What does this mean? They also did a bone age test that determined...

Very low cortisol at night?

chel 81

Not sure if this is related or what is going on. I have chronic epstein barr (CEBV) and hypothyroidism and stress is a major factor in ca...

7 answers | 2 comments

Does low cortisol blood test (.5) mean Addison's

Kfrod

My blood test for cortisol was .5. Dr said lowest she has ever seen. Does this automatically mean some underlying disease? She is test...

Adrenal fatigue and electrolyte imbalance

Shastacovich

I did a salivary cortisol test in the morning and my result was 0.278 in a 0.025-0.6 range. I'm going to do a 4-time test soon but here a...

My cortisol level is 5.3 is that Normal?

Leona123c

Doctor is doing further tests as 11 years ago I had a pheochromocytoma

1 answer | 3 comments

Could this still be adrenal insufficiency despite a normal ACTH stim test?

piuforte

Sorry for the book ahead of time, but my case is complicated. So, I thought I finally had my answer and the doc taking care of me in t...

3 answers

Chronic muscle adhesions, pain, abnormal cortisol and Hashimoto’s disease connected?

707kelli

Hi! I am a 38 year old female. I’m 5’10” 170 lbs, 17% body fat. I work out 7 days a week (have for 5-7 years) this consists of 40-45 mi...

Low morning cortisol, high afternoon cortisol

Kebefo

Hi, guys. I am having a bit of confusion over my test results. I've had two different tests via my Hormone and Wellness NP, and I am se...

2 answers

adrenal crisis from prednisone withdrawal?

gauss

Hi, my girlfriend was on prednisone for 10 days for an ear infection (which was causing extreme vertigo). She abruptly stopped taking it ...

5 answers | 1 comment

Cortisol levels

bnf719

Hi All! I recently had my cortisol levels checked with my PCP via a 24 hr saliva test due to worsening fatigue/other symptoms that seem t...

Low Cortisol High acth and a useless Endo ...

feefifiona

Hi I have just joined .... mainly because I need some help and because I read a lot of answers and every one of them was helpful and nic...

1 answer | 1 comment

Short synacthen test

tecnogran

Hi I have M.E and am very sensitive to most drugs I have multiple chemical sensitivity have to have adrenaline free anaesthetic - My e...

Is 0.6 cortisol mcg/dl to low

nalex6

I have fatige get tire very fast keep gaining weigh blood pressure high mood get out of control

Should I be worried about adrenal calcification?

tatertotlord666

Hello, Recently I had an abdominal CT scan that showed I have small calcification in my right adrenal gland. The doctor I saw said I s...

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