Sodium issues can also be in the renin/aldosteone realm of hormones - so make sure those are checked as well.
I have low BP and have renin issues so I take florinef to retain sodium and take salt tablets AND salt my food. I also see a cardiologist.
... sorry "Hashimoto's AND Lyme that I'm dealing...", I meant.
Thank you for your reply! Sounds like it's probably just Hashimoto's that I'm dealing with alone, then. Good to know! My cardiologist just put me on medication to treat my low blood pressure. She believes this will help how "drained" and dizzy I feel and will help with any minor salt wasting issues that I may have. I asked if she thought I should do a 24 hr. urine sodium test to be sure this was the best way to go, but she said it was unnecessary bc either way my bp needs to come up and sodium/electrolyte supplements are doing it for me.
I am just a layman - but I am one without adrenals.
Let me explain how normal adrenals work - you reach a peak around 8am, and continue to fall throughout the day. It is called the diurnal or circadian rhythm. Your saliva testing was consistent, IMHO layman opinion with a normal rhythm.
When I was getting tested for cortisol - my docs tested me many many times - as cortisol is going to change from day to day. So one test should not be a basis for diagnosis. As well, the stimulation test is more of a gold standard for a diagnosis (although people can pass that and still be sick when they are on the verge of failing). It is not a straight thing.
That being said, your doc is also going to make $$$ on the supplements. So if you are not having sodium issues - as AI is a salt wasting disease - then I would not really mess with it as it can actually cause more harm than good. Adrenals don't recover on suppression - they go on vacation - and some won't wake up. There is no way to tell if you will stay in permanent AI, or go the opposite and go cushingoid with supplementation so eh, if you have the choice, don't mess with something that is not broken.