Adrenal results back and not sure....

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Hi - Debstu from Stop the thyroid madness told me to come over here

for advice - so I hope you don't mind.

I got my saliva results back and they are as follows:

Cortisol:

7-8am - 26.5 - High

11-12 - 10.6 - High

4 - 5pm - 4.6 - Normal

11pm-12 - 2.5 Normal

Total daily cortisol - 44.2 - High

DHEA:

2am - 0.37 - Low

3pm - 0.31 - Low

DHEA: Cortisol Ratio - 0.8 - Low

I have been described as in the 'maladaption stage 2' which means I am

churning out cortisol and the DHEA pathways are knackered. According

to IWDL my labs showed a 'rare scenario'.

What I don't get is this sentence: 'If levels are excessively

elevated, hormone secreting tumors as well as the patient's or

practiotioners use of exogenous adrenal hormones (adrenal extract etc)

or stimulants (drugs, nictoine) should be investigated.'

Does this mean that cortisol or adrenal extract etc would actually be

really bad for me?

How do you get the DHEA back up and running ok ? Is it by reducing the

cortisol by relaxing more? I don't feel stressed - just knackered.

I should add that I have fatigue etc - so I was expecting to be low

cortisol (although I am greatly relieved not to be).

Thanks so much for your help,

Bel