cortisol problems and mercury??

[Guest guest]

hi,

another test came back.

24 hour urine.

all other findings were within normal range (according to the lab)

but some were close to the range cut offs.

such as epinephrine at 52.9 nmol/d (out of <60 for normal)

and

VMA at 10.7 umol/d (out of 10-35 umol/d)

but the part the doctor is concerned about is the cortisol.

it is quite high, at 1237 (out of a rante of 50-200nmol/d)

he suggested that there is either pituitary gland, or adrenal gland

tumors that can cause this type of hig cortisol.

he is suggesting a mexamethasone suppression test (a steroid that is

supposed to lower (stop?)) the production of cortisol and then test

to see if there is response to this.

is this safe?

is this type of cortisol levels typical for mercury toxic person?

is it a fair possibility that this cortisol level can decrease if

there is lowered mercury load?

really am not fond of the steroid testing, since have had previous

bad reactions to prednisone and this dexamethasone is supposed to be

10 times more potent then predinisone.

would it be detrimental or worth it to delay this test and see if the

cortisol levels (and other kidney function troubles also) get better

with decrease4d mercury load (am amidts amalgam removal)?

[Guest guest]

This is a very high number for cortisol.

If it is a real number, the person with it should be very fat, have

thin skin (literally, stretch marks, etc.) be depressed, and have

assorted other problems.

If something happened between the time the cortisol was in the human

being and the number was on the piece of paper, then it might not mean

anything.

Andy . . . .. . .

> hi,

> another test came back.

> 24 hour urine.

> all other findings were within normal range (according to the lab)

>

> but some were close to the range cut offs.

> such as epinephrine at 52.9 nmol/d (out of <60 for normal)

>

> and

> VMA at 10.7 umol/d (out of 10-35 umol/d)

>

> but the part the doctor is concerned about is the cortisol.

>

> it is quite high, at 1237 (out of a rante of 50-200nmol/d)

>

>

> he suggested that there is either pituitary gland, or adrenal gland

> tumors that can cause this type of hig cortisol.

Or lab errors.

Pay attention to the person the test reflects - they should be pretty

messed up if that is a real number.

> he is suggesting a mexamethasone suppression test (a steroid that is

> supposed to lower (stop?)) the production of cortisol and then test

> to see if there is response to this.

>

> is this safe?

>

> is this type of cortisol levels typical for mercury toxic person?

> is it a fair possibility that this cortisol level can decrease if

> there is lowered mercury load?

>

> really am not fond of the steroid testing, since have had previous

> bad reactions to prednisone and this dexamethasone is supposed to be

> 10 times more potent then predinisone.

>

> would it be detrimental or worth it to delay this test and see if

the

> cortisol levels (and other kidney function troubles also) get better

> with decrease4d mercury load (am amidts amalgam removal)?

I would wait, unless there are clear signs of a CORTISOL problem on

the human being, not just the lab report.

Andy . . .. .

[Guest guest]

andrewhallcutler wrote:

> This is a very high number for cortisol.

>

> If it is a real number, the person with it should be very fat, have

> thin skin (literally, stretch marks, etc.) be depressed, and have

> assorted other problems.

Is it possible that a person with high cortisol have thin skin, stretch marks,

slightly

depressed, but too skinny? Low thyroid ( low T3, T4, free T3, and free T4). Low

WBC, RBC,

HmG.

This seems to be the case I know.

mt

>

>

> If something happened between the time the cortisol was in the human

> being and the number was on the piece of paper, then it might not mean

> anything.

>

> Andy . . . .. . .

>

> > hi,

> > another test came back.

> > 24 hour urine.

> > all other findings were within normal range (according to the lab)

> >

> > but some were close to the range cut offs.

> > such as epinephrine at 52.9 nmol/d (out of <60 for normal)

> >

> > and

> > VMA at 10.7 umol/d (out of 10-35 umol/d)

> >

> > but the part the doctor is concerned about is the cortisol.

> >

> > it is quite high, at 1237 (out of a rante of 50-200nmol/d)

> >

> >

> > he suggested that there is either pituitary gland, or adrenal gland

> > tumors that can cause this type of hig cortisol.

>

> Or lab errors.

>

> Pay attention to the person the test reflects - they should be pretty

> messed up if that is a real number.

>

> > he is suggesting a mexamethasone suppression test (a steroid that is

> > supposed to lower (stop?)) the production of cortisol and then test

> > to see if there is response to this.

> >

> > is this safe?

> >

> > is this type of cortisol levels typical for mercury toxic person?

> > is it a fair possibility that this cortisol level can decrease if

> > there is lowered mercury load?

> >

> > really am not fond of the steroid testing, since have had previous

> > bad reactions to prednisone and this dexamethasone is supposed to be

> > 10 times more potent then predinisone.

> >

> > would it be detrimental or worth it to delay this test and see if

> the

> > cortisol levels (and other kidney function troubles also) get better

> > with decrease4d mercury load (am amidts amalgam removal)?

>

> I would wait, unless there are clear signs of a CORTISOL problem on

> the human being, not just the lab report.

>

> Andy . . .. .

>

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