Guest guest Posted October 4, 2004 Report Share Posted October 4, 2004 May I ask what kind of Dr. gave you the tests? I've seen my first endocrinologist here in Atlanta and he didn't seem to have clue one except conceded that my thyroid tests pointed to pituitary. Yet he offered no tests. I have a referral to a new endocrinologist but haven't seen her yet. I figured my hypothalamus and pituitary are involved a long time ago cause of the sleep problems, etc. I have and take adrenal glandulars on my own with armour thyroid. Couldn't handle the armour otherwise. Thanks. Jeanie > >Reply-To: frequent-dose-chelation >To: frequent-dose-chelation >Subject: adrenals, was TK >Date: Sun, 03 Oct 2004 15:50:01 -0000 > > >I take cortef. I got it based on symptoms. > > > > > > Hypothalmus, pituitary, adrenal. I have to take cortisol to live. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2004 Report Share Posted October 4, 2004 Most endos are no good at this unfortunately. They generally routinely treat the thyroid with synthroid and don't properly assess adrenal involvement (even though it is laid out pretty clearly in the endo textbooks that this should be done and the adrenals should be supported *prior* to the thyroid). The large majority of endos have an alarmingly unsophisticated understanding of the HPA axis. Sometimes getting them to test anything beyond TSH and T4 is a frustrating excercise, even in the presence of fairly obvious adrenal, pituitary or hypothalmic involvement in the patients' symptoms. Those who do order cortisol blood tests often do so as part of a larger blood panel and give no instructions on how to properly prepare for the test in order to increase its accuracy (proper fasting, being at the lab at specific times so that the lab can provide the doctor with meaningful reference ranges). Even with abnormal results from a cortisol test, many endos don't consider there to be a problem unless the numbers are *way* out of range (ie. clear cut s or Cushings) > > > Hypothalmus, pituitary, adrenal. I have to take cortisol to live. > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2004 Report Share Posted October 4, 2004 Jeanie, I didn't have tests. I got it from a pain specialist. Look at www.endfatigue.com There are doctors listed there who follow Teitelbaum's protocol. Apparently it's ok to take up to 20 mg per day. how long have you been taking it and how many milligrams? > May I ask what kind of Dr. gave you the tests? I've seen my first > endocrinologist here in Atlanta and he didn't seem to have clue one except > conceded that my thyroid tests pointed to pituitary. Yet he offered no > tests. I have a referral to a new endocrinologist but haven't seen her yet. > I figured my hypothalamus and pituitary are involved a long time ago cause > of the sleep problems, etc. I have and take adrenal glandulars on my own > with armour thyroid. Couldn't handle the armour otherwise. Thanks. Jeanie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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