... what if your cortisol is low and on grandulars, on testosterone injections, and dhea is high. ... (3 replies)
... logist and he said the same thing as French doctors! So I found a mail order self stress test and sent my saliva in. I was expecting my DHE to be low and needing DHEA supplements. ... (1 replies)
... Yep, you got it right. DHEA does not have a feedback loop, the body seems to rely on cortisol for that. And yes, taking prednisone will cut off your DHEA supply and produce a deficiency. ... (14 replies)
... Um, er, I DID know that. Guess my memory really IS shot! Thanks. Do you know if ACTH is the only regulation? ... (14 replies)
... urine and saliva test were that unusual. I have had 3 different doctors over the years perform the same tests on me. I just thought it was strange to have such high amounts in my urine but a low level in my blood. ... (14 replies)
... DHEA is 485. ... (0 replies)
... menopausal range which is 23. ... (0 replies)
... Just like you I have obvious thyroid symptoms. I also have TSH, T3 and T4 within range. I even have high DHEA combined with high cortisol. ... (1 replies)
... opped.....my potassium went low...very low 2.7, 2.9, 3.1. I went to the doctor of course...a good one and they found my aldosterone to be high, renin and my iron is low mag is low DHEA is high, vitamin D is low, thyroid is low and sometimes my calcium and sodium is low. Not really low, just below normal by a bit. ... (1 replies)
... My early morning cortisol is half of the lowest figure considred normal and then it goes very low for rest of day but my DHEA is just above normal. ... (4 replies)
... DHEA is produced by the adrenal glands in conjunction with cortisol. ... (2 replies)
... DHEA is OTC, but it will raise your estrogen and testosterone. ... (5 replies)
... For those of you diagnosed with Addison's, have you always exhibited high potassium and low DHEA as many of the text books describe? ... (1 replies)
... I too have high blood pressure, but only for the last 6 months or so. A water pill and a beta blocker won't even lower it... ... (1 replies)
... But my labs for thyroid come back normal and my saliva testing says l am in severe stress mode and have fatigued adrenals. Sometimes l wonder if something else is going on with me, can my adreanls really make me feel like this? ... (11 replies)
... Also what I dont get is how in the world can the thyroid effect the adrenals.. ... (11 replies)
... up, l was looking over your cortisol results, l would have a saliva test done four times during the day. I had one done and found out that my cortisol levels are high in the morning and drop off to almost nothing in the day and then back to normal at night. You can find this out with normal blood testing. ... (11 replies)
... Hi, Van..
Pshh Ive got an array of symptoms..I cant tolerate my thyroid meds, tired all the time, weight, gain, muscle weakness, very irritable, mood swings, irregular menstrual cycle, vision problems, low blood sugar, anxiety and derpression..I think that covers it..lol
So you are taking the B-complex as well huh..i was told that it supports the adrenals..Like you I dont... (11 replies)
... I have similar results, except my DHEA was about doulbe yours, my cotisol is always high in the morning but a saliva test showed that it drops way low in the day and then comes back to normal ranges in the night. ... (11 replies)
... You know I was wondering about cushings after doing some research.I have all that above you have mentioned except hypertension blood pressure is normal and I do not bruise easily plus i have low sugar..Could cortisol levels throw off the thyroid? ... (11 replies)
