Testing

• I have a suppressed TSH with past papillary thyroid cancer, weight loss resistance, and I tend to feel hot. Estradiol, FSH and LH are normal, SMBG is high, and progesterone is low. Would you investigate the pituitary or just overall hormone dysregulation?
• Can I do the adrenal test and be on LDN?
• My blood pressure always drops after I stand up, so I'm going to be monitoring this while supplementing for my adrenals. Does it matter how much it goes up when standing up?
• Five years ago I did DiagnosTechs free cortisol with 4 spit bottles; morning was depressed, noon, afternoon, and midnight were normal. Now, my cortisol saliva shows 8 am is low and 11:59 is 4.2. What do you think about these results?
• My TSH, T3 and T4 are all low. In the past, my TSH has always been high. What could be causing this? Could a pituitary issue develop many years after Hashimoto’s?
• Could phosphatidylserine, vitamin C, magnesium, and fish oil supplements be confounding factors in my adrenal lab results? I have a reversed sleep/wake cycle due to my shift work schedule.
• On my adrenal lab results, my morning cortisol was within range, but noon, afternoon, and nighttime cortisols were below normal range. Cortisol Sum was 22.2. What stage would this be?
• I just got my saliva test and my cortisol is in the normal range throughout the day, but my DHEA is very low. Does this translate to a level of adrenal fatigue?
• My doctor did the adrenal testing from ZRT Labs in January. I'm wondering if I should do the test again to get clearer results. How often do you suggest doing the Adrenal Saliva test?
• I just got back from vacation about a week and a half ago. Should I wait a little bit to do the adrenal saliva test? Would you recommend a certain amount of time to wait?
• I have Sjögren's, so doing a saliva test is difficult. Do you have any other recommendations for Adrenal testing?
• What is considered to be low blood pressure?
• Should I have a blood draw to measure my pregnenolone and DHEA before I start the drops?
• If you can’t do saliva for the cortisol test, what would you recommend as a back-up?
• What are the tests for Addison’s? Which would you recommend?
• I stopped taking supplements including n-acetylcysteine, B vitamins, vitamin C, DHEA, and pregnenolone during my adrenal test. Could this have affected my results and given me a low cortisol?
• Can I figure out my adrenal fatigue level without doing the test?
• I start off with high morning cortisol. Then, my cortisol at noon and in the afternoon drops below normal. My bedtime cortisol is normal and total cortisol is 25 (reference range 23-42). What stage is this?
• Does the adrenal saliva test also test for DHEA and pregnenolone, or those are separate?
• Can I do the adrenal saliva test while doing a gut/liver cleanse?
• If my adrenal levels are good, when should I test again to check if the levels are still good?
• How often should I do an adrenal saliva test?
• How many days supplement free must one be to get an accurate saliva test?
• Does the cortisol test take the place of the saliva adrenal test?
• I took the adrenal saliva test about 3 months ago through ZRT labs and have adrenal fatigue. Should I retake it?
• Do you recommend monitoring basal temperature?
• Is it necessary to get tested for the adrenal stress index? What is the best treatment for adrenal imbalance?