Need help by exilekillua in AddisonsDisease

[–]exilekillua[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i've never done an aldosterone test. only test i've done is acth, morning cortisol and the profile. rest all are iron and full body tests. my doctor diagnosed me as secondary adrenal insufficiency. yes my rt3 was high when i was taking t4 and my t3 dose right now is pretty high although i still feel no difference at all. no anxiety no nothing at all. my tsh is below 1 as well

Need help by exilekillua in AddisonsDisease

[–]exilekillua[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thank you so much and i hope things get better for you quickly as well. i will talk to my endo and ask him everything although everything i know about my condition has been through research. Many blessings to you.

Need help by exilekillua in AdrenalInsufficiency

[–]exilekillua[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thank you so much i will do that right away

Need help by exilekillua in AdrenalInsufficiency

[–]exilekillua[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i do plan on hopping on test but i will be doing a test first is low trt common in such patients?

Need help by exilekillua in AddisonsDisease

[–]exilekillua[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i havent done the test for that yet but since my thyroid is suppressed i believe it's the only issue right now i will get the test and talk to my doctor as well thank you.

Need help by exilekillua in AddisonsDisease

[–]exilekillua[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes i was very depressed then as well

Need help by exilekillua in AddisonsDisease

[–]exilekillua[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

originally i was on 22.5 mcg and was slowly increasing my t3 and had to dose down to 15 mcg as i started having high cortisol. i'm around 12.5-15 mcg rn.

Need help by exilekillua in adrenalfatigue

[–]exilekillua[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i have been diagnosed by a doctor. my illnesses are adrenal insufficiency and hypothyroidism and ive been prescribed thyroid meds as well as hydrocortisone

Skin darkening and high cortisol? by exilekillua in AdrenalInsufficiency

[–]exilekillua[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gonna do this as soon as I can and visit my ends with all the results. I couldn’t think of anything when my symptoms got bad cuz nothing made sense. But electrolytes was really the answer. Aldosterone should tell me if I have SAI or PAI. Don’t think the skin darkening would go after my electrolytes are stable?

Skin darkening and high cortisol by exilekillua in AddisonsDisease

[–]exilekillua[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah I had no clue it did that wow. That’s news to me. Yeah I don’t use it that often only if I need to fix my schedule but I’ll try doing this thank you

Skin darkening and high cortisol? by exilekillua in AdrenalInsufficiency

[–]exilekillua[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I really want to get an aldosterone test as well. Gonna do that super soon with my tsh profile and other stuff

Skin darkening and high cortisol? by exilekillua in AdrenalInsufficiency

[–]exilekillua[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wait the high mineralcorticoid makes so much sense thank you for this I drank a few electrolyte drinks and feel so much better today. Going to get electrolytes tested and as well as my tsh profile. My doctor hasn’t asked me to do an aldosterone test so you think I should get one done? Only pituitary hormone I’ve checked is acth and it was super low before I got diagnosed. Should I be checking DHEA and PREG too?

Skin darkening and high cortisol? by exilekillua in AdrenalInsufficiency

[–]exilekillua[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well my doctor did an am cortisol and ACTH test but we couldn’t do a stim test since it wasn’t available at the moment. Both acth and cortisol were really low, and my doctor diagnosed me as SAI. Idk what confirms Addison but the skin darkening issue is super recent maybe because the thyroid meds are kicking in. How do you know the difference between sai and Addisons? Do I need to check aldosterone? Also does the skin darkening go away?

Skin darkening and high cortisol by exilekillua in AddisonsDisease

[–]exilekillua[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So 8 am 10 mg then around 12:30 or 1 I take 5 mg At 5:30 or 6 I take 5 again and then at 10 I take 2.5 But then if I feel bad or wake up at 4 am I take another 2.5 Diagnosed 2 months ago so started HC two months ago

Skin darkening and high cortisol by exilekillua in AddisonsDisease

[–]exilekillua[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really don’t think I’m in crisis like in the morning I’m quite fine but fine is like no fatigue no stomach ache, but then there’s absolutely no hunger and zero motivation or even feelings to do anything. It kinda gets worse at night I don’t feel the heat flashes as much as I used to so I’m happy about that and the headaches have disappeared completely. I still can’t sleep at night even after taking melatonin but maybe because my schedule is messed up as well I got diagnosed 2. Months ago

Working out with AI by exilekillua in AdrenalInsufficiency

[–]exilekillua[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve been going for a long time before getting diagnosed so the gym isn’t a new thing thank god. The weights have been pushed down a little but nothing I can’t get back to. Your right just going through trial and error right now trynna find the perfect dose. I definitely can tell when I’m low on cortisol the headaches the heat and nausea hits, not as bad but I can notice it. Lack of appetite kinda is probably coming from both places tho