Saliva testing for adrenal insufficiency

[LBM1953]

The following link may be of interest....

medscape.co.uk/viewarticle/...

[herdysheep]

looks interesting. Thanks for the link. Now need a magic wand for funding

[PMRpro Ambassador]

Or you could just ask the GP to add basal cortisol to a routine monitoring blood test you are having anyway ...

Though if it were made a routine part of monitoring patients under 5mg pred I would certainly support it.

[QUE6T-33 in reply to PMRpro]

Are Genova & Regenerus the only two Labs that carry out the Adrenal Saliva Test in UK ? (I’ve got their details)

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to QUE6T-33]

I have no idea at all.

[Zebedee44]

That would suit me very nicely when the time comes, especially if it can be used during the taper process. After seven years and still on 6.5 mg I am facing a long slow journey to the level when the ACTH test is usually done and it would be helpful to know if the adrenal glands were firing back to life.

Thanks for posting this link. Chrissie

[LIVEORDIEHEREIAM]

Sounds great! Where can I get one?

[LBM1953 in reply to LIVEORDIEHEREIAM]

I don't think it is available...