Experiences with

Acthar

Question - Is it worth me bothering with the SST considering the below info? I am thinking maybe not but as you have all been so helpful in the past I thought I'd ask for opinions please. Preface - All my core vitamins are optimal and have been for many months now. I don’t take thyroid meds, no antibodies

this is more so for the real educated low dose naltrexone folks bc it involves biochemistry. I’m a woman and every time I’ve gone on LDN now it raises my testosterone due to its effects on the HPA axis (namely acth/cortisol and therefore the downstream hormones). Has anyone else experienced the same?

Hi I'm hypothyroid, currently on 112mcg levo which hasn't really hekped, plus Pernicious Anaemia which i self inject every othrr day B12. I had a cortisol test back in mid august as I suspected cushings, it was 86nmol/L so instead very likely Addisons /AI. This was via my private endo who was about

My visit to Brightons Royal Sussex Hospital today has been exhausting but I have come away knowing the outcome of my short synacthen test and having delayed surgery on the pesky pituitary adenoma that was revealed (unexpectedly) by MRI in January. The good news is that my adrenal glands are capable

I did a Randox Female Hormone Test as NHS Endo refused to check Progesterone and Testosterone, and they don't believe in HRT. Until August 2022 I had been on HRT, Kliofem 2mg/ I mg , for more than 20 years. I was taken off it by my G.P. because of my age. I believe I have Pituitary Failure/ Central

I ran into disability and it’s getting worse already for more than 2 years, Dutch doctors keep doing nothing and pinpointing me from one to another and not run even basic tests. Not hospitalizing, not trying to help. I got so many private doctors but financially I can’t afford a lot of tests. I could

After getting down to 3 mg of prednisone (still doing Actemra injections) my endo switched me to hydrocortisone for a couple of months. I got down to two 5mg tablets in AM and one 5mg tab in PM, the PM dose kept my blood pressure from going too low. Last month my endo did ACTH testing and said my Adrenal

Hi everyone. My first post for many years so I’m now very out of date on everything as I’ve been happily ticking along for ages taking a combination of thyroxine and T3 and keeping my TSH levels quite low. I’ve recently been referred back to endo to confirm the T3 prescription and for some adrenal

Got a phone call just now from endocrinology, my cortisol test at GP' surgery was 1 56, she said that's good, it shows things are working....I am on 4.5mg......I said this must be taken into account I suppose?....she said we will get you an ACTH test done, if it's 250, that's regarded as normal. ...

Has anyone had an ACTH Stimulation test after stopping abiraterone and Prednisone to test for adrenal insufficiency? I ended 24 months of eligard, abiraterone, and Prednisone on June 4. My endocrinologist (who I had prior to prostate cancer) pushed me to have a cortisol test on June 6 even though I

This has happened a few times over the years, that I've been drinking nothing ott but 3-4 glasses of wine & suddenly out of nowhere I'm upset shouting at hubby for no apparent reason🤦 I've been very good of late not to drank too much. (Just recently back on 125mcg daily instead of eod as my moods were

Hello I wondered if anyone could help, I was referred to an endo for my thyroid as my TSH was 0.1 and ts3 was 6.4 (range 4-6) so they thought I could gave hyperthyroidism especially with my symptoms of fatigue, abdominal pain, weakness and graves in my family, etc however I did the tests and my TSH have

I was asked by the GP to remind him, when I reached 3mg in my tapering, that I should have a synacthen test. I have now done so. However, I am being sent for an ACTH blood test Is this the same thing (I don't think so as I have not been asked to miss the steroid dose and there is no indication that

1. I had an ACTH test yesterday as my recent cortisol level was low. I was told my TSH would be tested but not T4 and T3. However when I got there, it was a full thyroid profile being done. I had breakfast in the morning but no caffeine. I had a small bowl of plain porridge and nothing else, except water

Diagnosed with hashimotos. I’ve had a few ongoing issues and symptoms and they’re getting worse. My endo didn’t believe it was thyroid related or pcos related but arranged for other tests like ACTH, RF etc. He also stated at this point they were discharging me as there’s nothing more they can help with

Hey everyone, My aldosterone levels are very elevated at 409 (range up to 190). I'm waiting for the adrenal MRI. My endo said he's suspecting adrenal adenoma since my ACTH was low, blood cortisol high, unable to raise thyroid meds or raising and having symptoms. Anyone here diagnosed with it or know

Hey all, I'm in a pit 🙃 since November haven't been able to go to the shop, I manage some walks around the block and do my kettlebells in the morning. My main issue is fatigue, dizziness, dehydration (lowish sodium). I also get hypo symptoms like water retention, I'm 9 kgs overweight, my hair is

Hey everyone,I have trouble tolerating thyroid meds despite trying different combos, even different NDT med types etc, while it hasn't been a problem before, it was smooth sailing on Armour and great increasing, until I crashed mid 2017. Currently on 2.375 gr Armour and 5 mcg Thybon t3. My salivary cortisol

New study from Spain [1]. For many years, I used a product that probably contained DES (diethylstilbestrol) - perhaps 1 mg? My QoL was very good. When I eventually migrated to 3 mg DES - plus a shot of testosterone cypionate every 3 months - I began to feel frail. The new study associates high

Hi everyone! First of all, sorry for the long post. I just got diagnosed with Hashimoto. I'm having most of hypothyroid symptoms but doctor will not give me medication as my recent blood test showed everything is still in the normal ranges. It's frustrating cause I don't know how to cope with my