Hi
I’m hoping someone might be able to help me as I’m really struggling. Apologies for posting this here as I don’t suffer with thyroid issues, but a lot of posts about Addison’s have popped up here so I’m hoping someone may be able to help.
I’ve been struggling for a few weeks now when I started with a cold virus that I had for 2 weeks and then after it started to go, I started with shoulder and chest pains and a really awful feeling of being generally unwell. The walk in centre sent me to my GP, who sent me to A&E who checked me out and established that they could find anything that was an emergency and sent me away with advice to rest up and take paracetamol for a few days, and to go back to the GP if it doesn’t improve. Well it hasn’t improved and I’ve now got many other symptoms, but the primary ones are fatigue, dizziness, nausea, headaches/migraines and I have totally lost my appetite, so I’ve also lost half a stone in about 2 weeks (I didn’t really have half a stone to lose).
After several blood tests, everything has come back as mostly mid range, although my ferritin is low in the range, and vitamin D is high (I supplement since a deficiency 3 years ago).
Dr Google pointed me to the Addison’s page on the NHS pretty much immediate which seemed to fit with the exception of the darkening skin. I’ve had a cortisol test which has come back as 377nmol/l (range is 184-623), and I’m on HRT which I believe can increase it?
I’m waiting for a call from my doctor as she also asked for renin activity, ACTH and Aldostrone, but those results aren’t back yet. Does anyone know what this result might mean and what I should ask my doctor when she calls?
Many thanks for any advice!