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Originally Posted by love_en Yes that is. Because that scale is derrived from the values taken from physically ill people. Just like the Total Testosterone levels, serum cortisol tests falsely indicate all is well. Dr William McK. Jefferies was the pioneer for the diagnosis and treatment of adrenal problems. He found that the AM cortisol in men was closer to 30 and an ACTH stimulation test produced a result of 50+ in most subjects. I tend to agree with that. My AM cortisol is 28, an ACTH stimulation test results in only 38, and I have had adrenal symptoms long before I realized I was hypogonadal. |
Damn.. I distrust my endo more and more, the more I learn in here. Marianco, can you confirm this ?
My AM cortisol is 17.8 and after a 30min ACTH stim is was 24.5. Should I look into this ?
I would like to hear Marianco's thoughts on this one too:
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if you stay <35-40mg hydrocortisone/day, then it's a pretty safe dose.
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JH