Health Topic: Acth
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| "I have just been diagnosed with Addison's after years of all sorts of other tests and treatments. (hypothyroidism, lyme, babesia - all" |
| "Hi, I am new to the group and am having trouble finding info about having a low IGF-1 score. My endo is about to do fasting insulin &am" |
| "Hi all, I had my first ACTH stim test this morning (finally - 5 drs, 2 ER trips, & 2 mos in the works). Since I'm new to adrena" |
| "e retested in 3 months. Anyway, my question has to do with the ACTH test. Although my endo mentioned adrenal insufficiency, he did" |
| "to be useful in diagnosis of hypoadrenia. She had me go through an ACTH stimulation test instead. Here are the results: Baseline co" |
| "I thought this might interest you. B) http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/CMSC-ACTRIMS/33047?utm_content=&utm_medium=e" |
| "So I found a new endocrinologist who ordered a pituitary scan and just for the sake of it ran a new cortisol and new ACTH blood test." |
| "my own research first and was glad I did- i had to insist on the ACTH test and a referral for an MRI. She was very arrogant, rude and" |
| "then my cortisol at 9:28 was 19 then at 9:50 it was 18.8.. but my acth the next day was 10? Do you think they should have tested anyth" |
| "ing's HC dose and the next day's am dose. I went in for a low dose ACTH stim at 9am the following day. Here are my results: [b]Basel" |
| "These are the labs that my son had gotten. I am confused about the aldosterone. The first set of results are AFTER ACTH stimulation." |
| "Hi all! Results of my son's acth stim test: It was EXTREMELY stressful during the test so that should be taken into consideration" |
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| "saw Dr Brun, had an insulin tollerance test and diagnosed with low ACTH and cortisol. Saw a doctor over here and prescribed hydrocortiz" |
| "saw Dr Brun, had an insulin tollerance test and diagnosed with low ACTH and cortisol. Saw a doctor over here and prescribed hydrocortiz" |
| "(except skin darkening) and was wondering if I should seek out an ACTH(?) test. I also have been diagnosed with celiac disease, fibro" |
| "I only have the numbers because my doc had a family emergency and will be out this week. I had the ACTH stim test. Here were my numb" |
| "I've been suffering from hypoglycemia for years and was recently brought aware of adrenal fatigue. I've lost so much time out of my lif" |
| "usion unit and she knew it was bloodwork) so I'm assuming it's the ACTH stimulation test. Can anyone give me details about what to e" |
| "now what I'm dealing with, if possible. One more question - my ACTH was never high during any of my testing, but everything else th" |
| "Just a quick note as I struggle with the distance between the laptop keys! - Visited the doc in Sydney that originally diagnosed me" |
| "Guys and Gals, I'm new here and I know you don't have the advantage of knowing about all my trials and tribulations in finding the cor" |
| "I recently was diagnosed with Addison's due to hypopituitarism (pit cyst). I was put on prednisone, initially 5 mg because I had 1/3 t" |
| "I had a GH, ACTH, TSH secreting macroadenoma removed last year. I'm currently on Levothyroxine to keep the T4 and T3 levels up. My l" |
| "Hi all, I talked to the nurse today she said am cortisol was 22.2 and ACTH was 38 doc said pituitary was working properly. And as she" |
| "ip on his newly dx Pituitary disease. If anyone may have advice on ACTH deficiency, past experience with Prednisone, or just general en" |
| "a grows. I am currently taking hydrocortisone to compensate for an ACTH deficiency as well as a Mega-Vit D RX. I'm here to contribute" |
| "Does anyone have this? I was complaining about all the weight I have gain from the steroids and was told I have the early stages of c" |
| "My husband Mike has Crohn's disease and was on Pred to battle a flare up in December. On 12/22, he was admitted due to an intestinal bl" |
| "Please help. I've posted something before that I'd like to get an answer to (see below) however I'm wondering if anyone's Addison's mak" |
| "Hi. New to the group and have a ? concerning an all day fasting adrenal insufficiency test; which I'm sure you have all gone through. (" |
| ""Adrenal Insufficiency". So I got a test done called the ACTH Stim Test, I am awaiting the results of that. Then I will start" |
| "Hi Everyone! My name is Kathy and I am just going through the test for Addison's, I have been sick for the past 3 yrs and the Dr's wer" |
| "va test, and I recently confirmed what I have always known with an ACTH challenge test that showed my adrenal glands are shot. Anyway," |
| "i am already member of adrenal insufficiency group so i don\'t have addison\'s but my body doesn\'t produce cortisol.i have to take med" |
| "ot been abused. The women had higher levels of the stress hormones ACTH and cortisol, and their hearts beat faster when they performed" |
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