Cortisol

[TOWIE]

Do you have to fast for a cortisol blood test ?

[Sqad]

No.

[TOWIE]

hello Sqad - its me, Den...........thanks for the answer xx

[Sqad]

Den my darling...I have missed you. What did your Endocrinologist say about your thyroid levels and i suppose that this thread is an investigation of your adrenal function.
Just got back from the Club and have missed you.

[TOWIE]

Afternoon Sqad - my last bloods (6 weeks ago) were 29.7 T4 - 0.5 TSH and 3.4 T3 - so I had completely swung the other way and have been over medicated. Have cut Thyroxine down to 125/100 alternate days and thought last week I had turned the corner, but yesterday and today, I feel poorly again. On last visit, my Endo Consultant advised me to go on HRT, and my hormones are zilch or antidepressants. I was a little disappointed in him, to say the least. Don't feel he is approaching this in the correct fashion.

Have joned Thyroid UK webpage and have found lots of useful information, e.g. about adrenals, so will tick this box on my bloods form.

I am thoroughly fed up to the back teeth of feeling lousy. (:o((

[Sqad]

TSH a little low, but not the end of the world, but I agree that you have been overdosing on thyroxine.

T3 is normal

T4 of 29.7.......have you made a mistake?.....seems very high.

[TOWIE]

Nope thats correct Sqad - 29.7 T4.

[Sqad]

OK Den, that is high....very high....it will come down as you reduce your thyroxine.

Luvs yer.