SWAlexander
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All hormones can be tested https://www.questdiagnostics.com/site-search-results?keyword=Hormones. Although some US insurance will not pay for it unless ordered by endocrinologists.
I have been on a wild ride with hormone supplements suggested or prescribed by psychiatrists and non of them worked or even did more harm. SSRIs on top of low cortisol and folate deficiency were a complete disaster.
In retrospect, I would never again take any medication, especially hormones, in any form without a valid test.
In my long years (since 1979) with corticotropic insufficiency, I have learned to trust only endocrinologists.
A Catecholamine Test plus cortisol would be the best beginning. In some cases, an ACTH test or extended tests will be added.
In some cases, an MRI is necessary to exclude pituitary tumors.
I have been on a wild ride with hormone supplements suggested or prescribed by psychiatrists and non of them worked or even did more harm. SSRIs on top of low cortisol and folate deficiency were a complete disaster.
In retrospect, I would never again take any medication, especially hormones, in any form without a valid test.
In my long years (since 1979) with corticotropic insufficiency, I have learned to trust only endocrinologists.
A Catecholamine Test plus cortisol would be the best beginning. In some cases, an ACTH test or extended tests will be added.
In some cases, an MRI is necessary to exclude pituitary tumors.
