Has anyone had high blood cortisol results?
I had a saliva test in January and all 4 samples were slightly elevated but my GP wasn't worried. I have an underactive thyroid but it's within range now I am on thyroxine the last 13 months. I do have PTSD and agoraphobia as a result of being attacked in 2012 but that was all better until my ill health began 18 months ago, when i started with chronic fatigue, crashes and weakness. My GP a few times suggested CFS but now won't diagnose or refer me to be diagnosed as he doesn't believe CFS is a proper diagnosis, he says it's just a diagnosis of exclusion so we have to keep repeating all my tests time and time again with no further answers and at 37 I am still unwell with daily fatigue, weak thighs, crashes etc...
I had a private test for my thyoid as usual every 3 months so added cortisol on as my GP wanted morning cortisol but I can't get to the clinic and he can't come here before 9am to take my blood so I did it private. It came in today very high and it's sent me terrified as it suggests cushings disease. The range was up to 537 and mine was 1192.
I am now terrified to even send the results to my GP, I don't know how I will cope going ot a hospital, let alone needing MRI, brain surgery etc... I feel my world has fallen apart this morning and all my fears coming true as I have been worried it was something serious for a long time with how fatigued I am, but hoped it was CFS (wrong I hoped that but I did over anything like a brain tumour).
Has anyone experienced such high cortisol?
Julie
I had a saliva test in January and all 4 samples were slightly elevated but my GP wasn't worried. I have an underactive thyroid but it's within range now I am on thyroxine the last 13 months. I do have PTSD and agoraphobia as a result of being attacked in 2012 but that was all better until my ill health began 18 months ago, when i started with chronic fatigue, crashes and weakness. My GP a few times suggested CFS but now won't diagnose or refer me to be diagnosed as he doesn't believe CFS is a proper diagnosis, he says it's just a diagnosis of exclusion so we have to keep repeating all my tests time and time again with no further answers and at 37 I am still unwell with daily fatigue, weak thighs, crashes etc...
I had a private test for my thyoid as usual every 3 months so added cortisol on as my GP wanted morning cortisol but I can't get to the clinic and he can't come here before 9am to take my blood so I did it private. It came in today very high and it's sent me terrified as it suggests cushings disease. The range was up to 537 and mine was 1192.
I am now terrified to even send the results to my GP, I don't know how I will cope going ot a hospital, let alone needing MRI, brain surgery etc... I feel my world has fallen apart this morning and all my fears coming true as I have been worried it was something serious for a long time with how fatigued I am, but hoped it was CFS (wrong I hoped that but I did over anything like a brain tumour).
Has anyone experienced such high cortisol?
Julie