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Demografx, it's good to have friends who are also researchers! Thanks a lot for your commitment to find a cure for pois for all of us. With Dr Waldinger, and the recent other people you were able to contact we feel less alone now. I hope we'll always grow in this direction. I understand you about the tests with lancets, I suppose it's normal because we all have our phobias, specially me, and perhaps all of us because of pois. Also I know that a lot of people have this blood/needle phobia. In a last attempt, just in case, here are two videos about lancets. The first is explaining how quick it is. The second which is not with the lancing device, you'll understand why, is showing the size of the needle.//www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9e1PysysWI//www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zE12-4fVn8I hope it will help a little bit.I'll read about IL6 for the first time. I'm not sure if we have a rare disease or not it's very hard to say.
I'm not sure if this registered...My blood cortisol levels were tested, and they were high. This can be dangerous, and could very possibly be a result of POIS. It is something we had suspected beforehand. It was a test the research neurologist I saw on the 23rd ordered.To everyone on this forum: I cannot advise you more strongly to go and get a cortisol blood test as soon as possible. (e.g. on monday). Get an AM and PM test. Try and do it while symptomatic.
I just had a standard blood test (which I can't read, except for GP's comment, "all looks good") Would this typically test blood cortisol? I have 2 pages of results, what should I look for? Thanx!
Girlwind, can an accupuncturist or other naturalist draw my blood for these tests?
...Since all it requires is spitting into plastic vials, four times during the day, you might consider that...
...That's actually a good idea...
Demografix,On my test report it said clearly 'cortisol 8 am' so I guess if you don't see 'cortisol' it was not included. I don't know another name for cortisol anyway. My 'in pois' cortisol 8 am was 306 nmol/L, so 9% above the lower borderline of the normal range (250-850 on my form). I will update when new info is available.
Girlwind, sincere thanks for the cortisol tutorial!Do you have any similar info on prolactin?
SOME INFO ON PROLACTIN...
Were on a Cortisol kick. Check this out!Adrenal exhaustion is more difficult to resolve. Adrenal exhaustion involves a depletion of energy reserves and a loss of resilience. Symptomatic signs of adrenal exhaustion can be as diverse as fatigue, nervousness, anxiety, severe PMS, depression, brain fog, carbohydrate cravings, allergies, muscular pain and tenderness, joint pain, and irritable bowel syndrome. The goal of nutritional therapy in this situation is to restore the natural, diurnal release of normal levels of cortisol. The theory is if you provide the body with a small amount of a cortisol-like substance, the adrenal glands can take a rest and have an opportunity to regenerate. Then normal cortisol production will be restored.
Quote from: Limejuice on 01/11/2008 15:43:30Were on a Cortisol kick. Check this out!Adrenal exhaustion is more difficult to resolve. Adrenal exhaustion involves a depletion of energy reserves and a loss of resilience. Symptomatic signs of adrenal exhaustion can be as diverse as fatigue, nervousness, anxiety, severe PMS, depression, brain fog, carbohydrate cravings, allergies, muscular pain and tenderness, joint pain, and irritable bowel syndrome. The goal of nutritional therapy in this situation is to restore the natural, diurnal release of normal levels of cortisol. The theory is if you provide the body with a small amount of a cortisol-like substance, the adrenal glands can take a rest and have an opportunity to regenerate. Then normal cortisol production will be restored.Sure sounds like POIS!