Posted by Racer on May 10, 2006, at 13:11:38
Oh my!
If my typing is weird, sorry -- wet fingernails. I decided to try a Girl Thing today...
Anyway, anxiety is a bit of a problem for me. (I can you some of you saying, "No? Really?" lol) There have been times when I know my body is just primed for take off -- a leaf dropping on the balcony will set off my adrenaline pumps. And then I have this fatigue/ennui thing going on. Someone mentioned adrenal exhaustion, maybe SLS? That struck me as something to maybe get checked out, to see if it would explain some of my current problems. Does anyone know what tests to ask to have run? My GP is resistant to running *any* tests -- says Americans want too many unnecessary tests, and didn't even want to check thyroid until I pointed out that it should be routine for people being treated for depression. And even then, he was kinda clear that he was only ordering the test to indulge me. (I like him a lot -- except that I think he forgets that some people are outliers, you know?)
Since I see my pdoc in a week, I thought I'd ask her to order thyroid, cholesterol, and something to check adrenal function. But I don't know what that would be? Anyone have any ideas?
Part of me says, "Let's do a dexamethasone suppresstion test, and see if it causes remission from depression for a while..." I don't know that's such a great idea for a test, though. But, I might bring it up.
So, can someone here educate me on adrenal testing?
Thanks!
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