LadyPascha
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Hi I am hoping someone can help me out on this
I am taking Dexamfetamine sulfate for ADHD, I did a morning serum cortisol test as have been very tired I had taken 30mgs dex earlier before the test, I am seeing research that Dexamfetamine and lisdexamfetamine can raise Plasma cortisol quite considerably
My cortisol levels are borderline low my lowest being 127nmol and highest being around 189nmol
I was givent an STT to test my adrenals
baseline 127 range said below 180 its concerning
30 ins 537
60 mins 498 and level to stim to was 430 so passed that bit
my growth hormone which I also have seen is raised iOn Dex was 0.30
DHEA was the very bottom of the range also dex raises
I told the endo that II had taken my dose of Dex before the test, he said that it doesn't affect the cortisol level. I wrote to Takeda who were formally Shire as I had found on the FDA that Vyvanse and dexamfetamine raised Plasma cortisol, after a bit of pushing Takeda sent me a research paper saying it did,
My endo doesn't seem to want to believe the truth, could anyone here please tell me how much Dex actually raises plasma cortisol and does it make you stim the test normal..
Im quite concerned as not much info available on the internet to exactly how it affects the synatchen test but see it does.
My question is it masking Addisons or Adrenal insufficiency in me or should I not worry and push for further testing?
I feel like I have flu when I wake up most mornings feel sick till dex kicks in more lately I have to take my daily dose in one go 60mcgs and still I cant get going and have huge headaches
I was given a continuos glucose monitor as I go hypoglycemic every 3 am and some times randomly in the day, the glucose monitor proves that i am going hypo but I am not diabetic one Endo said that Dex amfetamine was causing my glucose to speed out sytem, which doesn't add up as feel the dex if it works satys in system about 4 -6 hrs so I cant see it affecting me after eating pm in the early hours of the morning after being asleep hours
Any information on this would be really helpful. the specialists have not got a clue and I need to know if Dex is keeping me alive as have little cortisol on Dex I cant come off oit to test as wouldnt get out of bed as too ill, tried that just am very poorly
another Endocrinologist said as I stirmed past the 430nmol I had nothing to worry about and seems to think my under range cortisol is ok with Dex, I do not believe him.. Thanks for reading my post but Drs are I am finding very blinkered on all this Thank you if anyone can help me out on this, is there anywhere I can find exactly how much cortisol 30mgs makes in humans?
Another Endo told me dexamfetamine blunted cortisol but I can only find it blunts cortisol in depressed people I wasn't depressed at any point when testing Cortisol.
I am taking Dexamfetamine sulfate for ADHD, I did a morning serum cortisol test as have been very tired I had taken 30mgs dex earlier before the test, I am seeing research that Dexamfetamine and lisdexamfetamine can raise Plasma cortisol quite considerably
My cortisol levels are borderline low my lowest being 127nmol and highest being around 189nmol
I was givent an STT to test my adrenals
baseline 127 range said below 180 its concerning
30 ins 537
60 mins 498 and level to stim to was 430 so passed that bit
my growth hormone which I also have seen is raised iOn Dex was 0.30
DHEA was the very bottom of the range also dex raises
I told the endo that II had taken my dose of Dex before the test, he said that it doesn't affect the cortisol level. I wrote to Takeda who were formally Shire as I had found on the FDA that Vyvanse and dexamfetamine raised Plasma cortisol, after a bit of pushing Takeda sent me a research paper saying it did,
My endo doesn't seem to want to believe the truth, could anyone here please tell me how much Dex actually raises plasma cortisol and does it make you stim the test normal..
Im quite concerned as not much info available on the internet to exactly how it affects the synatchen test but see it does.
My question is it masking Addisons or Adrenal insufficiency in me or should I not worry and push for further testing?
I feel like I have flu when I wake up most mornings feel sick till dex kicks in more lately I have to take my daily dose in one go 60mcgs and still I cant get going and have huge headaches
I was given a continuos glucose monitor as I go hypoglycemic every 3 am and some times randomly in the day, the glucose monitor proves that i am going hypo but I am not diabetic one Endo said that Dex amfetamine was causing my glucose to speed out sytem, which doesn't add up as feel the dex if it works satys in system about 4 -6 hrs so I cant see it affecting me after eating pm in the early hours of the morning after being asleep hours
Any information on this would be really helpful. the specialists have not got a clue and I need to know if Dex is keeping me alive as have little cortisol on Dex I cant come off oit to test as wouldnt get out of bed as too ill, tried that just am very poorly
another Endocrinologist said as I stirmed past the 430nmol I had nothing to worry about and seems to think my under range cortisol is ok with Dex, I do not believe him.. Thanks for reading my post but Drs are I am finding very blinkered on all this Thank you if anyone can help me out on this, is there anywhere I can find exactly how much cortisol 30mgs makes in humans?
Another Endo told me dexamfetamine blunted cortisol but I can only find it blunts cortisol in depressed people I wasn't depressed at any point when testing Cortisol.