I've done 3 cortisol tests, 1.0; 1.6 and the last one they said I had to be standing for at least 2 hours bcz of Aldosterone, I could be only one and the tests came out being 5.6
Is that what was expected?
Hey. So, I have a very complex and extensive condition, mainly cognitive, comparable to dementia, which began in 2019
In 2021, I had a salivary cortisol test and it came back normal. Recently, however, my basal cortisol was measured and it was 1.0.
I repeated the cortisol and ACTH test (which came back normal/low) and cortisol 1.2 and have already started treatment with prednisone.
What bothers me is this 2021 test; my condition is progressive and I suffer a lot. I'm in an almost bedridden state of stupor. I needed this condition to justify everything since 2019.
Is there anything that could explain why salivary cortisol levels in 2021 came back normal?