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I'm not sure where to ask this, but I'm awaiting the results of an overnight Dex test. The doctor did not tell me and I didn't think to ask, but the test was done not fasting. Will this affect the results?

s a feel-good drug for me, but you have to go on it and off it periodically... but ANYTHING but this dex... I may not even make it thru the summer without making a change, even tho I was SO hoping I would not have to. But while I have the side effects basically in check, I have ZERO motivation, which at least when I took hydrocortisone, I felt more like doing things... it just depressed me something fierce. I will consider acupuncture if my next drug change doesn't work well.

You were feeling better because the steroids made you feel better and now, the steroid withdrawal makes you feel rotten. It is normal however to make you feel rotten - what a great test, huh? It is also a very unrealiable test. I had Cushing's disease and I suppressed on every level on dex test and dex-crh tests yet I still had Cushing's. So did a lot of people I know. I hope your doctor does not use this as a test of exclusion.

Hello I'm not a doctor but I'm pretty sure that yes these drugs are causing you extra anxiety... Zoloft can cause an increase of anxiety in the first few weeks, kind of a restless feeling..but I'd say its probably the Dextroamfetamine that you are feeling the most, it is basically speeding you up, hence the fast heart rate, and high temperature.. What have you been prescribed the Dextro for? I hope you feel better soon, but definitely keep an eye on things!!

there are a lot of other tests to do besides the dex test! After the dex you have to wait to do other tests as the dex has to get out of your body but 24 hour urine tests and other pituitary tests would have been a logical step... They go in via a nostril. I have had 12 surgeries - that one was among the easiest! The disease is not easy though...

It is difficult to comment beyond this without examining. A comprehensive investigation is required keeping all the points in mind. Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted. Take care!

However, if you take into consideration how ACTH and dex work together and if the doctor thought about that... dex suppresses ACTH down (I use it to keep my near 4000 down to 400) and that in turn would make the cortisol receptors in the adrenals not be activated. If the tumor was in the adrenal, then the level would be high (it would not need the ACTH to give off cortisol), and to be low just means the dex is working like it should.

Please go back to the doctor and ask for a solu-cortef act-o-vial. You do not want a dex shot as the solu-cortef acts faster and dex takes longer and in an emergency, you want fast. I think as well the dex shots were just recalled. You may have to ask around as not many pharmacies carry injectibles any more but call around and you should be able to find it. My insurance did not cover the emergency shot but last time it only cost $17 so I paid out of pocket.

0.25 dex is equal to 6.67 HC. But dex can last (half life) 36-54 hours - thus when you take another dose, the first dose is not out of your body. Until the long lasting cortef comes out - and they are working on formulas that mimic a normal diurnal rhythm, the longer lasting steroids are kinda iffy as they work for some - but they do have hidden side effects like eating bone and weakening muscle etc. So keep an eye out for that.

The short (take the 1mg dex at 11pm, draw 8am the next morning)with blood or the urine do a urine collection off dex, then take 1mg dex every 6 hours (what a pain!!!) for day two, then day three, collect another day (keep both jugs very cold both during and after collection!). So you have to be careful on the timing of the start of the test and take the meds on time, as well as the timing of the start and stop of the urine testing etc. It will be a complex three days.

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With incorrect directions - your draw should have been at 8am - what time did you take the dex? He is probably using this as a test of exclusion, but experts use this as a test of location of the source of cortisol. One test does not rule Cushing's in or out. I failed this dex test (all of them actually) but still had it. Many of my friends did as well. Find another doctor. Even the new protocol says test with three different things. He did not.

what did your Dr say???? Were you supose to take the dexamethazone???

I would be cautious about the melatonin without consulting with your neurologist and oncologist (if the tumor is malignant).. It is a polypeptide and can cause growth of cells. Please post as to how the tumor situation resolves.

Wow what a small world. We all know it's business. I know it's all about insurance. I hate to see any drugs cost without insurance. My father has MDS and is taking Revlimid. Without Medicare or insurance or without medicine company's financial aid, it's 10,000 dollars for 30 day supply. But with Medicare it's 300 dollars. But when you represent a company, you are the image of what the company represents. The system works sometimes and it does work else where.

I am 28 years old and have been experiencing anovulation. After extensive testing I was diagnosed with 21-hydroxylase deficiency. I have chronically high progesterone (ranging from 3-40). I was started on dexamethasone and have had success with reducing progesterone. The problem is now I am in adrenal suppression with morning cortisol >.1. I have been lowering my dose of dex but have not seen much improvement in improvement in cortisol levels. Has anyone had similar problems?

I developed a rotator cuff problem, without injury, in November. I had a dex scan last week which showed osteoprosis and spinal compression fractures. (I've had back pain for about 8 months and my shoulder has never improved.) Could this be cancer mets?

I'm confused........I've been looking at my labs and they did a corticotropin (P) and my results was 16 range is (10-60 a.m. drpg/ml) This test was done at 3:43 PM. They did not give me any dex it was just a regular draw at 3:43 in the afternoon. It looks like I've never had the ACTH test done is this important?

Um - you had an MRI w/wo contrast right? and then a dex suppression test? You now cannot test for 2 weeks as the dex will skew any testing. East coast docs - tend to be conservative... it may be that you have more than one issue going on. Any thyroid, ACTH, growth hormone etc, testing?

t complete without having a baseline cortisol to know what my cortisol level is/was without dex so I could compare it against the baseline. I think, knowing your baseline, also helps to determine what % decrease you did suppress, because that % decrease can also be considered to interpret suppression. 3rd test, two midnight salivary swabs, no results yet. I think I will show a normal diurnal pattern, just based on my sleep habits. Extremely tired at 9pm, and I sleep soundly until about 3am.

In 08 i had another MRI due to an elevated prolactin level, it showed a convex superior border with no evidence of lesion or tumor. both scans were done with and without contrast. I have had 3 normal prolactin levels since, they believe the increased level was due to Reglan. My most recent normal test was 5 in March of last year. The only other abnormality was a mildly elevated cortisol level.

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