Hi Janell, Think we may have crossed path on reddit before, your story sounds familiar. Anyways with me, I am roughly the same maybe worse. Since I last posted, I noticed a couple of things:
- Resting diastolic blood pressure has slowly crept from 88 to 95 - 98. Unfortunately, doctors are still dismissing me and won't put me on blood pressure meds because I am healthy and they dont think I have hypertension despite symptoms of palpitations and light headedness.
-I dont know if this is related, but more prone to infections like cold, COVID, and poor dental health (despite regular check ups, brushing my teeth daily, and flossing). Been getting many root canals
- Worst of it all, I was diagnosed with osteopenia, borderline osteoporosis. I am a male, 31 years old, 145 lbs, slim athletic fit, exercise daily via calisthentics, biking, and going to gym for strength training. Had to get a bone scan cause of hip pain
- Been getting 3 - 4 24 urine cortisol free tests in which they come back above elevated (usually a score of 65 - 70 in which upper limit is 50). My serum cortisol and midnight salivary comes back normal. I wont do a dexamethasone suppression test as this all started with prescribed steroid eye drops.
Overall I am losing hope and desperate to find a cure or effective treatment for this. I have seen on reddit where patients would get prescribed isturisa from JUST suppressing from a one time dex test. I am at a point in which I would like to try a small dosage of anti steroid medication to see how my symptoms get effective.
Thanks for you update @nycdave7 . I am not on Reddit so it sounds like there is at least one other person with my similar drug challenge experience.
I can relate to your dental health. Like you, I take care of my mouth. Your repeated root canals sound frustrating. I started periodontal cleanings every three months after switching to a new dentist, not accepting “you’re just getting older” as a reason for gum disease. I have heard quite a bit of problems in our bodies shows up in our mouths so maybe there is a connection.
You mention in your initial discussion above you were looking for answers and were not getting them from so many doctors you have seen. Did you end up going to Mayo Clinic? What does your care team look like now? This has to be so overwhelming, and trust is so important. Do you have a provider, maybe a primary care coordinating your care?