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Well, I finally had gone to a holistic dr, I had to pay for it out of my own pocket, but after 4 yrs of getting nowhere with mainstream doctors, I realized that I had no choice, because not only was my hair loss ongoing, I was feeling worse and worse physically. This Dr tends to specialize in disorders of the GI tract. He suggested I have a gastrogram, to measure the amount of stomach acid I was producing. I almost didn't have it, it was expensive and I'd spent so much money that I really couldn't afford. But, I decided I had better have all the tests, to rule out everything. The test showed I was producing very little stomach acid. This meant that although I was eating healthy, my body wasn't absorbing the nutrients. Now I take supplemental stomach acid. The low stomach acid is common with adrenal fatigue. To test your adrenals, you do a saliva test, which you can order yourself. I believe if you google canary club labs, or something like that, you can order it. It's expensive, I think around $120 or so. My doctor ordered the test for me, but you don't need a doctor to get the test. Be forewarned, mainstream doctors don't believe in it, they don't really consider hypoadrenia a true condition at all. I don't really understand that, obviously, it makes sense that you would develop hypoadrenia before it develops into addisons, a gradual progression. But, they will only test you for addisons, either you have complete adrenal failure, or you're fine, they don't see any gray areas. This is why you need to either see a naturopath, or get the tests done yourself. My dr tried to use all an all vitamin, herbal approach for my hypoadrenia, but it wasn't enough, because my adrenals were so bad. Now, I take hydrocort which I get by prescription. I really didn't want to have to use cortisone, but my new dr assured me it was only the amount my body would make on its own, so I shouldn't have any bad side effects from it, and I don't. I also take cytomel for my thyroid. The problem with thyroid tests from the mainstream doctors is, they consider anything up to 4 within normal range. I was a 4, so they kept telling me I was fine. Now, of course I know that anything over 2 is hypothyroid, but many doctors still do not want to treat your thyroid unless it is over 4. I believe that was my problem, the doctors told me it was fine, and naively, I assumed they must be right. I am much more cynical now. My new dr feels she can get my adrenals and thyroid back to normal levels, and even hopes that someday, I won't need any meds for them at all. I hope so, I am so resentful of the mainstream medical community for ignoring my health complaints and just assuming that because I was young, I couldn't have any health issues. I've lost 5 yrs of my youth to bad health, when I should have been able to take my good health for granted, like my friends do. And, of course, my hair loss.
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