Hormones tested anyone?
 

Just wondered if anyone here had their hormones tested? I'm beginning to think mine aren't right and my cortisol levels are too high or serotonin too low - or both! My eyes feel sore in the evening but I don't get sleepy or yawn at all, just feel fatigued out when I go to bed. Then have a hard time getting off to sleep, toss and turn. It's not like I feel anxious any more. So, what symptoms did people have if they tested for abnormal hormones?

Many have found getting their hormones tested has helped. It requires a forward thinking endocrinologist or other doctor with expertise with hormones, especially hormone issues for those with brain traumas.

EsthersDoll has posted info about hormones and brain injuries.

I just had my first (and likely only) follow-up with a neurologist who totally wrote off getting my hormones tested, despite me citing a few articles I'd read that suggested that mTBI can affect hormone levels. He said that the pituitary gland is like a finely tuned orchestra, and that messing with one thing sets off the rest.

I certainly get that it's complicated, and even I'm a bit skeptical of a single test being accurate, as hormone levels fluctuate a lot based on all sorts of parameters (at least in other animal species), but I wish he would've been a little more open.

The neuro said the pituitary gland is like a finely tuned orchestra....... Even a finely tuned orchestra needs to check to see if it is in tune. What if that finely tuned orchestra gets out of its fine tune ? He made your point for you.

Yeah, in hindsight I think he was talking about hormone replacement as getting the orchestra all out of whack, but you're right, he did seem to contradict himself. This coming from the same neurologist who told me I'd be 50% better in a month after starting lexapro...

Ive been wanting to ask my neuro about this but keep forgetting everytime I go.

How should I even approach the question. His bedside manner is terrible, and really only wants to talk about movies or books....

If i were you guys either change doctors or now i right a checklist and bring it with me to make sure i ask everything i need to. Its not full proof because i still forget to say things with my bad handwriting but it will help. There are many reasons why hormones can be off. Stress can cause it but i would go for it if you have the money because the worst that can happen is you check that off of the list of possible causes.

Gosh kevbo.

You're paying him and he's talking about movies and books? :wink:

No sadly its who WC chose. After my NPA they gave me a new guy I should see, hoping they let me.

This guys beyond a joke.

Hmm, I'm planning on asking my GP for a hormone test, wish me luck I think I'm going to have to do some arm twisting to get it! I'll have to be referred to an endocrinologist by him to get it done. Makes you wonder how many people just put up with their PCS symptoms because of the intransigence of the healthcare professionals is too much.