Comments on: How do you diagnose adrenal fatigue/hypoadrenia? http://www.fightadrenalfatigue.com/2008/10/how-do-you-diagnose-adrenal-fatiguehypoadrenia/ Your defense for Adrenal Fatigue Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:55:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jen S http://www.fightadrenalfatigue.com/2008/10/how-do-you-diagnose-adrenal-fatiguehypoadrenia/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Jen S Sat, 04 Oct 2008 09:14:14 +0000 http://www.fightadrenalfatigue.com/?p=65#comment-33 They would test ACTH and serum cortisol, perhaps a 24 hour urinary free cortisol test. Saliva tests for cortisol can be used to test you at specific times. Time of test is important as cortisol follows a diurnal rhythm in a normal body so it would naturally be higher in the morning and lower at night. If those tests are low, then the doctor can order an ACTH stimulation test. The best doctor to see is an endocrinologist. They would test ACTH and serum cortisol, perhaps a 24 hour urinary free cortisol test. Saliva tests for cortisol can be used to test you at specific times. Time of test is important as cortisol follows a diurnal rhythm in a normal body so it would naturally be higher in the morning and lower at night.

If those tests are low, then the doctor can order an ACTH stimulation test.

The best doctor to see is an endocrinologist.

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