Thanks ever so much for the information you posted to me in your reply.

The symptoms I currently have are:

- Constipation
- Fatigue
- Difficulty swallowing
- Dry skin
- Increased sweating
- Weight loss
- Heavy periods
- Loss of appetite
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Muscle weakness in arms and legs
- Cramps
- Chest pain
- Shortness of breath
- Dry skin on fingers that seems to develop after eating gluten and disappears when I cut back my gluten intake (?)

My endocrinologist told me back in January I have Hashimoto's and she suspected I had Addison's as I had hyperpigmentation around my eyes and on my back and legs. I had an ACTH stimulation test run but that was normal apart from an unusually healthy cortisol level! She said she would look to do a sex hormone profile but she didn't cover every single sex hormone and she said she would book me in for a gastroscopy but I was told this 2 months ago and haven't heard anything since...very frustrating.

My doctor who I spoke to today thinks my weight loss and other symptoms need looking into and advised me to book a double appointment with her to discuss them. I am hoping she will look to do a mineral/vitamin profile as I am already low in ferritin at 15 (30-400) and my Vitamin D is normal but on the print out of my results it states I am in the suboptimal range at 59.6 (>75)