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Old Feb 02, 2018, 09:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Moreta View Post
You might want to get your cortisol levels checked. When I was having a lot of anxiety I had mine checked and it was high and stayed high (they take blood twice). I took some supplements for 6 months and my anxiety hasn't been near as bad as it once was. Just a warning though, normal drs will probably think your crazy asking about it. I was seeing a holistic dr at the time. Man I wish I could see him again. It was one of the best times I felt in my life.
I don't know if I had cortisol level done. I'll mention this to my pdoc. I had thyroid checked and bunch of other tests and they didn't find anything wrong with me. Physically I'm healthy.

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I wondered why none of you mentioned being worried it might be a heart attack. Scares me pretty good when I get a flare because I am worried I could ignore something much worse.
I had EKG done only few months ago. It didn't show anything.