Need name of hormone or gene

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I had a dr. appt the other day and while they've said I have chronic fatigue syndrome, the doctor thinks that something else could be going on. She checked my thyroid and did some other blood tests, but wants to do another test. I can't remember the name of the hormone or gene that she told me, but she said in some people it is off balance and can make some people dead tired during the day but have a burst of energy at night. She said that women with the imbalance (or whatever) also have low libido (another HUGE problem of mine) and stress. The way they test the levels is through saliva only.

Does ANYONE have a clue as to the name of it? I don't know if it's a hormone or gene. Heck, it may not be either. BUT, I'm almost positive it started with a C.

Would it be cortisol?

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it could be cortisol since that is a stress hormone.

the burst of energy at noc could correlate with when growth hormone is most active (at noc).

do you feel more energetic at noc?

leslie

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it could be cortisol since that is a stress hormone.

the burst of energy at noc could correlate with when growth hormone is most active (at noc).

do you feel more energetic at noc?

leslie

I can hardly get myself to do anything during the day. I get about 8-10 hours of sleep, yet it's all I can do to get out of bed. I'll drag all day long, but about 10pm, I get energy all of a sudden. I do all my housework at night too.

I have low to NO libido (God bless the hubby for being so patient while they try to figure out what's wrong with me!), have been off and on antidepressants (I'm NOT depressed. I'm actually a very happy person, have a great life) to help give me energy (they work for a while, then nothing), I can't handle heat above 78 degrees and shake uncontrollably in the cold, am underweight despite all that I eat, and I recently got diagnosed with mild hypoglycemia. How I got hypoglycemia, I can't understand since I have always had a sweet tooth and can't function without my sugar fix! I also get pretty moody at times for no apparent reason.

There's just a lot going on with me that SHOULDN'T. She said her and another doctor recently started doing saliva cortisol (if that's what it is) testing and are finding that they've been treating the women wrong all along.

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I can hardly get myself to do anything during the day. I get about 8-10 hours of sleep, yet it's all I can do to get out of bed. I'll drag all day long, but about 10pm, I get energy all of a sudden. I do all my housework at night too.

I have low to NO libido (God bless the hubby for being so patient while they try to figure out what's wrong with me!), have been off and on antidepressants (I'm NOT depressed. I'm actually a very happy person, have a great life) to help give me energy (they work for a while, then nothing), I can't handle heat above 78 degrees and shake uncontrollably in the cold, am underweight despite all that I eat, and I recently got diagnosed with mild hypoglycemia. How I got hypoglycemia, I can't understand since I have always had a sweet tooth and can't function without my sugar fix! I also get pretty moody at times for no apparent reason.

There's just a lot going on with me that SHOULDN'T. She said her and another doctor recently started doing saliva cortisol (if that's what it is) testing and are finding that they've been treating the women wrong all along.

SSRI's can drastically alter cortisol levels which can take a significant period of time to level out after discontinuing. (people have had elevated cortisol one year after stopping an ssri)It's the elevated cortisol that is currently thought to be the cause of weight gain with ssri's.

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SSRI's can drastically alter cortisol levels which can take a significant period of time to level out after discontinuing. (people have had elevated cortisol one year after stopping an ssri)It's the elevated cortisol that is currently thought to be the cause of weight gain with ssri's.

A lot of stuff I've read the past couple days about cortisol levels mentiong weight gain. I have always been UNDERweight. I'm to skinny despite all that I eat. Can cortisol levels make a person underweight?

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