If you’re male you might also want to check your testosterone levels. And if your doctors and insurance are amenable, run a thorough hormones check in general.
Given that you were/are under much stress, I’d focus on the HTA axis.
In particular, try to get a 24-hour cortisol test—cortisol has a pronounced circadian cycle so one measurement taken at a single point in time might be misleading.
If you’re male you might also want to check your testosterone levels. And if your doctors and insurance are amenable, run a thorough hormones check in general.
Thanks, these seem like good suggestions.
I’ve made a list of what I’ll try to have checked. Any comments?
DHEA-S
DHT
Estradiol
Estrone
PSA
Pregnenolone
Total and Free Testosterone
Sex Hormone Binding Globulin (SHBG)
Insulin like Growth factor (IGF-1)
Given that you were/are under much stress, I’d focus on the HTA axis.
In particular, try to get a 24-hour cortisol test—cortisol has a pronounced circadian cycle so one measurement taken at a single point in time might be misleading.