I had the saliva test done. You give spit samples at 4 different times of the day to measure your cortisol.

You can do this simple test pretty inexpensively. I think DDI charged me $145.00. Even with the test results though, me and my doctor went by how I felt. The test said I was low in the afternoon, however, my body said I need something morning, noon and afternoon AND we added just a teensy bit to my existing thyroid prescription and are testing it to see how I do.

This is why it is SO important to be informed when you walk into that doctors office. If it had not been for the Cutler book I would have just accepted I had to stick with being tired all the time when relief to just do the essentials such as making dinner for my family was just 7.5 mgs of cortisol away. It has made all the difference for me especially since I hit the mercury dumping zone.

Gabriella