Just thought I'd share that I also had an adrenal crash of epic proportions a year and a half ago. I also have to take cortisol in physiological doses.

My thyroid has consistently tested fine -- even with the high tiered thyroid testing from elite labs. Go figure.

Just thought I'd post these links to adrenal and thyroid info. Apologies if someone has already provided this to you, Linda, or you've already found them yourself.

A good primer on Adrenal Fatigue:
http://www.drlam.com/A3R_brief_in_doc_format/adrenal_fatigue.cfm

The often-quoted (or linked), Dr. Rind, on thyroid and adrenals:
http://www.drrind.com/metabolic.asp

And I offer this link for you since you're having to wait so long to see your doc. I've never used the services of these people linked below as far as testing and consultation because I have holistic/functional docs that already do this testing for me. However, I HAVE used this website to order supplements and have gotten prompt, accurate service.

Anyway, this practice sees patients in person, but also has "E-Patients." You can order tests from them online and then do a phone consult with them to discuss results and possible treatment. They are in Florida and I don't know whether they deal with international folks, but you could inquire if you're interested.

I noted that while they test for hormonal inbalances, including an adrenal stress test, they don't appear to do a straight-up thyroid test. My docs have done quite a few of the other tests this place offers as well. More holistic/functional/integrative docs are starting to do this. I must admit that the results have been illuminating.

http://www.integrativepsychiatry.net/index.html

Perhaps there are other doctor facilities that offer this sort of "E-service" to people? Testing is the first order of business with the thyroid/adrenal problems. If you had information on how your thyroid and adrenals were functioning then you'd know which path to set out on.

Hope this helps and I hope you feel better soon.

Sharon

p.s. The place I linked above can also test your neurotransmitters. I had a similar test done and discovered that my serotonin levels were very low. Further testing revealed that I had a problem in one of the uptake pathways. The cause was a previously undiagnosed gastrointestinal infection of all things! Something like 80% of the serotonin that is produced in the body is done in the intestines. The neurotransmitter testing, together with the organic acids testing and a full gastrointestinal stool panel is what gave me the answers on that front.

We treated the gut infection and I was placed on compounded L-Tryptophan and a couple of other supps to help with the serotonin uptake (B6, for example) and voila, it really brought me out of the douldrums (sp?).