I got my bloodwork results back awhile ago, and I’ve looked it up online, but I’m having a hard time understanding those websites. Everything I research seems to lead to something amuck with my adrenal gland. Can somebody look at my results and explain to me in simple terms what this stuff means?

The endo put me on metformin ER 1000mg right away, but when the results of my tests came back a few weeks later, he said that my DHEAS were high and put me on .25mg of Dexamethasone.

My symptoms are obesity (huge belly), hirsuitism, hair loss on scalp, heavy awful periods, acne, high blood pressure, all that good stuff. One thing that seems to throw the doctors for a loop is that my periods are like clockwork. They’re horrible, heavy, clotty and painful, but they show up each month almost on the dot.

I also suspect something like CAH or LOCAH runs in my family. My grandmother had several babies die shortly after birth in the 50’s, and my great-grandmother also had several babies die at the turn of the century - it was always assumed that medical care just wasn’t that good back then, but now I suspect otherwise... Early mestruation runs in my family. I started my period right after I turned ten. (Way earlier than any of my classmates) The men in the family go bald in their twenties. I’m also quite short, shorter than both my parents. I have a cousin who is also only 5’ despite her parents being 6’0 and 5’11.

Anyways, after a week on the dex, I started to feel much less anxious. It improved my periods, acne, and insomnia. However, after 3 months I started to get terrible mood swings around my period and stopped taking it. So, my symptoms are returning, but I feel less insane. Oh boy! It also didn’t seem like the met was doing much either.

My endo dismissed me when I mentioned possiblity of LOCAH or Cushings, but I don’t know why. All he told me was that my DHEAS was high, which was caused by my adrenals. I don’t even know what to ask next. I’m in Western Michigan, and our endos are not very good - I’m thinking about going over to Detroit - any suggestions?

Here’s the labs: (I think the * means high or something)

DHEAS Lvl 272*H
TSH 4.10
FSH 3.8
LH 3.0*
Prolactin Lvl 9.6
Estradiol Lvl 84*
% Free testosterone 0.8
Testost total 35

Any thoughts or comments? What tests do I need to have done? Sorry for rambling so long!