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Cortisol and anxiety

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colin69705
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Has anyone had anxiety /ocd but been tested for cortisol and the levels are normal? is that possible . i think i have sensorimotor ocd related to breathing but i hardly ever have palpitations sweating i dont hyperventilate i have severe insomnia where you wake up and feels as if you havnt slept or dont know if you slept. desite the insomnia i am fully functional during the day. i have had this for a year now . i worry this is going to kill me because i cant sleep. but then i think if i hadnt slept for 1 year at all i wouldnt be typing this. i just cant understand why my cortisol is normal when i feel like this. i got my cortisol tested before i was put on sertraline so its not that thats kept it stable. sertraline not really doing much at 100mg

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