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Quick help! i have salivary test i have to take today but i didn't sleep at all last night. will this screw up the whole test and be inaccurate?

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Dr. Randy Baker answered

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It depends: Since I have no idea what is being tested i can not give you a good answer. If, for example, salivary cortisol levels are being tested, yes, the results won't reflect your normal state of being but will show how your body reacts to a lack of sleep. It's not clear to my why you have to take it today. It's ideal to wait until a "normal day" but if you do it today your doc should know what happened.

Answered 8/18/2013

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A member asked:

Quick help! i have salivary test i have to take today but i didn't sleep at all last night. will this screw up the whole test and be inaccurate?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Randy Baker answered

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