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I posted this over at the Natural Thyroid Group but I thought I should

post it here since you guys seem to be the adrenal experts.

I saw my doc yesterday and got the results from my month long female

hormone saliva panel. My progesterone was very high on day 21 thru

23. I just googled high progesterone and it scared me a little. It

said that the saliva tests can show false highs and may not be that

accurate. It also said that the high levels can be caused by certain

kinds of cancer including adrenal types. It freaked me out! My

adrenals are barely working if at all and I am taking 25mg of

hydrocortisone so I am going to assume they are turned off for now.

Does anyone have any idea why I might have high progesterone. My

testosterone was high too. But not as bad as the progesterone. I also

started taking DHEA and pregnenelone on day 14 of the cycle so I am

wondering if that might have caused the high levels?

Thanks for your help,

a

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The DHEA definitely can cuase high levels of ANY of the sex hormones.

This is one reason I do nto recommend taking precursor hormones (DHEA,

Pregnenolone are BOTH precursors) unless oyu knwo from testing you are

low in them.

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Val,

Thanks, that makes me feel better. I got myself worked up but you know

how we can do that. I read that felt the same way about the

precursers. He said if you are taking Cortef it isn't really needed.

I was not tested to see if I was low on the hormones before the doc

said to take them. They have me taking both and my DHEA was high on

this saliva test so I bet that is why. She cut my dose in half but

maybe I should just ditch the DHEA and pregnenalone?

One more question...if your adrenals are not function and you spend a

small fortune on suppliments to help your adrenals function, are you

not just throwing your money away? They having me taking a ton of Vit

C (which I think is the only one that actually helps), Vit E, several

other expensive things loaded with tons of vitamins. One of them is

called Adapt and it is $25 a bottle. I run out in a week and I really

wonder since my saliva test was soooo low for all 4 times that no

matter what I take it won't help those poor suckers. Also, since I am

taking a high enough dose of Cortef it is suppressing my adrenals

anyway. Right? What do you think?

Thanks for your reply,

a

>

> The DHEA definitely can cuase high levels of ANY of the sex hormones.

> This is one reason I do nto recommend taking precursor hormones

(DHEA,

> Pregnenolone are BOTH precursors) unless oyu knwo from testing you

are

> low in them.

>

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> My Ebay Jewelry Store

http://stores.ebay.com/valeriescrystalcreations

> The BEST thyroid website! http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com

> http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/

>

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I only know what I have read from GOOD docs that know what they are

doing with this. If your adrenals are functioning at all, and you are

not full 's there is hope they can heal. What is in the " Adapt " ?

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Sophie

I also have high progesterone levels and have done a little

research. It is normal to have high progesterone levels from day 15

to around day 24 of your cycle - mine were right at the top of the

range the week before my period, and boy do they give me a hard

time. From day 14 to day 28 my adrenal symptoms become much worse -

more shakiness, more hypoglycemia, definitely no Armour increases.

In fact my high progesterone levels have meant I can;t increase my

Armour beyond 1 1/2 grains - my adrenals just can't cope. This

article is quite good about progesterone - I definitely have the

progesterone induced insulin resistance described here.

http://www.yourmenopausetype.com/steroidpathway/actions_of_progesteron

e.html

I also read recently that the mercury in amalgam fillings disables an

enzyme in the adrenals which manufactures cortisol. I have been

trying to find the article which was posted on NTH, but can't for the

minute, so I;ll just copy a bit here.

" Mercury causes a defect in adrenal steroid biosynthesis by

inhibiting theactivity of 21a-hydroxylase. The consequences of this

inhibition include lowered plasma levels of corticosterone and

elevated concentrations of progesterone and DHEA. "

I have amalgam illness, and this is what has happened to me. Do you

have amalgam fillings?. Other reasons for high progesterone can be

some sort of liver insufficiency (progesterone gets broke down in the

liver and if it is not working well this can lead to high levels.)

High progesterone in itself should not be a problem - it is the

imbalance with other hormones that can make it problematic, and this

is what your endo should be focusing on. There may be also a root

cause that you can address - like the mercury fillings.

Hope this helps shed a little more light. If I come across the link

to the article on NTH I'll post it here - it was very good.

Best

Nicola

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wrote:

>

> I posted this over at the Natural Thyroid Group but I thought I

should

> post it here since you guys seem to be the adrenal experts.

>

> I saw my doc yesterday and got the results from my month long

female

> hormone saliva panel. My progesterone was very high on day 21 thru

> 23. I just googled high progesterone and it scared me a little.

It

> said that the saliva tests can show false highs and may not be that

> accurate. It also said that the high levels can be caused by

certain

> kinds of cancer including adrenal types. It freaked me out! My

> adrenals are barely working if at all and I am taking 25mg of

> hydrocortisone so I am going to assume they are turned off for now.

>

> Does anyone have any idea why I might have high progesterone. My

> testosterone was high too. But not as bad as the progesterone. I

also

> started taking DHEA and pregnenelone on day 14 of the cycle so I am

> wondering if that might have caused the high levels?

>

> Thanks for your help,

> a

>

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Val,

Here is the site for the " Adapt "

http://www.totaldiscountvitamins.com/Default.asp

If you click on the first product it tells a little about it.

>

> I only know what I have read from GOOD docs that know what they are

> doing with this. If your adrenals are functioning at all, and you are

> not full 's there is hope they can heal. What is in

the " Adapt " ?

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Who makes the adapt? I could not find it on the site. What is it for?

> >

> > I only know what I have read from GOOD docs that know what they are

> > doing with this. If your adrenals are functioning at all, and you are

> > not full 's there is hope they can heal. What is in

> the " Adapt " ?

>

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Ok, red face, I posted the wrong web site for the " adapt " . It is

made by Interplexis and it is for adrenal support. Here is the right

site:

http://search.store.yahoo.com/cgi-bin/nsearch?catalog=yhst-

70115233409875 & query=adapt+interplexis & .autodone=http%3A%2F%

2Fstore.agoodvitamin.com%2Findex.html

If that link doesn't work go to agoodvitamin.com and click on " view

product catalog " , it will give you a search box and type in adapt

interplexus and it is the first product that comes up. If anyone

wants to know exactly what is in it, email me and I will dig out my

empty bottle. I honestly couldn't tell a difference but someone with

less severe adrenal fatigue might actually be able to feel a

difference. It had half a dozen vitamins in big quantities.

Sorry for the confusion but we are getting use to that aren't we?

a in North Idaho

> >

> > Val,

> > Here is the site for the " Adapt "

> > http://www.totaldiscountvitamins.com/Default.asp

> >

> > If you click on the first product it tells a little about it.

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