Guest guest Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 Hi , Did you get your adrenals tested before going on the cortisol. If so, what were the results? > > hi ,i went to a dr yeaterday and he told me i was taking much too much cortisol,35mg.and this would shut down my own adrenals for good.i feel worried because ive increased it following my temps and it seamed at last to be helping.can anyone help me understand? > .x > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 Sadly , GP's within the NHS rarely use HC, they do not understand it and some are quite terrified about using it and encourage their patients to stop it. Read the information about Adrenals and HC (and the doses you should take which are considered safe) in the FILES section. See the FOLDER 'Adrenals' and check out everything there. Your doctor will not have done the research that these guys have done - if you are NOT making sufficient of ANY hormone your body requires, then you HAVE to replace the hormone that you are not making - there is nothing else that will take its place - and you will not automatically get better by stopping it. If you are feeling better on your latest increase and your temperatures are stabilising, then if this was med, I would most definitely continue - simply because I do know that mainstream doctors treat Only 's Disease and Cushing's syndrome - both at the extremes of cortisol output. Do you have the results of any cortisol and DHEA tests you have had done? BTW - what tests did this doctor do to be able to tell you that you are taking too much HC - or was he just guessing because you told him how much you were taking? Luv - Sheila hi ,i went to a dr yeaterday and he told me i was taking much too much cortisol,35mg.and this would shut down my own adrenals for good.i feel worried because ive increased it following my temps and it seamed at last to be helping.can anyone help me understand? .x No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.392 / Virus Database: 270.13.51/2297 - Release Date: 08/12/09 18:12:00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 Hi , following recovery it is possible for the 'rested' adrenals to restart. I'm in the final stages of VERY slowly reducing HC and by next year expect to be running on my own again after 9 years. Earlier attempts to wean me off failed as the ramping down of dose was done too quickly for my own efforts to catch up resulting in reemergence of symptoms. This time, with months between reductions in dose it is going well. It is as well to use as little HC as possible to prevent unwanted side effects, but in my experience replacement doses are not problematic. > thyroid treatment > From: tanyaking32@...> Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:36:31 +0000> Subject: too much cortisol?> > hi ,i went to a dr yeaterday and he told me i was taking much too much cortisol,35mg.and this would shut down my own adrenals for good.i feel worried because ive increased it following my temps and it seamed at last to be helping.can anyone help me understand?> .x> > > > ------------------------------------> > TPA is not medically qualified. Consult with a qualified medical practitioner before changing medication.> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 > > > Hi , > following recovery it is possible for the 'rested' adrenals to restart. I'm in the final stages of VERY slowly reducing HC and by next year expect to be running on my own again after 9 years. Earlier attempts to wean me off failed as the ramping down of dose was done too quickly for my own efforts to catch up resulting in reemergence of symptoms. This time, with months between reductions in dose it is going well. It is as well to use as little HC as possible to prevent unwanted side effects, but in my experience replacement doses are not problematic. > > > > thyroid treatment > > From: tanyaking32@... > > Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:36:31 +0000 > > Subject: too much cortisol? > > > > hi ,i went to a dr yeaterday and he told me i was taking much too much cortisol,35mg.and this would shut down my own adrenals for good.i feel worried because ive increased it following my temps and it seamed at last to be helping.can anyone help me understand? > > .x > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > TPA is not medically qualified. Consult with a qualified medical practitioner before changing medication. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 16, 2009 Report Share Posted August 16, 2009 > > > > > > Hi , > > following recovery it is possible for the 'rested' adrenals to restart. I'm in the final stages of VERY slowly reducing HC and by next year expect to be running on my own again after 9 years. Earlier attempts to wean me off failed as the ramping down of dose was done too quickly for my own efforts to catch up resulting in reemergence of symptoms. This time, with months between reductions in dose it is going well. It is as well to use as little HC as possible to prevent unwanted side effects, but in my experience replacement doses are not problematic. > > > > > > > thyroid treatment > > > From: tanyaking32@ > > > Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:36:31 +0000 > > > Subject: too much cortisol? > > > > > > hi ,i went to a dr yeaterday and he told me i was taking much too much cortisol,35mg.and this would shut down my own adrenals for good.i feel worried because ive increased it following my temps and it seamed at last to be helping.can anyone help me understand? > > > .x > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > TPA is not medically qualified. Consult with a qualified medical practitioner before changing medication. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 16, 2009 Report Share Posted August 16, 2009 On Sun, 16 Aug 2009 11:33:49 -0000, you wrote: > hi ,i went to a dr yeaterday and he told me i was taking much too much cortisol,35mg.and this would shut down my own adrenals for good.i feel worried because ive increased it following my temps and it seamed at last to be helping.can anyone help me understand? Hi . I think this is what you were looking for the reply to, it had appeared as quoted in the message so I am not sure. Adrenals can recover if they are adequately supported and then you taper down very slowly. 35 is not going to do any different harm to 20, I've heard reports indicating that they are more likely to recover if you go high enough to rest them thoroughly before tapering down than if you half support them but they are still struggling Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 16, 2009 Report Share Posted August 16, 2009 I had a buffalo hump a few years ago before all this got worse. I have a buffalo hump again. Anyone know if anything else except hc give you this? High insulin etc other hormones? lotsa luv Dawnx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2009 Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 Hi , Well, obviously supplements are milder than HC, but I was prescribed by Dr. P so had best advice for my condition. I found that trying to use adrenal supplements caused my BP to rise. I was in a very poor state to start with. > > Subject: too much cortisol? > > > > hi ,i went to a dr yeaterday and he told me i was taking much too much cortisol,35mg.and this would shut down my own adrenals for good.i feel worried because ive increased it following my temps and it seamed at last to be helping.can anyone help me understand? > > .x > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > TPA is not medically qualified. Consult with a qualified medical practitioner before changing medication. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 > > Hi , > Well, obviously supplements are milder than HC, but I was > prescribed by Dr. P so had best advice for my condition. I found that trying > to use adrenal supplements caused my BP to rise. I was in a very poor state > to start with. > > > > Subject: too much cortisol? > > > > > > hi ,i went to a dr yeaterday and he told me i was taking much too much > cortisol,35mg.and this would shut down my own adrenals for good.i feel > worried because ive increased it following my temps and it seamed at last to > be helping.can anyone help me understand? > > > .x > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > TPA is not medically qualified. Consult with a qualified medical > practitioner before changing medication. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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