Guest guest Posted August 13, 2011 Report Share Posted August 13, 2011 Hello,, i was wondering if any one has taken or is taking isocort,, i know i have to stop the thyroxine for about 7 days then take isocrt and after 8 days start thyroxine, what dosage would i start isocort and thyroxine if any one could advise me i would be grateful,, Rosemarie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 Hi Jot, I would love to hear how you get on with the new herbal version of Isocort ... Thanks Khush Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 I literall y just ordered some from iherb and the shipping is VERY reasonable. The price of Isocort doesn't seem to change a bit from supplier to supplier but it appears the shipping does! So frustrating that we can't buy it in the UK I know Han > > I can't believe there isn't a UK supplier for IsoCort Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2011 Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 For those who want to buy Isocort (Bezwecken) in the UK, you can buy it from: http://www.naturalnutritionals.com/brands-a-to-z-bezwecken.html http://www.bizrate.co.uk/vitamins_nutritionalsupplements/oid2544000257.html http://www.pricedumper.co.uk/isocort Luv - Sheila Just thought I'd add this link too.. Bezwecken is the name of the company which makes Isocort. They also make a number of cremes, pellets, etc., for menopause symptoms....progesterone creme, etc. It's always been a very respectable company. http://www.iherb.com/Search?kw=bezwecken Cheers, JOT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2011 Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 Hi Sheila, I have been using Isocort for a couple of years. I switched over from Nutri Adrenal when I found that 8 tablets were not enough. I felt much better when taking the Isocort but after about a year I found that I needed more support. I slowly switched to HC and now use Isocort to top up the HC when I feel the need or to stress dose. The formulation has now changed so that there is no animal product herbs. I have just bought a pot of the new formulation but as yet I haven't noticed any difference. Don't know why it was changed - it was allright as it was - why do manufacturers have to change a good product. B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2011 Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 Hi Sheila, New formula - Fermented plant derived cortisol & echinacea purpurea. B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2011 Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 Some more info on it: http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/isocort/ IsoCort has changed! As of early 2011, Bezwecken changed the product from a bovine adrenal cortex to a fermented plant-derived cortisol, joining over 100 other chemical substances which are plant derived. Why has Isocort always been popular with thyroid/adrenal patients and their doctors? For years, patients and their doctors favored Isocort because unlike so many other adrenal support products on the over-the-counter market, it was made solely from the adrenal cortex, i.e from New Zealand sheep. That is an important distinction since the cortex only contains cortisol as compared to whole adrenal glandular products which contain both cortisol and adrenaline (epinephrine). And giving yourself more adrenaline was the last thing you would want as an adrenally-challenged, low cortisol individual. Dysfunctional adrenals already cause the production of too much adrenaline as it is, resulting in anxiety, an increased heartrate and further stress on your already-stressed adrenals. Will this change to plant derived affect the way Isocort works in me? Hopefully not. As before, it only contains cortisol and avoids the unneeded adrenaline that you get from " adrenal glandulars " . What's in the newly-reformulated IsoCort? Besides the cortisol, Isocort is now listed on the Bezwecken website as containing Echinacea, as Echinacea Purpurea (6 mg per pellet). It also contains Lactose, Magnesium Stearate, Starch Arrowroot, Maltodextrin, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Magnesium Silicate, and Lactase. Previously, it was listed as follows: Freeze-Dried Adrenal Cortex (soluble fractionation) from New Zealand Sheep. Echinacea Extract (trace amount). Prunus and Lomatium dissectum root isolate (kreb concentrate-2%) in pellet base of lactose and lactase. In other words, it still contains lactose and lactase, but the rest you see are new. Why did they change the bovine adrenal cortex to plant derived cortisol? For one, the change now makes the product vegetarian-friendly. And it now joins a group of over 100 plant-derived substances made out there which are effective. Can you tell me more about it being plant derived? Medicinal plants have always contained substances that are helpful for humans. Aspirin is one good example, made from willow or other salicylate-rich plants. In fact, there are so many medicinal plants out there that we haven't even begun to touch the surface of using them! China is an exception, having used plants for thousands of years. It's said that the practice of ayurvedic in Asia uses nearly 2000 different kinds of plant species. The Botanical Garden of the National Autonomous University of Mexico has stated there are approximately 3,500 species of medicinal plants in Mexico alone. And more and more cancer drugs are going to be plant-derived. How do patients and their forward-thinking doctors use IsoCort? When after doing a 24 hour saliva cortisol test, it's discovered there are some low cortisol readings, the use of Isocort gives back the cortisol that the sluggish adrenal/HPA function is not giving. You can read more about dysfunctional adrenal function here. After reading that page, you'll see a link on what patients have learned in treating it, plus references to other websites and patient groups. How much cortisol is in the plant-derived formulation? Probably the same. Are there any other OTC adrenal cortex products out there? Yes. If you will use your favorite search engine and put in " adrenal cortex supplements " , you'll find other sources. Just read the labels correctly to make sure it's only adrenal cortex. > > Hi Sheila, > > New formula - Fermented plant derived cortisol & echinacea purpurea. > > B > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2011 Report Share Posted August 27, 2011 Hi, me thinks it has been changed to get around the European problems with vitamins needing to be looked at by the FDA- which will try to stop all of us getting natural medicines. they wont us all to take conventional medicines even if they are bad for us. as the drug company's don`t like their profits going down. they don`t make money on natural products. but the word is getting out their as more people get on the netand find out the truth. angel. who stopped being fooled by those who would keep us ill, and don`t care about us patients. !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 29, 2011 Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 Hi Jot, where do you order your cortisol from? I have heard from two friends who took the old Isocort but found that they herbal version did nothing also... I have actually written to the company to find out why they changed the formula when it was working so well and also how are individual's doing on the current one ...and I am still waiting for a response. Regards Khush > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 29, 2011 Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 Hi Khush: Look in our files under internet Pharmacies:thyroid treatment/files/INTERNET%20PHARMACIES/You can look through all the links and find what you like, here is an example from the list:http://www.valuepharmaceuticals.com/Cortef.phpCheers,JOT > where do you order your cortisol from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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