Adrenal Exhaustion in PWCs

[Guest guest]

Rich,

Can you give us the link to your paper that you presented at the

national conference recently? Your theory states that initally

cortisol is upregulated in PWCs but later the adrenals become

exhausted and cortisol levels are depleted? Is this correct?

Thanks.

[Guest guest]

Hi, Earnest.

That's essentially correct. I think, however, that the adrenals

themselves don't get exhausted in many PWCs. Rather, the problem is

higher up in the HPA axis or in parts of the brain that drive the

hypothalamus, such as the hippocampus. I don't think this part is

very well understood yet (certainly not by me!).

Here are three links to my paper:

http://www.personalconsult.com/articles/glutathioneandchronicfatigue.

html

http://www.cfsresearch.org/cfs/research/treatment/26nf.htm

or

http://phoenix-cfs.org/GluAACFS04.htm

Rich

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> Rich,

> Can you give us the link to your paper that you presented at the

> national conference recently? Your theory states that initally

> cortisol is upregulated in PWCs but later the adrenals become

> exhausted and cortisol levels are depleted? Is this correct?

> Thanks.