Re: adrenals treated BEFORE thyroid??

[Guest guest]

possibly be weak, but look fine on the blood tests? How would

> exercise effect your adrenals?

>

> LYNN

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Excercise can double adrenal demand. The adrenals make 35 to 40 mg

of cortisol a day and excercise can take 10 to 30mg of extra

cortisol. The healthy adrenals store 3 weeks worth of hormone for

things such as excercise. However in hypothryoidism that has gone on

a long time, the adrenals can have about half the storage and are

smaller and weaker. So, excercise can really get in the way of

recovery for some people and give you bad sleep and make you sick.

The only way to know if you have this problem is by seeing if you

can tolerate excercise. If not, then it is best to cut down on the

intensity and to break up excercise into 10 minute sessions with an

hour or so between. This is less hard on the adrenals. Some people

cannot do them at all and some docs say just do mild walking untill

you are recovered.

Tish

[Guest guest]

possibly be weak, but look fine on the blood tests? How would

> exercise effect your adrenals?

>

> LYNN

________________

Excercise can double adrenal demand. The adrenals make 35 to 40 mg

of cortisol a day and excercise can take 10 to 30mg of extra

cortisol. The healthy adrenals store 3 weeks worth of hormone for

things such as excercise. However in hypothryoidism that has gone on

a long time, the adrenals can have about half the storage and are

smaller and weaker. So, excercise can really get in the way of

recovery for some people and give you bad sleep and make you sick.

The only way to know if you have this problem is by seeing if you

can tolerate excercise. If not, then it is best to cut down on the

intensity and to break up excercise into 10 minute sessions with an

hour or so between. This is less hard on the adrenals. Some people

cannot do them at all and some docs say just do mild walking untill

you are recovered.

Tish