Re: Adrenal questions, adrenenalin shots--Used some HC at bedtime and it helped

[Guest guest]

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I am keeping my fingers crossed for tonight! I really think that I am

on to something though.

Read my other post about oral HC wearing off in 4 hours. That seems

to be an issue for some people on the adrenal group. Some of them

need to dose in the middle of the night after their first dose wears

off.

I was going to order some isocort, and try it at night but maybe the

topical route is the way for me to go at night since it seems to last

longer than 4 hours for me.

Kathy

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> >Kathy,

> That is great! Now let's see if you can reproduce that tonight. And

> if you do, let me know, because I will be popping the HC pills

before bed.

>

> I've thought about HC being an issue, but since both high AND low

> cortisol can cause it, I wasn't sure which it was and if it was due to

> high cortisol, I didn't want to add more orally.

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> Hi,

> >

> > Yesterday I tried a different technique. After reading through lots

> > of posts on the adrenal group I decided to try some bedtime HC cream.

> >

> > Before I got in bed I took 0.05 grams of 1% HC cream (rubbed onto my

> > hands). After a few minutes I heard my husband snore and I felt

> > adrenalin shots. I got up and used another 0.05 grams of HC cream.

> > This time after a few minutes I could tell that the adrenalin shots

> > were less intense. I got up again and used 0.1 grams (for a total of

> > 0.2 grams which is 2 mg of HC). This time after a few minutes I heard

> > the snoring but instead of causing the adrenalin shots, the snoring

> > was just noise (and it was no longer bothering me). I fell asleep and

> > slept through to 6:30 am. I had to question my husband to find out if

> > he left the room because I slept so well and he said that he was there

> > all night. My fan was on low next to the bed instead of on high at

> > the head of my bed.

> >

> > I am so happy that maybe I am seeing a light at the end of the tunnel

> > regarding my adrenalin shots and sleep issues. Tonight I am going to

> > use 0.2 grams of HC cream before bed and hope for the best again. I

> > did not use any supplemental melatonin last night just in case it was

> > decreasing my nighttime cortisone.

> >

> > Kathy

> >

> >

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[Guest guest]

Kathy,

How did you sleep last night after taking the HC? Any better?

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> ,

>

> I am keeping my fingers crossed for tonight! I really think that I am

> on to something though.

>

> Read my other post about oral HC wearing off in 4 hours. That seems

> to be an issue for some people on the adrenal group. Some of them

> need to dose in the middle of the night after their first dose wears

> off.

>

> I was going to order some isocort, and try it at night but maybe the

> topical route is the way for me to go at night since it seems to last

> longer than 4 hours for me.

>

> Kathy

>

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[Guest guest]

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I got two more good nights of sleep for a total of three great nights

with the HC cream. Sat night I used 2 mg of HC cream and Sunday night

I used 2.5 mg of HC cream. I also started adding some licorice to

hopefully extend my cortisol. I am going to take 2.5 mg again

tonight. Sunday night I used only 50 mg of 5-HTP instead of 100 mg of

5-HTP (plus regular dose of GABA) and still had good sleep.

This has been the best sleep I have had in ages. My fan is no longer

on the head of the bed on high it is on the floor on low. I am still

using a pillow over my ear but I think that my be from habit. I think

the key is to take enough so that those adrenalin zaps go away. I

also started using a small dose of HC cream in the late

afternoon/evening. I think I need little or no HC in the morning

(maybe 1 mg), a small dose mid morning (2-3 mg), a larger dose around

lunch (3 mg) and a small dose in the afternoon/evening (2 mg) plus the

bedtime dose of 2.5 mg (for a regular day). Over the weekend I needed

more because I was busy. I am trying to figure out the dosing better

so that I do not feel the HC but only the positive effects instead.

I am really happy about my good sleep. I just need to figure out the

daytime HC dosing that works without feeling it going in.

Kathy

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> > ,

> >

> > I am keeping my fingers crossed for tonight! I really think that I am

> > on to something though.

> >

> > Read my other post about oral HC wearing off in 4 hours. That seems

> > to be an issue for some people on the adrenal group. Some of them

> > need to dose in the middle of the night after their first dose wears

> > off.

> >

> > I was going to order some isocort, and try it at night but maybe the

> > topical route is the way for me to go at night since it seems to last

> > longer than 4 hours for me.

> >

> > Kathy

> >

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