Vitamin c and it's effets on cortisol

[Guest guest]

Hello can anyone enlighten me as to the effects vitamin c has on

cortisol levels.

First let me start by saying i had low cortisol levels before starting

vit c supplementation,but now my energy level,and staminahas lessened

dramatically.

I am up to 4000mg of vitc daily,do you guys think this may in fact

have something to do with my reduced energy levels?

I am going to reduce my vitc intake just to see what happens,is this a

good idea?

I also take vit b5 100mg,zinc 150mg,magnesium citrate 800mg,vite with

selenium 400iu,250mg milk thistle,and astragalus root 470mg,and i

drink a cup of licorice root tea in the morning.

[Guest guest]

You may want to try that or it could be coincidental

and your condition has become worse. I've never heard

of anyone ever feeling worse by increasing C.

--- hamerreda3 wrote:

> Hello can anyone enlighten me as to the effects

> vitamin c has on

> cortisol levels.

> First let me start by saying i had low cortisol

> levels before starting

> vit c supplementation,but now my energy level,and

> staminahas lessened

> dramatically.

> I am up to 4000mg of vitc daily,do you guys think

> this may in fact

> have something to do with my reduced energy levels?

> I am going to reduce my vitc intake just to see what

> happens,is this a

> good idea?

> I also take vit b5 100mg,zinc 150mg,magnesium

> citrate 800mg,vite with

> selenium 400iu,250mg milk thistle,and astragalus

> root 470mg,and i

> drink a cup of licorice root tea in the morning.

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

What if you try a different Vit C. Some are made from corn, some from

potato, some from citrus sources. Check the label. My boyfriend cannot use

Vit C made from corn.

-- Re: Vitamin c and it's effets on cortisol

You may want to try that or it could be coincidental

and your condition has become worse. I've never heard

of anyone ever feeling worse by increasing C.

--- hamerreda3 wrote:

> Hello can anyone enlighten me as to the effects

> vitamin c has on

> cortisol levels.

> First let me start by saying i had low cortisol

> levels before starting

> vit c supplementation,but now my energy level,and

> staminahas lessened

> dramatically.

> I am up to 4000mg of vitc daily,do you guys think

> this may in fact

> have something to do with my reduced energy levels?

> I am going to reduce my vitc intake just to see what

> happens,is this a

> good idea?

> I also take vit b5 100mg,zinc 150mg,magnesium

> citrate 800mg,vite with

> selenium 400iu,250mg milk thistle,and astragalus

> root 470mg,and i

> drink a cup of licorice root tea in the morning.

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

>

> What if you try a different Vit C. Some are made from corn, some

from

> potato, some from citrus sources. Check the label. My boyfriend

cannot use

> Vit C made from corn.

>

> ------->

>

> I have switched brand recently,i'm taking ester c with citrus

bioflavanoids,and my adrenals are shot,i'm just waiting for lab

results to comeback so i can start getting some support for them.

Hopefully this doctor can provide some kind of supplemnt plan that can

help me to recover.

>

[Guest guest]

" with citrus bioflavonoids " does not mean the Vit C is made from that, it

just means bioflavonoids are added. I would check the label and see if it

says " no corn, no wheat, no gluten, no yeast, etc " . If that is the case

then it is probably made from potato sources.

-- Re: Vitamin c and it's effets on cortisol

>

> What if you try a different Vit C. Some are made from corn, some

from

> potato, some from citrus sources. Check the label. My boyfriend

cannot use

> Vit C made from corn.

>

> ------->

>

> I have switched brand recently,i'm taking ester c with citrus

bioflavanoids,and my adrenals are shot,i'm just waiting for lab

results to comeback so i can start getting some support for them.

Hopefully this doctor can provide some kind of supplemnt plan that can

help me to recover.

>

[Guest guest]

>

> " with citrus bioflavonoids " does not mean the Vit C is made from

that, it

> just means bioflavonoids are added. I would check the label and see

if it

> says " no corn, no wheat, no gluten, no yeast, etc " . If that is the

case

> then it is probably made from potato sources.

>

>

>

Yes it states fre of wheat gluten etc.

Does not mention corn or potatoes.

What brand of vit c do you recommend?

[Guest guest]

I have not been able to confirm this is true, but I have heard that Vitamin

C is a vasodilator, so if you have aldosterone and/or vasopressin

deficiencies, it could increase orthostatic hypotension and low blood pressure.

Again,

this is just something I've heard ... maybe someone else can say better.

[Guest guest]

I do not thing the effects of Vitamin C on the blood vessels would be

enough t worry about it increasing hypo tension. The adrenals need

vitamin C so it will help them produce the necessary hormones to deal

with this. All the doctors that are treating adrenal fatigue properly

recommend vitamin C so it must not be harmful.

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[Guest guest]

How is your sodium level in your serum lab work? Adrenals also need good whole,

unrefined salt.(Even IF your sodium level is in range, you should be using the

unrefined salt) I find that by taking the two every day...it has increased my

energy levels.

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wrote:

Hi,

You say 400IU of selenium...how does that compare to mgs?

>

> Hello can anyone enlighten me as to the effects vitamin c has on

> cortisol levels.

> First let me start by saying i had low cortisol levels before starting

> vit c supplementation,but now my energy level,and staminahas lessened

> dramatically.

> I am up to 4000mg of vitc daily,do you guys think this may in fact

> have something to do with my reduced energy levels?

> I am going to reduce my vitc intake just to see what happens,is this a

> good idea?

> I also take vit b5 100mg,zinc 150mg,magnesium citrate 800mg,vite with

> selenium 400iu,250mg milk thistle,and astragalus root 470mg,and i

> drink a cup of licorice root tea in the morning.

>

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[Guest guest]

I had been thinking that when I dose up on Vit C, I get what feels like mini

hot flashes. That would explain it.|

Also, why do body builders take larges doses of Vit C to reduce cortisol if

we are to take it to help adrenals.

Has anyone heard of this?

-- Re: Vitamin c and it's effets on cortisol

I have not been able to confirm this is true, but I have heard that Vitamin

C is a vasodilator, so if you have aldosterone and/or vasopressin

deficiencies, it could increase orthostatic hypotension and low blood

pressure. Again,

this is just something I've heard ... maybe someone else can say better.

[Guest guest]

Hi Robin,

I am new here, but I did want to comment on the noise in your ear, if

you don't mind. I tried HC last year & it was horrible for me. I

don't know what stage of adrenal fatigue I was in at the time, but I

was still functioning in society, just a little tired & dizzy.

However, I truly believe the HC made me worse. Completely ruined my

stomach. And made me more exhausted. I started to also experience

that noise you described, like you can hear your pulse in your ear.

Mostly at night. My quacky doctor said it was stress & prescribed

xanax. I found a naturopathic doctor after that to help me get off

the HC. He was very helpful & said that the noise was sign of a

fungal infection in the body. After getting off HC & taking

anti-fungal herbs (Olive Leaf extract, Oregano oil) the noise stopped

completely, thank God, because it was horribly annoying. Now looking

back, I know that my stomach was already a little weak, and the HC

broke it down even further. I hope anyone who is on HC is taking a

good quality probiotic every day. Because it is a medical fact that

steriod drugs & antibiotics deplete your good bacteria in your

digestive system. Once the good bacteria is gone, the bad stuff can

take over, like fungus. Then the fungus can become systematic &

attack organs, infect the blood stream, etc. All of you may already

know all this, but since I am new & haven't had time to browse much of

your old postings, I haven't seen any conversations about it yet.

Another thing to note, is other symptoms disappeared as well after

doing the fungus clean up, such as joint pain, ringing in the ear,

light headedness.

Now, I still have the adrenal issue to deal with, as my cortisol tests

continue to come back low & I continue to struggle with fatigue &

dizziness. But, I cannot do HC, so I stick to the adrenal glandulars.

Is there anyone else here like me who only sticks to the natural stuff?

Mel