Guest guest Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 No I waited 4 hrs. I did not have to lay down or anything like that I was just all in. And to think last yr. I was walking 45 min.'s a day and going to the gym and using the exercise machines 15 different ones 3 days a week. I got sick with Bronchitis last winter hell I get it every winter but last winter was dam bad I could not get over it and up until I started treating my Adrenals and Thyroid 8 months ago I still felt like I had not recovered from it. Now that I am on HC and Armour I don't think I will get sick this winter. I feel I have been getting sick every winter for the last 23 yrs. because I was Hypopituitary and did not know it. So doing HC will keep me from getting sick this winter. Phil srapp785@... wrote: ---original message--- from: Phil >>I my self am doing a little better on 20mgs of HC and 2.5 grains of Armout. But trying to get some exercise is still very hard. I went on my Tread Mill just for 15 min.'s yesterday and it took a good 4 hrs. to recover.>> Hi Phil, I find I am okay until I exercise too. Did you stress dose after your session on the Tread Mill or just wait it out for 4 hours? Dahlia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2006 Report Share Posted December 16, 2006 Phil, I used to get bronchitis every year, twice a year - it lasted for nine years (I had pneumonia 3 times during that period) - I feel that I lost 9 years due to being very ill about 8 months total out of the year. I was undiagnosed hypoT at the time, but all of a sudden it stopped, and I have only had a couple of very mild bouts since then. Asthma is an issue, and since I stopped the " purple spaceship inhaler " (Advair) I am wheezing more and using my albuterol more, but I read so much negative stuff about it that I cut it out. I am working on the asthma from the alternative angle right now, but my question to you is do you think that undiagnosed hypoT is why you (and myself) got sick with the bronchitis? When I stopped getting bouts of it I was still undiagnosed and it was several years before I got the diagnosis. What are your thoughts? Anyone? C. <<< No I waited 4 hrs. I did not have to lay down or anything like that I was just all in. And to think last yr. I was walking 45 min.'s a day and going to the gym and using the exercise machines 15 different ones 3 days a week. I got sick with Bronchitis last winter hell I get it every winter but last winter was dam bad I could not get over it and up until I started treating my Adrenals and Thyroid 8 months ago I still felt like I had not recovered from it. Now that I am on HC and Armour I don't think I will get sick this winter. I feel I have been getting sick every winter for the last 23 yrs. because I was Hypopituitary and did not know it. So doing HC will keep me from getting sick this winter. Phil >>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2006 Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 Hi , I have to say in my case it is both low Thyroid and Cortisol in the book " Adrenal Fatigue The 21 Century " talked about upper respiratory infections and low cortisol levels. Also Dr. Jefferies talks about it a lot in his book " Safe Uses for Cortisol " saying keeping ones levels up and stress dosing stops bronchitis in it's tracks. I pray this works for me I am like you get sick with it all winter every winter for as far back as I can remember. I am not wheezing everyday now that I am doing HC 20mgs a day yet the last two days I have been feeling very hot and wheezing and short of breath. Yet everyone around me is sick with the flue and I am holding my own. Here is Mi. it is 60 this is to hot for winter and flue is way up. I have a pituitary problem and don't make enough Testosterone, Cortisol, DHEA, Thyroid and my IGF-1 levels are low. I have been treating my low Testosterone for 23 yrs. and the other things I listed were always low normal hell my blood test were screaming Hypopituitary Problems. I have to take Arimidex in low doses to keep my Estradiol down and feel my feeling hot all the time has something to do with the Estradiol levels but my blood work shows it to be good. So I don't know why I have days that I am wheezing and out of breath feeling very hot and sweating. http://members.aol.com/jefferiesw/ http://www.ccthomas.com/details.cfm?P_ISBN=039807500X I had my Dr. test my aldosterone, renin, sodium and potassium for hyporeninemic hypoaldosteronism. I had this tested before so if this is good next Tue. I don't know whey this is happening. Phil wrote: Phil, I used to get bronchitis every year, twice a year - it lasted for nine years (I had pneumonia 3 times during that period) - I feel that I lost 9 years due to being very ill about 8 months total out of the year. I was undiagnosed hypoT at the time, but all of a sudden it stopped, and I have only had a couple of very mild bouts since then. Asthma is an issue, and since I stopped the " purple spaceship inhaler " (Advair) I am wheezing more and using my albuterol more, but I read so much negative stuff about it that I cut it out. I am working on the asthma from the alternative angle right now, but my question to you is do you think that undiagnosed hypoT is why you (and myself) got sick with the bronchitis? When I stopped getting bouts of it I was still undiagnosed and it was several years before I got the diagnosis. What are your thoughts? Anyone? C. <<< No I waited 4 hrs. I did not have to lay down or anything like that I was just all in. And to think last yr. I was walking 45 min.'s a day and going to the gym and using the exercise machines 15 different ones 3 days a week. I got sick with Bronchitis last winter hell I get it every winter but last winter was dam bad I could not get over it and up until I started treating my Adrenals and Thyroid 8 months ago I still felt like I had not recovered from it. Now that I am on HC and Armour I don't think I will get sick this winter. I feel I have been getting sick every winter for the last 23 yrs. because I was Hypopituitary and did not know it. So doing HC will keep me from getting sick this winter. Phil >>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2006 Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 Hi, Phil, How did you determine you have hypopituitary problems? Are you just treating the symptoms, i.e., the other low functioning glands? > Phil, I used to get bronchitis every year, twice a year - it lasted for nine years (I had pneumonia 3 times during that period) - I feel that I lost 9 years due to being very ill about 8 months total out of the year. I was undiagnosed hypoT at the time, but all of a sudden it stopped, and I have only had a couple of very mild bouts since then. Asthma is an issue, and since I stopped the " purple spaceship inhaler " (Advair) I am wheezing more and using my albuterol more, but I read so much negative stuff about it that I cut it out. I am working on the asthma from the alternative angle right now, but my question to you is do you think that undiagnosed hypoT is why you (and myself) got sick with the bronchitis? When I stopped getting bouts of it I was still undiagnosed and it was several years before I got the diagnosis. What are your thoughts? Anyone? > > C. > > > > <<< No I waited 4 hrs. I did not have to lay down or anything like that I was just all in. And to think last yr. I was walking 45 min.'s a day and going to the gym and using the exercise machines 15 different ones 3 days a week. I got sick with Bronchitis last winter hell I get it every winter but last winter was dam bad I could not get over it and up until I started treating my Adrenals and Thyroid 8 months ago I still felt like I had not recovered from it. Now that I am on HC and Armour I don't think I will get sick this winter. I feel I have been getting sick every winter for the last 23 yrs. because I was Hypopituitary and did not know it. So doing HC will keep me from getting sick this winter. > Phil >>> > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2006 Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 It's funny how this happened I have been sick with very low levels of testosterone and been on HRT for it 23yrs now. I also have to keep my Estradiol down the testosterone shots drive it up. When I frist got sick it was after a bad auto accident. I kept asking the Dr.'s if this is why I am so sick I had feelings of depression, fatigue and panic attacks. I pushed my self to get to work until I could not get out of bed. After much testing I was told I am suffering from Major Depression. I had to go alone with this because I was on sick leave from work. I was put on every dam AD drug out there walking around in a fog. After 5 yrs. of this a dam Dr. told my wife and work that I am not getting better because I like being this way. This almost caused me to lose my wife and job. Right at this time Prozac came out and I as put on this in 2 weeks I could not void and had a bad bladder infection. I went to see a Uro. and after talking to me this Dr. told me he feels I am not depressed but have low testosterone. This Dr. saved my life so to speck. He told me I am Primary this means my testis don't work. Just last yr. after being on testosterone meds for 23 yrs and not feeling a 100% I got my Dr. to let me add HCG (Human Chorionic Gonadotropin). The very first shot I did I got this feeling of well being like someone lifted a ton of weight off my shoulders. I later found out HCG makes your Cortisol go up some and this was why I had this feeling. When we did my next blood test my levels of testosterone doubled and I felt much better. So I am not Primary but Secondary so something is wrong with my Pituitary. So we did an MRI and nothing showed up. I talked to at the Hypopituitary Site he runs and told him about my story we knew each other before and have talked about low testosterone many times. I told him that from day one my blood test we allways low normal for DHEA-S, Cortisol, Thyroid, IGF-1 and Glucose. And the one test that was below normal was Testosterone. He told me my tests were Screaming Hypopituitary. He asked me if I ever had a bad head injury and a light went off in my head. I told him about the auto accident and how the Dr.'s told me this could not cause this and that my tests were low normal but I was OK I am in range. I have been sick all these yrs. from a bad head injury do to a auto accident I was suing the drunk that hit me and feel the Dr.s told me this was not the problem because they did not want to end up in court. I won the low suet but never got a penny he filed Bankruptcy. Because of all the crap I went though I made it my mission in life to help other men not to have to go through all the crap I went through. So like Val.does here I help men at the Yahoo boards and 4 other sites. It was this helping and meeting people like and Val that has me on the right road to recovery. Phil angesc2001 wrote: Hi, Phil, How did you determine you have hypopituitary problems? Are you just treating the symptoms, i.e., the other low functioning glands? > Phil, I used to get bronchitis every year, twice a year - it lasted for nine years (I had pneumonia 3 times during that period) - I feel that I lost 9 years due to being very ill about 8 months total out of the year. I was undiagnosed hypoT at the time, but all of a sudden it stopped, and I have only had a couple of very mild bouts since then. Asthma is an issue, and since I stopped the " purple spaceship inhaler " (Advair) I am wheezing more and using my albuterol more, but I read so much negative stuff about it that I cut it out. I am working on the asthma from the alternative angle right now, but my question to you is do you think that undiagnosed hypoT is why you (and myself) got sick with the bronchitis? When I stopped getting bouts of it I was still undiagnosed and it was several years before I got the diagnosis. What are your thoughts? Anyone? > > C. > > > > <<< No I waited 4 hrs. I did not have to lay down or anything like that I was just all in. And to think last yr. I was walking 45 min.'s a day and going to the gym and using the exercise machines 15 different ones 3 days a week. I got sick with Bronchitis last winter hell I get it every winter but last winter was dam bad I could not get over it and up until I started treating my Adrenals and Thyroid 8 months ago I still felt like I had not recovered from it. Now that I am on HC and Armour I don't think I will get sick this winter. I feel I have been getting sick every winter for the last 23 yrs. because I was Hypopituitary and did not know it. So doing HC will keep me from getting sick this winter. > Phil >>> > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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