Guest guest Posted March 31, 2004 Report Share Posted March 31, 2004 I'm still wondering about the Cortislim. It is advertised as blocking the production of cortisol which causes one to gain wieght, especially around the hips and thighs. Doesn't adrenal support (isocort or FTF) give us extra cortisol? If so, wouldn't adrenal support make us tend to gain wieght? I'm not gaining on isocort. Would Cortislim be suppressive to the thyroid or adrenals? Isn't it that the underactive thyroid is putting stress on the adrenals which are therefore shooting out massive amounts of cortisol on their way to exhaustion? And the extra cortisol makes us tend to deposit fat around hips and thighs. And the adrenal support allows the adrenals to rest and therefore come out of panic mode and stop the excessive cortisol production on their own. It seems to me that if the adrenals see a need for more cortisol production and you artificially suppress it (ie, via cortislim), that they are just going to try harder and when you stop the cortislim, cortisol production will skyrocket and you will gain like never before. Sorry for the long sentence. I'm just trying to reconcile the Cortislim claims with what I already know. Something is not " jiving " (as we say in the south). So either I'm not understanding something about thyroid and adrenals or Cortislim is to be avoided like the plague. Blessings, Debbie K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2004 Report Share Posted March 31, 2004 Cortislim should be avoided like the plague... Stop a minute and consider: The weight gain around the mid section and thighs is a symptom that is common with hypo and adrenal fatigue... it's a symptom of a known disorder... support and correcting the disorder will correct the targeted weight gain, right? Using a product designed to block a product of the body to reduce a symptom may work.. for a while or until the supplement is taken away... and, as you said.. when you stop would not the production have been increased as a result of the blocker and you'd end up with an even worse problem? I think it makes a lot more sense to correctly treat the hypo and the adrenal fatigue and let the body naturally balance itself and normalize then to artificially block something.... IMHO Topper () *who fears for all the folks that will use the product in frustration to solve weight issues when they really may be in need of a good doc and some tests to determine if it's thyroid/adrenal related* On Wed, 31 Mar 2004 08:01:25 -0600 Debbie K writes: > I'm still wondering about the Cortislim. It is advertised as > blocking > the production of cortisol which causes one to gain wieght, > especially > around the hips and thighs. Doesn't adrenal support (isocort or > FTF) > give us extra cortisol? If so, wouldn't adrenal support make us tend > to gain wieght? I'm not gaining on isocort. Would Cortislim be > suppressive to the thyroid or adrenals? > Isn't it that the underactive thyroid is putting stress on the adrenals > which are therefore shooting out massive amounts of cortisol on their > way to exhaustion? And the extra cortisol makes us tend to deposit > fat > around hips and thighs. And the adrenal support allows the adrenals > to > rest and therefore come out of panic mode and stop the excessive > cortisol production on their own. > It seems to me that if the adrenals see a need for more cortisol > production and you artificially suppress it (ie, via cortislim), that > they are just going to try harder and when you stop the cortislim, > cortisol production will skyrocket and you will gain like never > before. > Sorry for the long sentence. > > I'm just trying to reconcile the Cortislim claims with what I > already > know. Something is not " jiving " (as we say in the south). So > either > I'm not understanding something about thyroid and adrenals or > Cortislim is to be avoided like the plague. > Blessings, > Debbie K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2004 Report Share Posted March 31, 2004 Topper, I agree with you, but was seeking confirmation. Thanks. Like I said, when I try to reconcile their claims with what I already know, they are not making sense. So either, my knowlege is off or they are sorely mistaken. I think it's the latter. Blessings, Debbie K. Re: Cortislim Cortislim should be avoided like the plague... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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