Re: Val, down to 5mg HC & I have a question...

September 18, 2007

I call that the creeping tireds. It OIS from adrenals but what happens

is oyu had built up cortiosl reserves and went down a bit too fast and

they are being depletes. I would go bakc uo a bit and hold for a coupe

weeks then try agin to lower.

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September 18, 2007

So, would you suggest going back up to 7.5? What do you think about

taking something to help the adrenals, like licorice, instead of

HC?

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> I call that the creeping tireds. It OIS from adrenals but what

happens

> is oyu had built up cortiosl reserves and went down a bit too fast

and

> they are being depletes. I would go bakc uo a bit and hold for a

coupe

> weeks then try agin to lower.

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September 19, 2007

>>So, would you suggest going back up to 7.5? What do you think about

taking something to help the adrenals, like licorice, instead of

HC? <<

You could certainyl try that.

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September 20, 2007

Hi Val, ok I bumped back up to 7.5mg HC, dosing 2.5 each time. I

started this yesterday and have some relief but not much. What would

happen is I changed the dosing around to something like 5mg forst

thing AM then 2.5 for 2nd dose?? Will that cause me to be sleepy

later in the day? Why is it that I tapered down just fine until I hit

5mg then I hit a wall?? 7.5 is such a little amount, why would 5mg be

such a drastic difference. I am really trying to get off this stuff.

Does this mean that I have damaged my adrenals and that I can't get

off the HC. I feel like going back up to 7.5 totally defeats my

purpose but I did it anyway.

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> >>So, would you suggest going back up to 7.5? What do you think

about

> taking something to help the adrenals, like licorice, instead of

> HC? <<

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> You could certainyl try that.

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September 20, 2007

Hi Val, Ok, I bumped back up to 7.5 yesterday, dosing 2.5 3x per

day. When will I notice a difference?? I am noticing muscle

wakness, general lack of energy and less stamina although today I am

less tired. I am also noticing achilles tendon pain which I always

thought was thyroid related but now I don't know. Why would going

down to 5mg from 7.5 cause such a drastic change?? What would

happen if I dosed 5mg then 2.5 and only dosed 2x per day?? Would

the 5mg in the AM cause me to be tired later? I did have some

licorice but I threw it away as I thought it was causing high bp at

the time but it was probably just the high amount of HC. Should I

leave my armour/thyroid S at 3 grains or bump that up since I bumped

up HC??

Thanks!

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> >>So, would you suggest going back up to 7.5? What do you think

about

> taking something to help the adrenals, like licorice, instead of

> HC? <<

>

> You could certainyl try that.

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September 20, 2007

Sometimes you need to slow the lowering down and hold for a while at a

dose this allows your adrenlas to adjuts. Sometimes you get to say 10MG

and have to hold there for a month. It can be abywhere along the way,

but it is only a temporary thing. I feel pretty goof that gettign this

low your adrenals are trying to functin and doing pretty well, many

folkd have to be on HC for 2 years to get to this point. PATIENCE.

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September 20, 2007

You need to hold these same doses for a while to allow your body to

adjust. Do the temp graphing for 4-5 days and see if you need more

thyrid or jsust bumoing the HC up a tad for another couple weeks.

Adrenals change very slowly, and I think youare doing wonderful but you

need to go slow and this is normal to have some setbacks where you have

to go baklc a bit and hold then try agian to lower.

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September 20, 2007

Opps! I thought my original post didn't post so I posted

another...it was an accident.

YES, I agree and I feel really good about getting all the way down

to 7.5 without getting sick and virtually no bad things happening to

me:)

What do you think about my dosing schedule that I proposed below??

Or should I just stick with dosing 2.5mg 3x per day...

How long do I stay at 7.5 before I decide that maybe 10mg was were I

need to hold for awhile? I think it was 7.5 were I felt good and

jumped the gun to quickly and lowered but not sure how many days it

will take to kick in...

Thanks!

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> Sometimes you need to slow the lowering down and hold for a while

at a

> dose this allows your adrenlas to adjuts. Sometimes you get to say

10MG

> and have to hold there for a month. It can be abywhere along the

way,

> but it is only a temporary thing. I feel pretty goof that gettign

this

> low your adrenals are trying to functin and doing pretty well,

many

> folkd have to be on HC for 2 years to get to this point. PATIENCE.

>

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September 20, 2007

2.5 three time s a day shoul be less supressive of your own adrenal

funcitn so that woul dbe my choice while youare trying to taper down.

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September 20, 2007

Ok, thank you very much! I am going to stay at 7.5 for at lease 3

weeks before trying to taper down to 5mg. Hopefully, I will start to

feel the effects of adding the 3rd dose soon.

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> 2.5 three time s a day shoul be less supressive of your own adrenal

> funcitn so that woul dbe my choice while youare trying to taper down.

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September 27, 2007

Val,

I am REALLY frustrated! I have been back up to 7.5mg since my last

post and I do not feel any worse OR better. I am wondering if I

should just get off the HC? I am having pain in my achilles tendon,

lowered energy and muscle weakness. I also upped thyroid S to 3 1/2

grains. The MOST disturbing side effect is hair loss and it has

started back up again. I have plenty or regrowth but that doesn't

mean anything if the hair I have keeps falling out! I am wondering

if the switch from Armour to Thyroid-S could be the cause. I am not

sure what to do. PLUS, I feel like I am losing inches but not

weight, is that a hypo thing?? PLUS I gained 3 lbs a little while

ago and cannot lose it. My weight has consistently stayed the same

for 2 years...what the heck happened. My temps are stable and good

too. I am not too tired like I was but the other side effects are

not going away. Any thoughts?

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> > 2.5 three time s a day shoul be less supressive of your own

adrenal

> > funcitn so that woul dbe my choice while youare trying to taper

down.

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September 27, 2007

It might eb a good thing to have RT3 tested as this kind of sounds liek

you could be thyroid resistant.

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September 27, 2007

What is Thyroid S ??

I have been on Armour for 2 months and my hair is falling out like crazy - I

can't believe I'm not bald yet!

I'm considering going on HC - I'm on Isocort right now, but Val thinks that

won't be enough for me since my labs were so depressed. How is HC working for

you? Have you tried to heal your adrenals FIRST before doing Thyroid med?

What was your thyroid test score?

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