Re: adrenal insufficiency?

[Guest guest]

Do you think I should bring Armour down to one grain a day until I get the

hydrocortisone started? Prior to starting Armour I was taking 150 mcg

levothyroxine daily

-- adrenal insufficiency?

Okay, I read the Peatfield article provided. Since I've started the Armour

without adrenal treatment, my BP has gone up. And I just did the BP test

mentioned in the article, took pressure sitting then standing, and my

pressure rose upon standing. I have also done the eye test in a darkened

room and my pupil acted irratically on that occasion. I have had increasing

trouble with recovering from respiratory infections of late, as I mentioned

in posts of late. I've also had the digestive disturbances mentioned and

anxiety issues.

I know after about 12 weeks of Armour I am now worse and have decreased the

Amour from at point 3.5 grains down to 2 grains. So do I have adrenal

insufficiency? And if so how much hydrocortisone should I take. Would you

recommend the 10 mg divided throughout the day or should I start lower?

Reid

Peace, through Strength.

Reagan

1911-2004

[Guest guest]

Don't forget that licorice will raise your blood pressure. More than likely with

adrenal problems this won't be a problem because your blood pressure is probably

low. But if you are borderline, you'll want to be careful.

in Va.

I started with half of what Peatfield recommended in that article I sent the

link for. I started with 2.5 mg every 4 hours during waking hours ( four doses a

day ). I have a timer I set and reset to be sure it is on time.

For me the main difference I have noticed with taking the hc is that I do not

over react to stresses as I did without the hc. The lower dose was good for a

few days and then I found myself once again not being able to be less reactive.

I also started to experience a few chest symptoms and some fatigue again. That

was when I upped the dose to 5 mg on the same schedule 4 times per day. I am

finding myself quite calm where 10 days ago I would have been yelling and having

a fit in the same circumstances. It is a relief for me! Which is a stress

reducer...which helps to rest my adrenals! :-)

I read that it is very important for support of one's adrenals that you eat as

soon as you get up in the morning, and do eat no later than 10 AM. It doesn't

matter if you feel like it or not. You do your body no service by starving it.

While you treat your adrenals you also need to get lots of sleep, eat

nutritiously, do fun things, and avoid stress. I would also recommend taking

adrenal support glandular pills and drink 2-4 cups of licorice tea per day.

Having wreaked havoc with my adrenal glands was probably the stupidest thing I

have ever done. I can look back and say that after life had been pretty

stressful for me through no fault of mine.....I never took the time to recover

and instead found stuff to push myself through, very taxing goals. It sure

catches up. You cannot get away with it.

Bedtime for me!!! :-)

Roxanna

[Guest guest]

That is part of my problem in deciding how to handle this. My BP is not

low, in fact, I feel it to be slightly high for me, e.g. upper 120s and 130s

over upper 80s. Of course, I feel that part of this is due to this extreme

respiratory problem I'm battling. I am much improved since I got the Z-pack

but I can still hear lung sounds when I lay down on my back. Can't decide

if I should wait a couple more days to see if the anti-biotic is going to do

the trick or if I should call the quack now and have a chest x-ray done. I

keep thinking I should wait to start the hydrocortisone until I rid myself

of this respiratory problem but also think taking would help me rid myself

of the problem because I feel I have this problem due to worn out adrenal

glands.

Anybody read how adrenal insufficiency effects the immune system in detail?

Anybody else fight this type of health battle with the lung aspect?

Jen

-- Re: adrenal insufficiency?

Don't forget that licorice will raise your blood pressure. More than likely

with adrenal problems this won't be a problem because your blood pressure is

probably low. But if you are borderline, you'll want to be careful.

in Va.

[Guest guest]

Jen,

The best I can say is that I think you need to unravel what came first. I don't

know your history and progression so it is hard for me to comment with what

little experience I have to offer.

One thing I wonder about is whether you have been taking more and more thyroid

for symptoms that were really adrenal and as a result your BP has risen....but

the symptoms are no better. But I do not even know if once upon a time your BP

was low.

I think you have a lot of history.

Yes, adrenal deficiency and refractory respiratory infections can go hand in

hand. However, there are also respiratory infections that just are. I think it

is very common for Drs to just take a stab with whatever antibiotic. These days

it is more and more common that they will have guessed wrong about what will

help to eliminate the pathogen. And remember, antibiotics are just " helpers " .

Our immune system provides the real troops fighting infection. Yes, immune

function is low when adrenals are weak. Repeated infections are common. However,

there can be other pathologies responsible for weak immune function.

I absolutely hate suggesting radiation....however, if it were me, I would like a

picture of my lungs if I had audible lung sounds. But then I can read

radiographs whether my Dr can or not.

What is a Z-pack? Out of curiosity, which antibiotic does he have you on?

I wish I could be more helpful.

Roxanna

Roxanna V. Knight-Plouff, D.V.M.

W Plouff

North Star German Shepherd Dog Rescue Inc

northstargsdr@...

www.northstargsdr.org

Re: adrenal insufficiency?

Don't forget that licorice will raise your blood pressure. More than likely

with adrenal problems this won't be a problem because your blood pressure is

probably low. But if you are borderline, you'll want to be careful.

in Va.

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 7/6/2004 8:13:58 AM Eastern Standard Time, marin@...

writes:

> Sounds like my identical story, and I mean identical.

Good lord...do we all have stories? It would tire me too much to write all

mine down. But the lord obviously was taking pity on me and gave me a

great husband who has pulled me thru the last 10 years. Other than that, I

don't

know how i would have made it.

Cindi

[Guest guest]

Zithromycin, the one introduce a few yrs ago that you take two initially,

then one a day for four days. I loved the advent of this antibiotic. You

don't have to take it for 10 long days, trying to remember each and every

dose. It worked on me, as I had two different rounds of it, one one yr, and

one the next. I haven't taken any antibiotics now for 4 yrs. Trying to let

me immune system do some work on it's own, but not to the point of getting

in serious trouble with a bad infection.

Re: adrenal insufficiency?

> What is a Z-pack? Out of curiosity, which antibiotic does he have you on?

[Guest guest]

Sounds like my identical story, and I mean identical. Only part different

is that I didn't learn the first time, I married yet another abuser. First

one died, second one I divorced, and he's dead too. Trouble with 6

children, though they're good kids now, it was a real roller coastr ride.

Then I went on my own roller coastr ride.

Re: adrenal insufficiency?

> zithromax = Z-pack

>

> I never had any kind of respiratory problems until 11/2000 - in-laws

coming

> for first Thanksgiving = pneumonia (then again 1/2001, and again 3/2001.

> This after numerous stressful years of bad marriage, divorce, meet new

man,

> re-marriage, trouble with step-children . . . you know - we all have a

> story. Along with only that ol' T4 synthetic med.

[Guest guest]

My hubby deserves a HUGE cheers too! My oh my what he has put up with.He has

been so understanding.

Roxanna

Roxanna V. Knight-Plouff, D.V.M.

W Plouff

North Star German Shepherd Dog Rescue Inc

northstargsdr@...

www.northstargsdr.org

Re: adrenal insufficiency?

In a message dated 7/6/2004 8:13:58 AM Eastern Standard Time, marin@...

writes:

> Sounds like my identical story, and I mean identical.

Good lord...do we all have stories? It would tire me too much to write all

mine down. But the lord obviously was taking pity on me and gave me a

great husband who has pulled me thru the last 10 years. Other than that, I

don't

know how i would have made it.

Cindi

[Guest guest]

Amen! I don't know what I'd do without my husband! Most men would have been

long gone. But

he's stuck by me for 29 years now!

in Va.

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> Sounds like my identical story, and I mean identical.

Good lord...do we all have stories? It would tire me too much to write all

mine down. But the lord obviously was taking pity on me and gave me a

great husband who has pulled me thru the last 10 years. Other than that, I

don't

know how i would have made it.

Cindi