Guest guest Posted July 27, 2004 Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 yes, they are easy to cut Lynda (in the UK) hydrocortisone For those of you using hydrocortisone for your adrenals...do you get the 20 mg tablets and split them into 4 pieces? It looks like that is the only size Myrxforless has. Thanks, Shelli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 27, 2004 Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 Great! Thanks Lynda! Shelli hydrocortisone For those of you using hydrocortisone for your adrenals...do you get the 20 mg tablets and split them into 4 pieces? It looks like that is the only size Myrxforless has. Thanks, Shelli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 27, 2004 Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 Oh, another question about the hydrocoritsone...does it affect sleep, like if I take the last dose of the day close to bedtime will it keep me up? How long should I figure on being on this? Shelli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 27, 2004 Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 I suffer with sleep probs anyway, so I make sure I take my last dose before 4pm. As for how long - well Peatfield says in his book anything from a few weeks to a few months depending on the person and how bad the adrenals are to begin with. I have been on it since November and am nowhere near good enough to even think about coming off it. Lynda (in the UK) Re: hydrocortisone Oh, another question about the hydrocoritsone...does it affect sleep, like if I take the last dose of the day close to bedtime will it keep me up? How long should I figure on being on this? Shelli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 27, 2004 Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 So about times do you take them? I'm assuming you feel better on it so how can you tell you're nowhere near ready to come off? I'm just thinking one may not know until they try to come off and start to feel badly again. Thanks. Shelli Re: hydrocortisone Oh, another question about the hydrocoritsone...does it affect sleep, like if I take the last dose of the day close to bedtime will it keep me up? How long should I figure on being on this? Shelli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 27, 2004 Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 I take the first one as soon as I get out of bed and then the others 3 - 4 hours apart (I'm an early riser though!) One of the symptoms of adrenal fatigue is low erratic temperature which I still have, so that's why I say I am not ready to come off this treatment. I have heard that when you are ready to come off it is best to decrease the dose slowly. Lynda (in the UK) Re: hydrocortisone So about times do you take them? I'm assuming you feel better on it so how can you tell you're nowhere near ready to come off? I'm just thinking one may not know until they try to come off and start to feel badly again. Thanks. Shelli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 27, 2004 Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 Oh, ok. That makes sense about the temperature. I've read that too about coming off slowly. I wonder how slowly. Thanks! Shelli Re: hydrocortisone So about times do you take them? I'm assuming you feel better on it so how can you tell you're nowhere near ready to come off? I'm just thinking one may not know until they try to come off and start to feel badly again. Thanks. Shelli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2004 Report Share Posted August 1, 2004 Shelli, Dr. Jeffries says that some people do better taking the last dose at bedtime and others say it keeps them awake. It's a personal thing. But it helped my sleep immensely. I took my last dose in the afternoon. I can't remember specifically how long it's recommended. HOpefully someone has already told you this. But it seems like something like 6 months to 2 years. I was on it 9 months. But that's because my doctor didn't really know what he was doing and got nervous. Long story. LOL in Va. Oh, another question about the hydrocoritsone...does it affect sleep, like if I take the last dose of the day close to bedtime will it keep me up? How long should I figure on being on this? Shelli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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