Guest guest Posted October 20, 2006 Report Share Posted October 20, 2006 Val, so your doctor tells you to take more Cortef if you are having sleeping problems? Is this to help you sleep better or to give you more pep when you haven't sleep adequately, to compensate? > > There are 2 trains of thought on how to take cortef - I have tried both. Jefferies says to take 5mg x 4 day with breakfast, lunch, teatime & at bedtime. He also says that this may make you get up to pee during the night but because you will sleep so much better overall then you will not mind. The other way is to take 10mg first thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 2006 Report Share Posted October 20, 2006 Val, your doctor tells you to take isocort along with the cortef? Are they similar or complimentary medicines? > > I now take 5mg w breakfast, either 2 or 4 isocort during the day (depending on how I am feeling), and 2.5mg with supper (or while having problems sleeping I will take 5mg but not too late & then I do not get up to pee. So a minimum of 7.5mg cortef & 2 isocort, to a maximum of 10mg cortef & 4 isocort (which is equivalent to max 20mg cortef). > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 2006 Report Share Posted October 20, 2006 Val, your doctor tells you to take isocort along with the cortef? Are they similar or complimentary medicines? > > I now take 5mg w breakfast, either 2 or 4 isocort during the day (depending on how I am feeling), and 2.5mg with supper (or while having problems sleeping I will take 5mg but not too late & then I do not get up to pee. So a minimum of 7.5mg cortef & 2 isocort, to a maximum of 10mg cortef & 4 isocort (which is equivalent to max 20mg cortef). > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 2006 Report Share Posted October 20, 2006 Val, your doctor tells you to take isocort along with the cortef? Are they similar or complimentary medicines? > > I now take 5mg w breakfast, either 2 or 4 isocort during the day (depending on how I am feeling), and 2.5mg with supper (or while having problems sleeping I will take 5mg but not too late & then I do not get up to pee. So a minimum of 7.5mg cortef & 2 isocort, to a maximum of 10mg cortef & 4 isocort (which is equivalent to max 20mg cortef). > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2006 Report Share Posted October 21, 2006 > > Yeah, there probably is a schedule somewhere, but the dosing is > basically 4 times a day about 3 hours apart. Best to start as early as > possible to mimic the body's natural rhythms, and best not to take any > after 5:00 PM. I'm finding that if I take a little bit (2.5 mgs) at bedtime, I sleep better. Nell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2006 Report Share Posted October 21, 2006 > > Yeah, there probably is a schedule somewhere, but the dosing is > basically 4 times a day about 3 hours apart. Best to start as early as > possible to mimic the body's natural rhythms, and best not to take any > after 5:00 PM. I'm finding that if I take a little bit (2.5 mgs) at bedtime, I sleep better. Nell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 28, 2006 Report Share Posted October 28, 2006 My altdoc told me to take natural compounded cortef but this was way too expensive, so now I just take normal cortef. I have substituted some of the cortef doses with isocort as I believe this is more natural, and also because I can take isocort sublingually on an empty stomach. However I really believe that cortef is more effective in stressful situations. After a very stressful couple of weeks I have had to up my cortef again so that I now take 10mg first thing, 5mg in the evening & 2 isocort at 2pm. My ideal aim would be to take 5mg cortef in the morning & then just isocort after this in the day, but with chelation & other stresses I think this is a long way off for me. Isocort is a glandular product but does contain 2.5mg of h/c per pill. I was quoting Jefferies comments on taking 5mg of cortef before going to bed. My altdoc was of the opinion that I needed 10mg first thing with 5mg at lunchtime & none later, but I found that I felt better with an evening dose as well. Val Posted by: " barb1283 " barb1283@... barb1283 Fri Oct 20, 2006 5:48 pm (PST) Val, your doctor tells you to take isocort along with the cortef? Are they similar or complimentary medicines? Val, so your doctor tells you to take more Cortef if you are having sleeping problems? Is this to help you sleep better or to give you more pep when you haven't sleep adequately, to compensate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 28, 2006 Report Share Posted October 28, 2006 My altdoc told me to take natural compounded cortef but this was way too expensive, so now I just take normal cortef. I have substituted some of the cortef doses with isocort as I believe this is more natural, and also because I can take isocort sublingually on an empty stomach. However I really believe that cortef is more effective in stressful situations. After a very stressful couple of weeks I have had to up my cortef again so that I now take 10mg first thing, 5mg in the evening & 2 isocort at 2pm. My ideal aim would be to take 5mg cortef in the morning & then just isocort after this in the day, but with chelation & other stresses I think this is a long way off for me. Isocort is a glandular product but does contain 2.5mg of h/c per pill. I was quoting Jefferies comments on taking 5mg of cortef before going to bed. My altdoc was of the opinion that I needed 10mg first thing with 5mg at lunchtime & none later, but I found that I felt better with an evening dose as well. Val Posted by: " barb1283 " barb1283@... barb1283 Fri Oct 20, 2006 5:48 pm (PST) Val, your doctor tells you to take isocort along with the cortef? Are they similar or complimentary medicines? Val, so your doctor tells you to take more Cortef if you are having sleeping problems? Is this to help you sleep better or to give you more pep when you haven't sleep adequately, to compensate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 28, 2006 Report Share Posted October 28, 2006 My altdoc told me to take natural compounded cortef but this was way too expensive, so now I just take normal cortef. I have substituted some of the cortef doses with isocort as I believe this is more natural, and also because I can take isocort sublingually on an empty stomach. However I really believe that cortef is more effective in stressful situations. After a very stressful couple of weeks I have had to up my cortef again so that I now take 10mg first thing, 5mg in the evening & 2 isocort at 2pm. My ideal aim would be to take 5mg cortef in the morning & then just isocort after this in the day, but with chelation & other stresses I think this is a long way off for me. Isocort is a glandular product but does contain 2.5mg of h/c per pill. I was quoting Jefferies comments on taking 5mg of cortef before going to bed. My altdoc was of the opinion that I needed 10mg first thing with 5mg at lunchtime & none later, but I found that I felt better with an evening dose as well. Val Posted by: " barb1283 " barb1283@... barb1283 Fri Oct 20, 2006 5:48 pm (PST) Val, your doctor tells you to take isocort along with the cortef? Are they similar or complimentary medicines? Val, so your doctor tells you to take more Cortef if you are having sleeping problems? Is this to help you sleep better or to give you more pep when you haven't sleep adequately, to compensate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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