Re: getting through the 14 days Val?

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just stopping HC is very dangerous. You should have tapered off

it. It may well get unbearable in a few more days. If you start haveing

nausea and especially any cvominting take HC and just taper down from

there. PLEASE be careful wiht this. There is nothign else that will

releive the symptpoms that is safe to take that will nto interfere with

testing.

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Good god sarah

You must be feeling awful. I would love to just stop HC and see how

I'd do but the truth is a think it would be terrible. Maybe it is a

good think - jump start the adrenal? Val, you say its very dangerous

but is this the case or just medical ritual?

Please keep us informed of how you're doin, I'm alittle concerned

for you but I think you are brave and I'm curious how you are doing.

I wonder if Val or anyone else knows of other people trying (tried)

this?

regards, Steve

>

> Val,

> I am off HC for 14 days in order to test. I was at 25 mgs and

still felt

> it was not enough. Anyway, I needed to test so I stopped taking

the hc three

> days ago. I am coping but am far more edgy and stressed easily.I

am just

> trying to take things real easy, sleep a lot & make it through.

The only

> thing I am having major trouble with is my blood sugar. I feel

hypogycemic

> and cant seem to ever get enough to eat. This has been the case

since

> stopping the HC so I know it is connected. Is this normal? and

can you

> give me any suggestions to get through this time? Also, can I

still take

> 5htp & melatonin during the 14 day period?

> Thanks

>

[Guest guest]

,

Sending you best wishes and hope you manage well, will be following

your posts,

Love

Sara

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I should have clarified better.. I did taper off over a two week period, I

didnt just stop cold turkey.

I know what to look for in terms of a crash, and i will supplement if I have

that happen. So far, so good. If I can just hang on 10 more days and test...

i have not tested saliva in over a year so I really need to know where I am.

Val, if we are dependant on HC for years at a time, how on earth do we ever

test & see where we are?

thanks for all the support,

Re: getting through the 14 days Val?

> just stopping HC is very dangerous. You should have tapered off

> it. It may well get unbearable in a few more days. If you start haveing

> nausea and especially any cvominting take HC and just taper down from

> there. PLEASE be careful wiht this. There is nothign else that will

> releive the symptpoms that is safe to take that will nto interfere with

> testing.

>

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> http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/

> http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

>> Maybe it is a

good think - jump start the adrenal? Val, you say its very dangerous

but is this the case or just medical ritual?<<

NO it is dangerous. You can have an adrenal crisis as th ACTH is supressed and

the adrenals may not get the message to produce the cortiolsl your body needs

for survival.

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[Guest guest]

>>Val, if we are dependant on HC for years at a time, how on earth do we ever

test & see where we are?<<

If you cannot slowly taper off wihtout major symptoms then you know where you

are. STILL insufficient. You can see if oyu are tking too much easily by

symptoms. High glucose, fluid retention adn large PG looking abdomen are all

signs of to ohigh cortils. I regular ly lower my dose for several weeks, and if

it doens;t start the fastigue back in I stay there and lower more, I have been

able to taper off twice, and may be again soon as I am back to 20MG and soon to

go to 17.5mg later this week.

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[Guest guest]

Does this mean that if we are weaning HC, we cannot take licorice or anything to

help with the weaning (for labs). I would like to do this in the spring.

Tnaks,

>>>If you start haveing nausea and especially any cvominting take HC and just

taper down from there. PLEASE be careful wiht this. There is nothign else that

will releive the symptpoms that is safe to take that will nto interfere with

testing.

[Guest guest]

>>Does this mean that if we are weaning HC, we cannot take licorice or anything

to help with the weaning (for labs). I would like to do this in the spring. <<

You can take it to help wean, btu you must be off it TOO for two weeks before

testign.

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