Guest guest Posted August 3, 2004 Report Share Posted August 3, 2004 cortisol numbers are pretty telling. It sounds like something else is your issue. Either too low, too high thyroid levels, or blood sugar give you afternoon slumps Re: Low afternoon cortisol? > I would love to have my numbers in those ranges yeah, but we all know numbers don't tell the whole story. : ) R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 My numbers were very similar to yours and I could not tolerate armour til I started on 20 mg cortef. I had definite slumps in the afternoon before I started on cortef. I think someone with really healthy adrenals would have much higher numbers. Deb Re: Low afternoon cortisol? > I would love to have my numbers in those ranges yeah, but we all know numbers don't tell the whole story. : ) R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 I don't think it would hurt at all. I usually start mine around 8:30 or 9am because that is when I get up and take it every 3-4 hours ending up around 6 to 7 pm. I have taken it as late as 9 pm and not had it bother me. Jefferies says take it with meals and at bedtime. Some can do that but others it bothers them sleeping. Just fool around with it til you find your right times. There is probably not a set way for everyone. Deb Re: Low afternoon cortisol? Deb, do you think it would be a bad idea to just take a small amount of Cortef in the afternoon, if that seems to help? I know most people say to take it in the AM to 4 times a day, but when I have tried it that way and in larger amounts it seems like too much for me. R. > > I would love to have my numbers in those ranges > > > yeah, but we all know numbers don't tell the whole story. : ) > > R. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 I don't think it would hurt at all. I usually start mine around 8:30 or 9am because that is when I get up and take it every 3-4 hours ending up around 6 to 7 pm. I have taken it as late as 9 pm and not had it bother me. Jefferies says take it with meals and at bedtime. Some can do that but others it bothers them sleeping. Just fool around with it til you find your right times. There is probably not a set way for everyone. Deb Re: Low afternoon cortisol? Deb, do you think it would be a bad idea to just take a small amount of Cortef in the afternoon, if that seems to help? I know most people say to take it in the AM to 4 times a day, but when I have tried it that way and in larger amounts it seems like too much for me. R. > > I would love to have my numbers in those ranges > > > yeah, but we all know numbers don't tell the whole story. : ) > > R. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 I don't think it would hurt at all. I usually start mine around 8:30 or 9am because that is when I get up and take it every 3-4 hours ending up around 6 to 7 pm. I have taken it as late as 9 pm and not had it bother me. Jefferies says take it with meals and at bedtime. Some can do that but others it bothers them sleeping. Just fool around with it til you find your right times. There is probably not a set way for everyone. Deb Re: Low afternoon cortisol? Deb, do you think it would be a bad idea to just take a small amount of Cortef in the afternoon, if that seems to help? I know most people say to take it in the AM to 4 times a day, but when I have tried it that way and in larger amounts it seems like too much for me. R. > > I would love to have my numbers in those ranges > > > yeah, but we all know numbers don't tell the whole story. : ) > > R. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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