Re: Extremely irritable - too much Cortef?

[Guest guest]

I do, but was attributing to DHEA b/c my mood improved when I quit

taking it last week and I was irritable bordering on raging when I

first tried DHEA several weeks ago (stupid doc for a day started me on

25mg instead of the lower dose of 10mg that I quit taking last week).

I increased HC from 22.5 to 25mg yesterday AND added 1/8 grain of

Armour and I was pretty touchy, but I've also been staying with

in-laws for the past three days and that's the limit for me and my MIL

no matter how I am feeling or what I am taking so I don't know what to

attribute the moodiness to last night.

Chill out? (just kidding, don't be mad at me )

>

> I am ready to bite the head off of a snake. To say that I am irritable

> might be a bit of an understatement. Everything is ticking me off and

> has for the last couple of days. My husband is ready to kill me because

> of my b*tchy behavior. Could this be from too much Cortef? I had been

> stress dosing for a cold before Thanksgiving at 10,10,5,5. I have

> started to taper down to 10,5,2.5,2.5. Ironically, my temps were

> exactly the same for the last 2 days which were also my worst in terms

> of irritablility. I don't have a uterus so I don't know if it could be

> cyclical. Does anyone else have these issues?

> Thanks,

> English

>

[Guest guest]

Yes that could easily be form the stress dose. I get VERY irritable when

I have to stress dose for a few days. But I dontl dfeel it the days I am

dosing high usually a day or two after., So the timing is right as well.

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[Guest guest]

>

> I do, but was attributing to DHEA b/c my mood improved when I quit

> taking it last week and I was irritable bordering on raging when I

> first tried DHEA several weeks ago

It's definitely not DHEA unless it is lack of it because I quit taking

it a couple of weeks ago at Val's suggestion.

> Chill out? (just kidding, don't be mad at me )

>

LOL! I wish. This is like a major PMS, I know it's happening but that

doesn't keep me from being pissy. My husband is steering very clear.

English

[Guest guest]

But I dont feel it the days I am

> dosing high usually a day or two after., So the timing is right as

well.

>

Val,

Why do you suppose this is if the Cortef only lasts in our systems for

4 hours? Have you noticed that the irritability occurs after a certain

dose or a certain number of days? And by a day or two after do you mean

that you notice it a day or two after tapering or that it lasts a day

or two. Just wondering how long I can expect to be such a delight, LOL!

English

[Guest guest]

I assume it is the body adjusting to lower levels of cortiosl, an or

possibly the sex hormones readjusting from the change in cortils as

well. As high cortiosl lowers estrogen this coulds well be why the PMS

like symptoms. If oyu have some estrogen handy taking a dab extra might

help this.

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Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV

http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/

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

[Guest guest]

>

> I assume it is the body adjusting to lower levels of cortiosl, an or

> possibly the sex hormones readjusting from the change in cortils as

> well. As high cortiosl lowers estrogen this coulds well be why the

PMS

> like symptoms. If oyu have some estrogen handy taking a dab extra

might

> help this.

>

Ah, and if it also coincides with what I recall as the time when I

would be having my period, I might be getting a double dose of

irritablility.

How long does it usually last?