Re: Why the rushes when taking cortisol

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Val, can you offer some words of wisdom? I've been breaking down the

5mg doses so that I can take 2.5 about every 2 1/2 hours trhoughout

the day and take a 2.5 right before going to bed around 10pm. I am

such a mess right now that I'm chewing xanax. I'm beside myself. The

rushing feeling won't stop.There are no external events contributing.

Thankyou-

P

> I need help understanding the effects of cortisol. I am up to 15mg

of

> cortisol. I thought that taking cortisol allowed your adrenals to

> stop making it and that allows your adrenals to rest. Why, as I am

> increasing my cortisol, do I feel more powerful rushes after about

2

> to 3 hours after taking a dose and unbelievably awful rushes, heart

> palpatations and anxiety in the middle of the night? When are my

> adrenals resting? I am stage 5/6 adrenal fatigue. (Got the results

in

> August but started cortisol December).I took 2.5mg 3 hours ago and

I

> am shaking so bad right now that I can hardly take it.

> Could someone PLEASE give me a solid explanation? Does the raciness

> ever go away on higher doses of cortisol?

> How do I know that my adrenals are stable enough to start

considering

> my thyroid?

> My average temps the last 7 days were 97.2, 97.3, 97.2, 97.2, 96.9,

> 96.9, 96.8 (oldest to most recent). Will my temperatures ever go up

> and are these temperatures considered " stable " or do they have to

be

> higher before I consider tyroid treatment?

> Boy, do I need some reassurance today!

> Thanks-

> P

>

[Guest guest]

>>Val, can you offer some words of wisdom? I've been breaking down the

5mg doses so that I can take 2.5 about every 2 1/2 hours trhoughout

the day and take a 2.5 right before going to bed around 10pm. I am

such a mess right now that I'm chewing xanax. I'm beside myself. The

rushing feeling won't stop.There are no external events contributing.<<

Are you taking thyroid meds too? Tell me your dosing schedule.

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[Guest guest]

> >>Val, can you offer some words of wisdom? I've been breaking down

the

> 5mg doses so that I can take 2.5 about every 2 1/2 hours trhoughout

> the day and take a 2.5 right before going to bed around 10pm. I am

> such a mess right now that I'm chewing xanax. I'm beside myself.

The

> rushing feeling won't stop.There are no external events

contributing.<<

>

> Are you taking thyroid meds too? Tell me your dosing schedule.

>

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I have been weaning myself slowly off Levoxyl for a few months.(A doc

kept upping my dose to get rid of my hypo symptoms even though my

thyroid blood work was normal in the beginning--she wanted to treat

me symptomatically.I got no relief from the thyroid meds.) For the

last 2 weeks I have been down to 5ugm Levoxyl and 5ugm cytomel. Today

just 5ugm cytomel.

My cortisol schedule flucuates a little:

2.5--5am

2.5--7:30am

5mg--noon

2.5mg--5pm

2.5mg--between 9-10pm

This morning I took 2.5mg at 3:30am, but got no relief--just

shakiness, the rushing feeling, anxiousness, and weepiness.

I take sea salt 2X a day as well as lots of Vit.C,Bs, and amino acids

for adrenal and liver support.

Thank you so much-

P

[Guest guest]

2.5--5am

2.5--7:30am

5mg--noon

2.5mg--5pm

2.5mg--between 9-10pm

This is an extremely bad cortiosl rythm. it NEEDS to be highest in the AM. Do

you get up at 5AM? If so thta is when you need the MOST cortiosl. Forget what

oyur labs showed, once oyu start HC it changes all that. I would switch to 5MG

at rise. Then in 3 hours 2.5mg and three hours 2.5mg etc. Do this for about 3

days thewn increase the second dose to 5MG. Then you may be able to extend the

odoses out a bit longer try to stretch to 3.5hours between.

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[Guest guest]

>

> 2.5--5am

> 2.5--7:30am

> 5mg--noon

> 2.5mg--5pm

> 2.5mg--between 9-10pm

>

> This is an extremely bad cortiosl rythm. it NEEDS to be highest in

the AM. Do you get up at 5AM? If so thta is when you need the MOST

cortiosl. Forget what oyur labs showed, once oyu start HC it changes

all that. I would switch to 5MG at rise. Then in 3 hours 2.5mg and

three hours 2.5mg etc. Do this for about 3 days thewn increase the

second dose to 5MG. Then you may be able to extend the odoses out a

bit longer try to stretch to 3.5hours between.

>

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>

> Thanks so much. Back to my first question:Does the raciness ever go

away after being on cortisol for a while? Why do I feel powerful

rushes in between doses if the cortisol is supposed to give the

adrenals a chance to rest? What is causing the rushes? Are my low

temperatures normal and are they considered stable?

P

[Guest guest]

The rushes are adrenaline when you run out of cortiosl. Thus why you

just need to hang in ther and slowly raise the HC. I did nto see your

temps.

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[Guest guest]

Val,

Forgive me for hijacking this thread...is 5:00 AM a regular time for

the cortisol in our bodies to make a shift? Just this morning, I

happened to wake up at 3:00 and felt calm as a cucumber (!) then at

about 5:00 started getting anxious (which is what I have been trying

to work on by increasing HC). I was amazed that at 3:00 I felt

fine. Maybe I should have taken my morning dose of HC at 3?

Thanks!

Tina

>

> 2.5--5am

> 2.5--7:30am

> 5mg--noon

> 2.5mg--5pm

> 2.5mg--between 9-10pm

>

> This is an extremely bad cortiosl rythm. it NEEDS to be highest in

the AM. Do you get up at 5AM? If so thta is when you need the MOST

cortiosl. Forget what oyur labs showed, once oyu start HC it changes

all that. I would switch to 5MG at rise. Then in 3 hours 2.5mg and

three hours 2.5mg etc. Do this for about 3 days thewn increase the

second dose to 5MG. Then you may be able to extend the odoses out a

bit longer try to stretch to 3.5hours between.

>

> --

> Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV

>

> http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/

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

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>

[Guest guest]

>>Maybe I should have taken my morning dose of HC at 3?<<

Nope but it means you most liekly have a need for a bigger bedtime cortiosl dose

so it will last better till AM.

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[Guest guest]

It probably means it is time to start some thyroid meds.

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[Guest guest]

>

> The rushes are adrenaline when you run out of cortiosl. Thus why

you

> just need to hang in ther and slowly raise the HC. I did nto see

your

> temps.

>

> --

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> This is from my first post:

Does the raciness

> ever go away on higher doses of cortisol?

> How do I know that my adrenals are stable enough to start

considering

> my thyroid?

> My average temps the last 7 days were 97.2, 97.3, 97.2, 97.2, 96.9,

> 96.9, 96.8 (oldest to most recent). Will my temperatures ever go up

> and are these temperatures considered " stable " or do they have to

be

> higher before I consider tyroid treatment?

Could you respond to these questions? I appreciate it so much.

P

[Guest guest]

I would get the cortiosl a bit higher before starting thyroid even

though they are fairly steady, your rushes tell me oyu are not in enough

cortios to be able to utilize thyroid. Have you had Ferritin checked?

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The doc is squeezing me in this week and I want to ask for the full

gamut of tests. Is all the recommended bloodwork on the STTM website

that I can give to him?

P

>

> I would get the cortiosl a bit higher before starting thyroid even

> though they are fairly steady, your rushes tell me oyu are not in

enough

> cortios to be able to utilize thyroid. Have you had Ferritin

checked?

>

> --

> Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV

>

> http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/

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

> http://www.seewell4less.com/Valspage.htm Medical Alert Bracelets

>

[Guest guest]

Hi all

I have another problem regarding this subject. I started feeling more and more

tired as I increased my Isocort dosage since a week time. I don't know if this

is due to Pituitary shutting off and allowing my adrenals to rest or if I made a

mistake if increasing my isocort to more than I need or if this could be due to

other reasons,totally independent of this dosage increase.Today I had to rest

whole day. Do we have any explanations to that. I was on 20 mg. I raised my

dosage to 25 mg over a week time.Not on thyroid meds. bw

Nil

Why the " rushes " when taking cortisol

I need help understanding the effects of cortisol. I am up to 15mg of

cortisol. I thought that taking cortisol allowed your adrenals to

stop making it and that allows your adrenals to rest. Why, as I am

increasing my cortisol, do I feel more powerful rushes after about 2

to 3 hours after taking a dose and unbelievably awful rushes, heart

palpatations and anxiety in the middle of the night? When are my

adrenals resting? I am stage 5/6 adrenal fatigue. (Got the results in

August but started cortisol December).I took 2.5mg 3 hours ago and I

am shaking so bad right now that I can hardly take it.

Could someone PLEASE give me a solid explanation? Does the raciness

ever go away on higher doses of cortisol?

How do I know that my adrenals are stable enough to start considering

my thyroid?

My average temps the last 7 days were 97.2, 97.3, 97.2, 97.2, 96.9,

96.9, 96.8 (oldest to most recent). Will my temperatures ever go up

and are these temperatures considered " stable " or do they have to be

higher before I consider tyroid treatment?

Boy, do I need some reassurance today!

Thanks-

P

[Guest guest]

Thanks Val

Would kelp be helpful?

bw

Nil

Re: Why the " rushes " when taking cortisol

It probably means it is time to start some thyroid meds.