ACTH and Cortisol levels......

[Guest guest]

Mercury targets the pitutary gland and decreases ACTH levels.

Mercury, Cadmium and copper decrease the amount ACTH levels.

http://joh.med.uoeh-u.ac.jp/pdf/E45/E45_4_10.pdf

My son has mercury poisoning, and has lennox gastaut syndrome(severe

seizures) He had treatments of ACTH injections that stopped his

seizures, This is a very common treatment in children with severe

seizures, The kids do great on the treatments, but the seizures

always come back once the treatments are stopped.

The pituitary gland, a small gland at the base of the brain, makes

and secretes a hormone known as adrenocorticotrophin, or ACTH.

Secretion of ACTH signals the adrenal glands to increase cortisol

production and secretion.

The body's level of cortisol in the bloodstream displays what is

known as a diurnal variation - that is, normal concentrations of

cortisol vary throughout a 24-hour period. Cortisol levels in normal

individuals are highest in the early morning at around 6-8 am and

are lowest around midnight.

Most kids who have seizures have them during waking hours, If

because of mercury decreasing the ACTH levels, would this decrease

the Cortisol levels in the morning as well? Why is the Cortisol

levels highest in the morning?

Anyone???

Donna

[Guest guest]

> Most kids who have seizures have them during waking hours, If

> because of mercury decreasing the ACTH levels, would this decrease

> the Cortisol levels in the morning as well? Why is the Cortisol

> levels highest in the morning?

Donna,

The diurnal variation in cortisol levels has to do with the wake/

sleep cycle. Cortisol is highest in the morning and so the person can

get up and get going. Cortisol falls in the evening and consequently

the person can get to sleep. I take a full replacement dose of

cortisol because my system isn't working. I have to take it as soon

as I get up and can't do much of anything at all until it starts

working. If I don't have enough cortisol I can't even think. I have

to be sure not to take any after 4 pm or I won't be able to get to

sleep. If I miss a dose the first thing I feel is fatigue, then later

nausea and dizziness.

I think that it is mercury that has damaged my pituitary, and probably

my hypothalmus and adrenals as well. But the mercury also has the

potential to damage lots of other parts of the brain and body too.

Have you checked the archives about seizures?

Regards

>

>

>

> Mercury targets the pitutary gland and decreases ACTH levels.

>

> Mercury, Cadmium and copper decrease the amount ACTH levels.

>

> http://joh.med.uoeh-u.ac.jp/pdf/E45/E45_4_10.pdf

>

>

> My son has mercury poisoning, and has lennox gastaut syndrome(severe

> seizures) He had treatments of ACTH injections that stopped his

> seizures, This is a very common treatment in children with severe

> seizures, The kids do great on the treatments, but the seizures

> always come back once the treatments are stopped.

>

> The pituitary gland, a small gland at the base of the brain, makes

> and secretes a hormone known as adrenocorticotrophin, or ACTH.

> Secretion of ACTH signals the adrenal glands to increase cortisol

> production and secretion.

>

>

> The body's level of cortisol in the bloodstream displays what is

> known as a diurnal variation - that is, normal concentrations of

> cortisol vary throughout a 24-hour period. Cortisol levels in normal

> individuals are highest in the early morning at around 6-8 am and

> are lowest around midnight.

>

>

> Most kids who have seizures have them during waking hours, If

> because of mercury decreasing the ACTH levels, would this decrease

> the Cortisol levels in the morning as well? Why is the Cortisol

> levels highest in the morning?

>

>

> Anyone???

>

>

> Donna

[Guest guest]

> Donna,

> The diurnal variation in cortisol levels has to do with the wake/

> sleep cycle. Cortisol is highest in the morning and so the person

can

> get up and get going. Cortisol falls in the evening and

consequently

> the person can get to sleep. I take a full replacement dose of

> cortisol because my system isn't working. I have to take it as

soon

> as I get up and can't do much of anything at all until it starts

> working. If I don't have enough cortisol I can't even think. I

have

> to be sure not to take any after 4 pm or I won't be able to get to

> sleep. If I miss a dose the first thing I feel is fatigue, then

later

> nausea and dizziness.

> I think that it is mercury that has damaged my pituitary, and

probably

> my hypothalmus and adrenals as well. But the mercury also has the

> potential to damage lots of other parts of the brain and body too.

> Have you checked the archives about seizures?

> Regards

>

>

At night cotisol decreases and ACTH rises allowing for sleep in

healthy people, If the mercury in the pitutary gland doesnt allow

for a increase of ACTH, the cortisol will not decrease, Maybe this

could be the reason mercury poisoned children have a hard time

sleeping. Deprivation of sleep in turn causes seizures.

" ACTH (adrenocorticotropic hormone) is a hormone produced by the

pituitary gland, located below the brain. ACTH activates glands on

the kidneys (adrenal glands) to make cortisol, a substance that

helps the body deal with stress.

When cortisol levels in the blood rise, the ACTH levels in a healthy

person normally fall in response. When cortisol levels decrease,

ACTH levels normally rise. "

http://www.meritcare.com/hwdb/showtopic.asp?

module_abbrev=HWKB4 & pd_hwid=sta123092-sec & topic_name=ACTH & sequence=1

Does this make any sense?

Donna

>

> >

> >

> >

> > Mercury targets the pitutary gland and decreases ACTH levels.

> >

> > Mercury, Cadmium and copper decrease the amount ACTH levels.

> >

> > http://joh.med.uoeh-u.ac.jp/pdf/E45/E45_4_10.pdf

> >

> >

> > My son has mercury poisoning, and has lennox gastaut syndrome

(severe

> > seizures) He had treatments of ACTH injections that stopped his

> > seizures, This is a very common treatment in children with

severe

> > seizures, The kids do great on the treatments, but the seizures

> > always come back once the treatments are stopped.

> >

> > The pituitary gland, a small gland at the base of the brain,

makes

> > and secretes a hormone known as adrenocorticotrophin, or ACTH.

> > Secretion of ACTH signals the adrenal glands to increase

cortisol

> > production and secretion.

> >

> >

> > The body's level of cortisol in the bloodstream displays what is

> > known as a diurnal variation - that is, normal concentrations of

> > cortisol vary throughout a 24-hour period. Cortisol levels in

normal

> > individuals are highest in the early morning at around 6-8 am

and

> > are lowest around midnight.

> >

> >

> > Most kids who have seizures have them during waking hours, If

> > because of mercury decreasing the ACTH levels, would this

decrease

> > the Cortisol levels in the morning as well? Why is the Cortisol

> > levels highest in the morning?

> >

> >

> > Anyone???

> >

> >

> > Donna