Re: Does LDN raise AM cortisol?

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Debbie-- LDN modulates the immune system. It modulates whatever imbalances

are there, to the degree that is does work. So my understanding is that if

a person needs adrenal increases, the potential is that adrenals will

increase. If needed to lower, the potential is to lower. It simply

provides the body with an important tool to do its own work of healing in

that particular body system. There is absolutely no way that LDN

inappropriately raises your cortisol. If it did, it couldn't create the

healing that it does.

Also, LDN stimulates the body to create more endorphins. Cortisol could be

considered the opposite of endorphins in the body-- cortisol creates high

heart rate and attention to threats, while endorphins create a mellowness

and a sense that all is well. So there's no way that the creation of

endorphins actually produces cortisol, in terms of chemistry.

What your doctor probably meant is that it has the capacity to raise a

person's functioning, whatever is needed. Because that is the fact.

People's chemistry is improving overall because of the access to the

healing effects of endorphins, which are the body's naturally occurring

opioids. This is backed up by research which shows that pain relief after

surgery results in improved healing outcomes, speed of healing,

completeness of healing, and lack of complications such as infections, plus

reduction of chronic pain syndromes which are always a risk of surgery.

Here is a sample of the research that shows this to be true:

>The effective relief of pain is of paramount importance to anyone treating

>patients undergoing surgery. This should be achieved for humanitarian

>reasons, but there is now evidence that pain relief has significant

>physiological benefit. Not only does effective pain relief mean a smoother

>postoperative course with earlier discharge from hospital, but it may also

>reduce the onset of chronic pain syndromes.

http://www.nda.ox.ac.uk/wfsa/html/u07/u07_003.htm

with best wishes,

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At 01:40 PM 4/8/2010, you wrote:

>The way my doctor explained that LDN works, it sounds as if it may

>actually raise my AM cortisol? Is this true? He says it will correct any

>adrenal problems I have, except that I have high AM cortisol already and

>wonder if I am making it worse?

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>Debbie

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