Isocort?

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Has anyone or does anyone use Isocort to support their adrenals?

I am using Nae but dont think its doing a lot for me, my worst time of

the day is first thing in the morning and around 4pm all my salivary

results were below range apart from the midnight one, the 4pm one being

the worst, I get no quality of sleep, ever, and havent done for many

years, this is obviously something that has developed over time and had

reached a head since I began thyroxine.

Any one got any experience of Isocort?

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Hi ~

I started using Isocort for my adrenals in May, after my cortisol saliva

labs showed early Stage 5 adrenal fatigue. I started according the ramp-up

schedule suggested here ~

http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/adrenal-info/how-to-treat/. The

package information says to take no more than 8 pellets per day, which would

be the equivalent of 20mgs of cortisol, as each pellet contains 2.5mg of

cortisol.

From information I learned on the NTHAdrenals group, most people need

more than 20mgs of cortisol per day to overcome their adrenal issues. I

slowly ramped up to 35mg (14 pellets) of Isocort by following the

temperature graphing per www.drrind.com , and also decreased Armour while

ramping up to prevent any " thyroid dump " . After ramping up to my optimal

dose, the 14 pellets were spread throughout the day to support the cortisol

rhythym:

7:00am: 4 pellets

10:00am 4 pellets

1:00pm 2 pellets

4:00pm 2 pellets

bed: 2 pellets

Many do okay with dosing every 4 hours, as that is the lifespan of coritisol

in the body. I noticed 4 hours was too far and began dosing every 3 hours

to great success.

From those who've used Isocort, they say it isn't as strong as

hydrocortisone, and each pellet really only contains 1.5mg-2.0mg cortisol

per pellet. Just Isocort was not sufficient for me, and I swapped my two

morning doses for 1/4 tsp of Hydrocortisone cream (1/4 tsp = 10mg HC). I

also take 1/2 tsp Ashwaganda in the morning. I expect to be able to return

to all Isocort in a few months. My body is very sensitive to synthetics,

but needed the extra push from the HC cream. My schedule now looks like

this:

7:00am: 1/4 tsp HC cream + 1/2 tsp Ashwaganda

10:00am: 1/4 tsp HC cream

1:00pm 2 pellets

4:00pm 2 pellets

bed 2 pellets

I noticed a huge difference with Isocort.

take care,

~

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Has anyone or does anyone use Isocort to support their adrenals?