Guest guest Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 ok, health update. i got the cortef last week and took half a tablet (2.5mg). i felt different within 2h's but only fully realised the difference by the next day. i feel so calm. it is amazing. i realise now i have spent my whole life in a state of anxiety, but i never knew it was anxiety i was suffering from. it is still early days and could just be a placebo effect, but i have had those before and never felt as relaxed as this. after 3 days i went back on the armour (had a week break) at 1 grain. then 3 days later i went up to 2 grains. later that day i started to feel a bit more tired and i noticed the discomfort back in my stomach (which i now realise is anxiety). So i went up to 5mg of cortef the next day and all is well. so i am on 2grains of armour and 5mg HC. i will stay on all this for as long as possible before i tinker again. hopefully all will continue positively and i will get some new blood tests to see how things are going. I think i realise what has happened in my life with regards to my health and it centers around the adrenals. Essentially i have been anxious all my life and finally this spilt over into ill health aged 21. for the next 15 yrs i was physically ill: tired, pale, thin, weaker etc. During this time my thyroid started to work less efficiently as well as the testosterone and this compounded my health problems. so for everyone out there my conclusion is: the adrenals are damn important and will be failing in many people. hydrocortisone is fantastic and at low doses is very safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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