Adrenal Support

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Hello Sheila Thanks for your reply to my post. I did see Dr

Peatfield at the end of November last year and followed his advice and

started taking NAE. However, my GP ordered a blood test for cortisol

level and on 22 December had prescription for 15mg hydrocortisone +

0.05mg Florinef which, as it fitted in with Dr Peatfield's treatment

sheet, I switched from NAE to hydrocortisone (mainly to save money),

but I did feel almost immediate improvement on this. The trouble

started when I had to go to see endo. What I am doing now is writing

to her (copy to my GP) pointing out the difference between therapeutic

and physiological doses of cortisol and enclosing a copy of chapter 8

(3) from Dr Peatfield's book. I am also pointing out the consequences

of not treating adrenal fatigue and allowing a decline into

(presumably) total collapse backed up by 2 relevant paragraphs from

The Role of the Adrenal Glands. I realize this won't make any

difference, but will give me satisfaction and also I want it on record

that it was considered ethical not to treat a condition until it

deteriorates (with all pain and suffering involved) so that a patient

has to take largish amounts of steroids for the rest of their life

with not chance of improvement - but it is not ethical to treat this

condition in earlier stages involving small amount of steroid for a

limited period of time only to allow recovery. Unbelievable! I would

have liked to have been able to say that I had first hand knowledge of

people who do take low dose steroids for short periods successfully to

boost adrenals, but I had no answers to my post. I'm back on NAE now,

but I think it must take a long time for improvement. Do you have an

endo on your list in my area - Bury St Edmunds - by any chance? Thanks.