Hi what happened when you tried to stop

[Guest guest]

Hi

Just wondering - you said you tried to stop the hydrocortisone but your adrenals

didn't

pick up. What happened when you tried to stop? Also why did your GP tell you to

come off

the hydrocortisone and are you still on it? Also how bad were your adrenals

before you

started it and what tests did you have to check your adrenals? Also do you ever

get

situations eg. stress where you feel you could die because you are taking

cortisol and can't

produce enough of your own?

Soz to ask so many questions - I am supposed to take some HC but can't bring

myself to

start at the moment as I'm too worried about being on it for life/suppressing my

adrenals.

Thanks

E

[Guest guest]

Hi E,

I'll interleave the answers as best as I can

Subject: Hi what happened when you tried

to stop

Hi

Just wondering - you said you tried to stop the hydrocortisone but your

adrenals didn't

pick up. What happened when you tried to stop? Also why did your GP tell

you to come off

I just felt so tired and brain foggy and started to gain weight again.

It was Dr. P who atarted me on pred because I had ticked an equal number

of adrenal and thyroid answers on Dr. Rind's questionnaire see

http://www.drrind.com/scorecardmatrix.asp

I was asked to stop as 9am blood cortisol test was lowish ,but in

range and never mind to symptoms.

the hydrocortisone and are you still on it? Also how bad were your

adrenals before you

started it and what tests did you have to check your adrenals? Also do

you ever get

situations eg. stress where you feel you could die because you are

taking cortisol and can't

produce enough of your own?

Well, no. I seem to do fine, though if I know anything stressful is

coming up I double dose on the day, as instructed by my surgical

dentist, I have also had two operations under local anaesthetic this way

with no problems.

Soz to ask so many questions - I am supposed to take some HC but can't

bring myself to

start at the moment as I'm too worried about being on it for

life/suppressing my adrenals.

I found as soon as I started to get well my insecurities about taking

my meds disappeared, indecision seems to be part of the whole

undermedicated thing. Now I say pills won't do any good in the bottle!

Just remember if you do decide to try stopping to taper the dose off

over several months to allow your adrenals to pick up the load if they

can.

Thanks

E

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