adrenal fatigue and thyroid

[Guest guest]

I was wondering if I should take something for adrenal fatigue? I believe my

adrenal fatigue is from Thyroid because of all the information I found on this

site. So if my adrenal fatigue is from thyroid should I take adrenal meds until

it is fixed? I asked because when reading the Armour information on the Armour

website it says thyroid meds may not work if there is adrenal fatigue but it

doesn't mention if it is thyroid related or not if that matters.

[Guest guest]

, read the attached information and you will see the

association between low thyroid and low adrenals. Read all of this information to

get a better understanding of what might be happening.

Luv - Sheila

I was wondering if I should take something for

adrenal fatigue? I believe my adrenal fatigue is from Thyroid because of all

the information I found on this site. So if my adrenal fatigue is from thyroid

should I take adrenal meds until it is fixed? I asked because when reading the

Armour information on the Armour website it says thyroid meds may not work if

there is adrenal fatigue but it doesn't mention if it is thyroid related or not

if that matters.

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[Guest guest]

OK thanks Sheila, it looks like a yes to me What is the difference in DHEA and

cortisol? My dr prescribed DHEA and it really made me feel good but it seems

from what I was reading most people take cortisol, Why? What is the difference?

>

> , read the attached information and you will see the association

> between low thyroid and low adrenals. Read all of this information to get a

> better understanding of what might be happening.

>

> Luv - Sheila

[Ed]

[Guest guest]

What is the difference in DHEA and cortisol? My dr prescribed DHEA and it really made me feel good but it seems from what I was reading most people take cortisol, Why? What is the difference?

Hi ,

DHEA and Cortisol are two very different groups of steroid hormone.

DHEA is an anabolic steroid, which is produced by the third layer of the adrenal glands (zona reticularis). Anabolic steroids are represented by DHEA and androstendione, which then gets converted into the female sex hormones.

Sex hormones play the role of promoting growth and repairing body tissue, especially muscle tissue, as well as their obvious purpose of keeping men male and women female.

When normal sources for sex hormone production (ovaries or testes) fail (i.e menopause), the adrenal glands take over their production. With the passage of time sex hormones decline and the output will be a fraction of what it used to be in our youth.

Cortisol and cortisone are glucocorticoids and they are produced by the second layer of the adrenal glands (zona fasciculata). Glucocorticoids have two major roles – to mobilize and form glucose from non sugar sources (fats and proteins) and to maintain muscle tone of the arterial system, which regulates our blood pressure. Cortisone also protects the body from chronic or long-term stress.

All of the above is much better explained by Dr. Peatfield in his book "your thyroid and how to keep it healthy" in the `adrenal section'.

With best wishes,