Re: DHEA; The Good, the Bad, the Ugly--clarification on Adrenal Discussion...

[Guest guest]

On one of the top docs lists I saw the name of one of my worst endos.

Let me tell ya I contacted the keeper of the list and gave him/her an

earful and a half...

Say, I came across an interesting adrenal article this morning in my

search for more adrenal gland/sex hormones connection info:

http://www.fred.net/slowup/hai96.html

Here's a quote: " The adrenals have a close connection with the sex

glands. They produce about 25% of the female sex hormone in women and

65% of the male hormone in the man. " Pretty interesting, eh?

Sam

> >

> > My thoughts on Isocort? Well it's an adrenal glandular that is

said

> > to have approximately 2.5mg cortisol per pellet, but we really

> don't

> > know " for sure " . The typical supportive dose of Isocort is 2

> pellets

> > four times per day (8 pellets total), but each person should take

> it

> > when most appropriate for the individual. You, for example, might

> not

> > want to take an evening dose, but may wish to add those last 2

> > pellets to an earlier dose, say the morning or noon one. Isocort

is

> a

> > good " starter " supplement for those a little timid about starting

> > with Cortef (cortisol). For really tanked adrenals Isocort is

> > inappropriate, altho it can help a wee bit. I dodn't start with

> > Isocort, I started with Cortef and moved on to something with

> > more " oomph " (time release prednisoLone)...

> >

> > I love this - you said: " I just cannot handle wasting my time

with

> > one more doctor who won't treat me the way I prefer to be

treated. "

> > That is EXACTLY how I feel. For years I couldn't find an

> appropriate

> > doctor, and since I was in a life and death situation

> (thyroidless),

> > I went over to the Dark Side and self treated. In doing so, I had

> to

> > learn exactly what worked and what didn't work to keep me alive.

> >

> > So, when you hand your new med person " Safe Uses of Cortisol " ,

just

> > cut to the chase and tell him exactly what you want, and see if

he

> > will work " with " you on that. It is worth a shot.

> >

> > Sam

[Guest guest]

Ya, very interesting. This is WHY you want your adrenals in tip top

shape when going into meno...as you stop making hormones in the

ovaries, i'd asuume you'd want every chance you could to produce them

in the adrenal glands.

I read Hans Selye (also in this article) and used him for my masters

thesis in college (16 years ago!)... Does ANYONE here find any irony

in the fact that my master's degree was in psychology with a empahsis

and focus on stress management?

Ok, but to be fair, 16 years ago, we didn't study Jeffries (although

the study i have from him " Cortisol and Immunity " came out in July

1990) and I wasn't taught the connection to the sex hormones... just

stress, fight/flight, aging, mental health. still....you'd THINK I'd

have a few more smarts in this subject. (not.)

don't worry, I smack myself on the forehead at least once per day

exclaiming " Stooopid! " LOL

> > >

> > > My thoughts on Isocort? Well it's an adrenal glandular that is

> said

> > > to have approximately 2.5mg cortisol per pellet, but we really

> > don't

> > > know " for sure " . The typical supportive dose of Isocort is 2

> > pellets

> > > four times per day (8 pellets total), but each person should

take

> > it

> > > when most appropriate for the individual. You, for example,

might

> > not

> > > want to take an evening dose, but may wish to add those last 2

> > > pellets to an earlier dose, say the morning or noon one.

Isocort

> is

> > a

> > > good " starter " supplement for those a little timid about

starting

> > > with Cortef (cortisol). For really tanked adrenals Isocort is

> > > inappropriate, altho it can help a wee bit. I dodn't start with

> > > Isocort, I started with Cortef and moved on to something with

> > > more " oomph " (time release prednisoLone)...

> > >

> > > I love this - you said: " I just cannot handle wasting my time

> with

> > > one more doctor who won't treat me the way I prefer to be

> treated. "

> > > That is EXACTLY how I feel. For years I couldn't find an

> > appropriate

> > > doctor, and since I was in a life and death situation

> > (thyroidless),

> > > I went over to the Dark Side and self treated. In doing so, I

had

> > to

> > > learn exactly what worked and what didn't work to keep me

alive.

> > >

> > > So, when you hand your new med person " Safe Uses of Cortisol " ,

> just

> > > cut to the chase and tell him exactly what you want, and see if

> he

> > > will work " with " you on that. It is worth a shot.

> > >

> > > Sam

>