adrenals ok now what?? Please help!

[Guest guest]

I just had my adrenals checked and they told me they were fine. The

test took over an hour. The drew my blood for a base, then injected me

with cortisol. Then they drew by blood 30 minutes later and then again

another 30 minutes later. So now that I know that my adrenals are fine

how should I begin taking the T3 that I bought (ti-Tre) . I have tried

it before but was not taking it in any kind of orderly fashion. I just

took it eagerly hoping it was the magic pill. Any advice on how I

should take it? THanks,

[Guest guest]

that was a Stim test and it isn;'t cortisol they inject it si synthetic

ACTh, then they chck cortils levels. It si nto a good test for adrenal

fatigue an dis used loking for 's. If oyu can post the numbers I

can maybe help with an interpretation. NORMAL is not a lab result!

Please don't ever let doctors tell you your results are normal. My

thyroid was normal as I was dying of myxedema Coma. Best test for

cortisl status is an adrenal stress inedx which is a saliva test that

tests cortisll four times in the day as the levels hould fluctuate in a

pattern from high in the AM to low at night. You can order your own at

www.canaryclub.org but if you want to try the T3 without thisyou

certainly can just be very careful as if your adrenals ARE weak, t3 can

crash them and make you quite ill.

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[Guest guest]

Yes, you are right. That is indeed what they gave me. I have done

an empireical trial hc prior to the test. I found that it didn't

agree with me and it kept me up at night so i discontinued it. (5 mg)

I theorized that if my body needed it I would be much more receptive

to it. You are also right in the fact that I shouldnt listen to a

god damn thing these ********* say to me because the dont know ****!

I went to one of the top hospitals in the country and the 2 endos

both disregarded my temperature charts, even though some days I wake

below 95 degrees. I told them hypothermia starts at 95 degress but

they ignored me. Arrogant *****!

Regardless, I am still stuck and dont know what to do. I would like

to try straight T3 again but have not done well on my previous

attempt. When you say my adrenals will crash what does this mean.

P.S. I dont have a copy of the results yet all they did was tell me

that the results were normal and that my adrenals were fine. Its sad

but when they told me my thyroid was fine and that it had to be

something else they couldnt put anything else on the table to explore

except neurological. Arrogance creates ignorance!

>

> that was a Stim test and it isn;'t cortisol they inject it si

synthetic

> ACTh, then they chck cortils levels. It si nto a good test for

adrenal

> fatigue an dis used loking for 's. If oyu can post the

numbers I

> can maybe help with an interpretation. NORMAL is not a lab result!

> Please don't ever let doctors tell you your results are normal. My

> thyroid was normal as I was dying of myxedema Coma. Best test for

> cortisl status is an adrenal stress inedx which is a saliva test

that

> tests cortisll four times in the day as the levels hould fluctuate

in a

> pattern from high in the AM to low at night. You can order your own

at

> www.canaryclub.org but if you want to try the T3 without thisyou

> certainly can just be very careful as if your adrenals ARE weak, t3

can

> crash them and make you quite ill.

>

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>

> http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/

>

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/

> http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/

>

[Guest guest]

Val is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo right.If you learn nothing else here is that when someone says you're normal that means nothing. Always get copies of everything.

I just had my adrenals checked and they told me they were fine. The

test took over an hour. The drew my blood for a base, then injected me

with cortisol. Then they drew by blood 30 minutes later and then again

another 30 minutes later. So now that I know that my adrenals are fine

how should I begin taking the T3 that I bought (ti-Tre) . I have tried

it before but was not taking it in any kind of orderly fashion. I just

took it eagerly hoping it was the magic pill. Any advice on how I

should take it? THanks,

[Guest guest]

I would try to get the cortisol saliva test done on yoiur own. I can

heloyou with interpreting it. Also you need a Ferritin test. there are

links in our Links section where yo can order your own labs. Cortiosl

and ferritin issues are the most common problems with nto being able to

tolerate T3. Just because 5mg HC did nto agree wiht you fdoes nto

exclude oyu needing it. Sometimes it can take a couple months of

carefule dose titration to adjust HC where it si right for you in

proper rythm which si why the saliva labs are so helpful. you also

might have high cortiosl which is also detrimental to utilizing thyroid

or jst a slight lwo C problems whihc might require herbals and Isocort.

Knwing what the problem is and how bad it is is essential to knowing how

to proceed. In my signature line is another group i moderate for adrneal

issues. if your saliva indicates troubeo there I would recommend oyu

join a I have many links on that grouop and alot of other folks to help

you out wiht treating it which can be tricky.

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[Guest guest]

What if i just wanted to start t3 again. What do you think would be

the proper dose to start at. Thanks,

>

> I would try to get the cortisol saliva test done on yoiur own. I

can

> heloyou with interpreting it. Also you need a Ferritin test. there

are

> links in our Links section where yo can order your own labs.

Cortiosl

> and ferritin issues are the most common problems with nto being

able to

> tolerate T3. Just because 5mg HC did nto agree wiht you fdoes nto

> exclude oyu needing it. Sometimes it can take a couple months of

> carefule dose titration to adjust HC where it si right for you in

> proper rythm which si why the saliva labs are so helpful. you also

> might have high cortiosl which is also detrimental to utilizing

thyroid

> or jst a slight lwo C problems whihc might require herbals and

Isocort.

> Knwing what the problem is and how bad it is is essential to

knowing how

> to proceed. In my signature line is another group i moderate for

adrneal

> issues. if your saliva indicates troubeo there I would recommend

oyu

> join a I have many links on that grouop and alot of other folks to

help

> you out wiht treating it which can be tricky.

>

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>

> http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/

>

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/

> http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/

>

[Guest guest]

I would start it the lowest you can break the pills reliably. If they

are 20mcg start with 10mcg if they are 25mcg you maybe able to quarter

them. Starting lwo and building uop by addingin a second dose around

noon in 3-4 days is easiest on your system. Then you add in a third odse

and a fourth. I find t3 seems to agree with me best with at least 4

times a day dosing.

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[Guest guest]

What is that kind of test supposed to show?

Janis Whitcomb, Auburn, WA

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adrenals ok now what?? Please help!

>I just had my adrenals checked and they told me they were fine. The

> test took over an hour. The drew my blood for a base, then injected me

> with cortisol. Then they drew by blood 30 minutes later and then again

> another 30 minutes later. So now that I know that my adrenals are fine

> how should I begin taking the T3 that I bought (ti-Tre) . I have tried

> it before but was not taking it in any kind of orderly fashion. I just

> took it eagerly hoping it was the magic pill. Any advice on how I

> should take it? THanks,

>

>

> ------------------------------------

>

>

[Guest guest]

Ok so if i understand correctly I should break my 20mcg pills up into

half and start with 10 mcg. Hold that for 3-4 days and then add in a

second dose of 10 mcg later in the day. Hold for another 3-4 days

and add in another 10mcg during the daying now totalling 30 mcg total

a day etc etc etc until I reach my desired dose. Is this correct?

>

> I would start it the lowest you can break the pills reliably. If

they

> are 20mcg start with 10mcg if they are 25mcg you maybe able to

quarter

> them. Starting lwo and building uop by addingin a second dose

around

> noon in 3-4 days is easiest on your system. Then you add in a third

odse

> and a fourth. I find t3 seems to agree with me best with at least 4

> times a day dosing.

>

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>

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>

[Guest guest]

yes but you may have to go slower than that. Up to about 50mcg a day you

shoudl be able to raise pretty quickyl thne slwo the raises to evyre

10-14 days. Watch pulse and temps to see they do nto go too high

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[Guest guest]

Basically an ACTH Stim test is a test done for 's that also shows

if your probem is adrenal or pituitary.

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