Re: Can Isocort cause an allergic reaction?

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are you allergic to echinacea? That's in Isocort. It's also possible that you

are not on enough adrenal support. Isocort was not enough for me. And low

adrenals will make allergies worse. Just some ideas.

The file for using HC cream is in the files section of the adrenal board I

beleive.

Jan

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> I have been on Isocort since June 2009. I take it only in the morning (5),

and now also 2 at noon. My allergies have gotten WAY worse. I have to wear a

mask at work now, because I completely lose my voice and have a sore throat by

the end of the day if I don't. I used to only have the problem at work, but I'm

getting it at home now too. The mask helps some but not completely. I have an

air filter in my office.

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> I am in week 11 of T3, taking 100 mcg. My temps are still 97.8 all morning,

then maybe 98.0 or 98.2 the rest of the day. There are some weird fluctuations

in my temps sometimes, but I'm not consistent with the time of day that I take

them.

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> " Ingredients of Isocort are listed are as follows: All compounds wildcrafted

or organically grown. Freeze-Dried Adrenal Cortex (soluble fractionation) from

New Zealand Sheep. Echinacea Extract (trace amount). Prunus and Lomatium

dissectum root isolate (kreb concentrate-2%) in pellet base of lactose and

lactase. " (from STTM)

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> Could I be reacting to the extracts in Isocort? I am also lactose intolerant

and do have some issues with diarrhea sometimes in the morning. Is there enough

of this stuff in 7 to 9 pellets a day to cause this reaction?

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> If I switch to HC cream, how much should I use?

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> Thanks Val or Nick. I am at my wits end with this hoarseness!

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[Guest guest]

Peggy,

Yes that's the file I read. It didn't have the tsp conversion in the file. I

just googled it and it says 1 ml = 1/5 tsp. I didn't realize this and I was

using a pretty large dab at one time. Probably more like a whole teaspoon.

Then I switched to Isocort.

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> Can you say where you found the pdf file that explains how to use the cream,

and that 1/5 tsp=10 mg? I printed a file from the adrenals group that says 1 cc

or 1 ml equals 10 mg, but you have to have a syringe marked in cc's or ml's to

do this. That file even references a YouTube video showing how to fill the

syringe from the tube of HC cream. But until I can find a syringe, it would be

helpful if I knew how to measure it in fractions of a tsp. Thanks.

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> Peggy

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> Thanks Jan. I'm just gonna switch to cream and see what happens. There's a

good pdf file I found through search that explains how to use the cream. 1/5 tsp

= 10 mg. Not a lot!

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