Val, cortisol question

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Hi Val,

I wanted to address this question to you. If the answer to my question is

adrenal related and I need to go over to the Adrenals group I will but I just

needed some clarification. I have just recently slowly weaned off of my HC due

to an increase in continued abdominal bloating, warm reddened cheeks in pm.,

occasional headache. I experimented with my HC and T3 in order to determine the

cause of this bloating and it seemed to always fall on the HC so I started

slowly weaning a couple months back. It has been three weeks now no HC other

than little stress doses I would take thinking it might help only to bloat me

up. I am still having terrible hypo feelings just as if I'm starting completely

over. This past week I have been having problems with this same bloating that I

was experiencing this past month, only now I'm not on any HC. One day I'll have

the bloating and then the next I won't. Is it possible that I now have high

cortisol and that at times it is higher causing the bloating? I'm also having a

difficult time going to sleep at night. I had been sleeping much better. I

also have energy all day long too...not like I have a slump during the day.

I've read that the symptoms of high cortisol are very similar to low cortisol

and I'm trying to make some sense of what could be going on. I have the horrible

low back bone pain, neck pain and my hand and foot are painful again. It is so

frustrating. I am going to re-test saliva in a couple of weeks and I know this

will help but just wondering if this sounds like it could possibly be high

cortisol now. Is it possible to go from being low to high? Oh, I also take

Bio-identical estrogen, progesterone, testosterone and oral DHEA. I re-read some

areas of Janie's book yesterday and she talked of having estrogen dominance that

caused her RT3. My hormone levels have been very good, last tested in Oct., but

I don't know whether these hormones could still fall into play with the

cortisol.

Thanks,