DHEA and Pregnenolone was: Re: Should I add ALA?

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> TK,

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> I've been taking a product which contains 33 mg of adrenal cortex

> extract twice a day. As far as I can tell, it has made no positive

> impact on my adrenal function. I've wondered whether I'm taking

> enough,

TK--- you can try taking more. for many extracts are not enough.

but now I'm wondering whether I should be taking it at all. I

> didn't see adrenal cortex extract mentioned in the Amalgam Illness

> book.

>

> Should I drop this product and add the DHEA and pregnenolone?

TK--- you can add these without dropping the extract

> Also what should the schedule on those be . . . once or twice a

day?

TK-- try taking them first thing in the morning 25mg dhea and 50mg

preg, if that is not enough try adding another 25 & 50 mid morning.

>

> I took a saliva test and my cortisol burden was 10. The range was

23 -

> 42. My DHEA was 2. The range was 3 - 10. The Cortisol-DHEA

correlation

> was 7 which signifies adrenal fatigue.

TK--- yup, you may aslo need to add some cortef [hydrocortisone]

many do. start with the dhea & preg and see how you do. my saliva

test was similar except production was backwards - more at night

less during the day but still deficient.

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> Thanks,

>

> Orelindel

>

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> > TK--- you could try is adding maybe 25mg DHEA + 50 mg

pregnenolone

> > in the morning and see what that does.

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