Re: frustrated with hc

January 4, 2008

I felt worse as I increased my dose as far as fatigue and this lasted about

6 weeks then when I got to 35 mg the mid morning/afternoon fatigue got much

better.

I think it just takes time for your body to adjust and getting to a high

enough dose.

Cheri

Re: Re: frustrated with hc

You are right Cherie

I am increasing my dose at this moment.Problem is that i feel more and

more exhausted as i increase the dosage. I am not sure if this is related to

dosage increase or external stressors I have at this time so i am going

slow..best wishes.

Nil/7

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January 8, 2008

Not sure what " stage " . Did not seem to be part of the results from

diagnostechs. I only knew that I was far below the ranges except at

11 which was right in the range. Had I the least idea that I was in

the early stage, I would not have used hc. I think hc was the

appropriate choice.

Yes, the matter of thin is overdone in this country. I know it, but

I am greatly bothered by my body " shape " , because...talk about

personal...I have a lot of stretchy lower abdomen skin from

pregnancies. When I gained weight, I didn't just add an even girth,

but rather, what extra there is wants to sag into those stretch

marks. Honestly, I am ready to see a plastic surgeon, but I figured

he/she would say I ought to lose weight before contemplating the

surgery to tighten up the skin. Well, I opened another can o'worms,

didn't I?

Thank you,

jaydee

>

> I am getting up at different times every day and taking my isocort

every three hours after i get up. I wish to get my temps just before

i take my isocort. that will be easier to remember but my temp

readings will be at different times of the days depending when i get

up.It is almost impossible for me to tract two groups of timings,one

for isocort and second for temp taking due to extreme exhaustion

problems.I am in bed most of the time without being aware of the time.

>

> Would you think my results will be wrong if I do it this way?

>

> also what would happen if I take 5 or 6 temperatures during the day

randomly without following the 3 hour schedule?That will even be

easier to accomplish for me.

>

> bw

> Nil

> RE: frustrated with hc

>

> Jaydee,

>

> Do you know what stage adrenal fatigue you are at? It is my

understanding

> that if you are at one of the early stages, then taking something

like

> licorice root can be helpful. However, if you are at one of the

later

> stages, you need to take HC to have any chance of your adrenal

glands

> healing. You can buy Isocort over the counter, but it is still HC

even if it

> is a lower dosage. Basically, your body NEEDS the HC in order to

properly

> use thyroid hormones (among many other things). Without cortisol,

you die.

>

> As far as the temperatures go, you should take them 3 times each

day at the

> same time. For instance, I've started taking mine at 3:00pm,

6:00pm, and

> 9:00pm because this will be easier for me to remember. The first

time you

> take your temp. needs to be at least 3 hours after you get up for

the day.

> It can be longer though. Then you average the 3 temperatures each

day. When

> the average is consistent with .2 degrees each and every day,

then you know

> you are on the optimal dose of HC for your body. This is the

point where you

> start adding in the thyroid medication. If you do it before this

point, you

> put more stress on the adrenal glands and cause problems like

thyroid dumps

> and so on. At least that is the way I understand it.

>

> I do understand your frustration with weight gain. Personally, I

feel our

> culture is too concerned with body weight. I'm not saying I

wouldn't like to

> be thinner, but I would rather put on a bit more weight and feel

GOOD! So

> while I would rather lose a bit of weight, I will try not to

complain too

> much about gaining if that is the price for getting healthy

again. I do

> realize that being overweight has it's own problems, but

personally I can

> only deal with up to 10 different major problems/responsibilities

at one

> time. <grin> Apparently 11 is too many for me.....

>

> Cherie

>

> >

> > I am getting fat as heck on these danged cortef. This is not

right.

> > Somebody tell me why we are using this stuff, please. I am not

> > convinced that there are not other homeopathic alternatives to

this

> > crap. Seems to me that Almighty God put natural products in

our reach

> > that do not cause harm the way this stuff does. Do any of you

have some

> > alternatives and would you write to me please if so?

> >

> > Another thing: I have been ramping too slowly I am sure. I do

not

> > understand the temperatures thing. I am taking them as

regularly as is

> > humanly possible here. What are they supposed to reveal

exactly? When

> > they reach a certain temperature, you say? And what else

should I look

> > for? Some patient person please reply. A brief and curt " go

here " is

> > not what I need right now.

> >

> > Happy New Year to All,

> > Thank you,

> > Jaydee

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January 8, 2008

Jaydee,

I totally understand how you feel. For me the " muffin top " was just

more than I could bear. I have always been thin. Being in bed for 3

years plus adrenal issues made me uncomfortable in my own skin.

Thankfully, HC got me out of the bed and I've lost the weight. Maybe

also due to the thyroid being able to be used now. Hopefully you will

have the same results.

As for your stage, you have to look at the box at the bottom of your

Diagnos Techs results and see where the black square is. Each box but

the target zone has a number in it.

English

>

> Not sure what " stage " . Did not seem to be part of the results from

> diagnostechs. I only knew that I was far below the ranges except at

> 11 which was right in the range. Had I the least idea that I was in

> the early stage, I would not have used hc. I think hc was the

> appropriate choice.

> Yes, the matter of thin is overdone in this country. I know it, but

> I am greatly bothered by my body " shape " , because...talk about

> personal...I have a lot of stretchy lower abdomen skin from

> pregnancies. When I gained weight, I didn't just add an even girth,

> but rather, what extra there is wants to sag into those stretch

> marks. Honestly, I am ready to see a plastic surgeon, but I figured

> he/she would say I ought to lose weight before contemplating the

> surgery to tighten up the skin. Well, I opened another can o'worms,

> didn't I?

>

> Thank you,

> jaydee

>

January 8, 2008

I can only find one of two pages from DiagnosTechs tonight. I cannot

locate what you are referring to, but I did see the cortisol burden

was 10. Also said my labs were suggestive of HPA performance that is

marginal.

jaydee

> >

> > Not sure what " stage " . Did not seem to be part of the results

from

> > diagnostechs. I only knew that I was far below the ranges except

at

> > 11 which was right in the range. Had I the least idea that I was

in

> > the early stage, I would not have used hc. I think hc was the

> > appropriate choice.

> > Yes, the matter of thin is overdone in this country. I know it,

but

> > I am greatly bothered by my body " shape " , because...talk about

> > personal...I have a lot of stretchy lower abdomen skin from

> > pregnancies. When I gained weight, I didn't just add an even

girth,

> > but rather, what extra there is wants to sag into those stretch

> > marks. Honestly, I am ready to see a plastic surgeon, but I

figured

> > he/she would say I ought to lose weight before contemplating the

> > surgery to tighten up the skin. Well, I opened another can

o'worms,

> > didn't I?

> >

> > Thank you,

> > jaydee

> >

>

January 9, 2008

Jaydee,

It is on the first page just below the cortisol curve graph

on the right side of the page. It says Cortisol-DHEA Correlation

right above it.

English

>

> I can only find one of two pages from DiagnosTechs tonight. I cannot

> locate what you are referring to, but I did see the cortisol burden

> was 10. Also said my labs were suggestive of HPA performance that is

> marginal.

> jaydee

>

January 10, 2008

Jaydee,

I had meant to reply to this before and forgot! I wanted to let you know it

wasn't my intention to fuss at you. I do believe that people are overly

obsessed with their weight, especially in this country. However, I do

believe it is important for people to be happy with their bodies as well. I

know that sounds contridictory, but in my head it isn't. :-) To me there is

a difference between truly being unhappy with your body because of something

like you are describing and wanting to lose weight because they want to look

like Hollywoods ideal. Shoot, even the famous people can't do that! Almost

everything is touched up in pictures and movies nowadays. Then they put

stuff in the tabloids and news about skiny people like Tyra Banks and a

couple others I can't remember names for about how fat they are. They aren't

fat! They just show undoctored pictures. Sorry if I came across too strongly

before. This is one of those things that pushes my buttons though. :-)I hope

all this goes well for you. My suggestion would be to try to get your

medicine and so on regulated well and then talk to a surgeon if that is

still what you want to do. :-)

Cherie