RE: Swimmy/Woozy Headed- Cortef?

[Guest guest]

This may be because your body wants more. I'm sure Val will post tomorrow. I

think I remember someone saying that you use more cortisol during your

period, but I'm not positive. I do remember Val saying that twice a day is

usually not enough. I had a couple of dizzy spells when I first started in

the late afternoon along with nausea. When I stress dosed, it went away. So

I added 2.5mg in the afternoon and before bed. I haven't had anymore dizzy

spells. When I accidentally gave myself too much the first time I used the

cream, I slept better and deeper than I have in a long time. I actually

remembered a dream! So I increased the afternoon dose to 5mg and a few days

later increased the night dose to 5mg. I've ramped up a bit quicker than Val

had on her chart, but my doctor was alright with it and I'm not taking

thyroid yet so I wasn't as concerned about dumps. I did still wait a couple

of days between each increase.

Cherie

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> I have been on cortef for about 25 days. I started my period early

> yesterday. This never happens to me. I kept being so tired Sat and

> Sunday like none of my medicines were working and I thought something

> was wrong.

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> Well yesterday my head kept swimming and just woozy headed. Then I

> started. It has lessened some today but I wondered if this was because

> I'm new to Cortef because this has never happened to me.

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> I want to keep taking it because my mood has been better and I have

> seen some more energy.

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> I am up to 15 mg a day. 10 in the am and then 5 after lunch. I tried

> taking some around 4:00 other day and got a panic attack because I

> couldn't go to sleep.

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> Thanks for any suggestions or thoughts.

>

> Tammy

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[Guest guest]

Thanks Cheri,

I am only taking it two times a day. I can't get the hang of this yet. This

morning I took 10mg and I was still sleepy. This was at 8:00 and then at 12:00

I took 5 more and I got very nervous. I think I have said I have panic attacks

and I thought cortef was suppose to help with this. This is my 25th day taking

it and I would think by now I would have a system down to taking it.

Maybe I will get brave and take 2.5 tonight. I will just keep reading what

all everyone has to say. I still got a little swimmy headed etc today but this

is just day 3 of my cycle.'

Thanks for your response.

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