Re: Parents and others who just don't understand

[Guest guest]

Jim Witte wrote:

> Does anyone else have people around them (other than doctors..)

> who think that cortisol is just " another drug " that you can " take or

> not take - it really doesn't make much difference " - who don't

> understand that it is a *natural* hormone and having an adequate

> amount of it is NOT acceptable? My mother is like that - she wants

> me to " stay off of IsoCort for a while " after I complete the wean I'm

> doing now to get a clean DTI test results. In order to " see how the

> thyroid does alone " .

Would she tell an insulin diabetic to " just stay off insulin for a while

to see what the pancreas can do on its own. " ? Somehow I don't think so.

I'm unable to think of a better analogy at the moment, but maybe taking

oxygen away from someone with lung damage to " see what the lungs can do

on their own " would be a good one.

I like the lung one, because I saw first hand what happened to my

mother when her oxygen wasn't getting through due to the line getting

holes in it.

sol

[Guest guest]

> Would she tell an insulin diabetic to " just stay off insulin for a

while

> to see what the pancreas can do on its own. " ? Somehow I don't think

so.

> I'm unable to think of a better analogy at the moment, but maybe

taking

> oxygen away from someone with lung damage to " see what the lungs can

do

> on their own " would be a good one.

> I like the lung one, because I saw first hand what happened to my

> mother when her oxygen wasn't getting through due to the line getting

> holes in it.

> sol

>

I agree completely... It's not well known, therefore people doont

understand. There should be commericials and news broadcast about the

new learned about adrenal conditions and how serious they really are.

katie

[Guest guest]

Your experience with people is very common. No one really seems to

understand that faulty glands are just that..faulty. After all, you

would not take insulin away from a diabetic, so why take cortisol away

from someone with adrenal fatigue. Same thing...pancreas not making

enough insulin..it's a gland...

I have learned that you can talk till your blue in the face, and some

people will not get it. You have to do what you need to in order to

feel normal and function. If you mother does not understand

that...well, I guess that would be her loss. After all, it might be

information that she could use, since adrenal/thyroid problems can run

in families.

I know it's frustrating! My mom is so obviously adrenal fatigue and

living on T4 which is not working for her. No matter how many times I

explain why T4 is not good, and why she still feels like crap..she

doesn't get it. She won't do anything about it, she won't see a

different doctor. And she has read some of the books. I came to a

point where I had to wash my hands of it, and concentrate on making my

own health better. So essentially: to answer you, yes you have to wash

your hands of it...I wish we could save everyone, but many don't want

to be saved. The older generation was taught that Doctors are God's

and what they say is Law. That someone how they are more than human

and perfect and all knowing. Which is why most older folks live on

prescriptions to deal with symptoms, but never get better.

>

> Hi,

>

> Does anyone else have people around them (other than doctors..)

> who think that cortisol is just " another drug " that you can " take or

> not take - it really doesn't make much difference " - who don't

> understand that it is a *natural* hormone and having an adequate

> amount of it is NOT acceptable? My mother is like that - she wants

> me to " stay off of IsoCort for a while " after I complete the wean I'm

> doing no