RE: high/low cortisol and how to adjust it?

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Val and friends, what if any significance do these BP readings show,other than

being way too high:

laying down 213/112 - standing 199/118

sitting down 208/113 standing 203/108

Thank's for any suggestions.

Pat

Re: high/low cortisol and how to adjust it?

For these labs I woul not have recommendded HC at all. I would have said t

start with Licorice root around 9-11 am and possibly around 7-8 PM. Isocort if

this was ineffective along wiht adaptogens. Once on meds You monitor progress

wiht graphing your tmeps per www.drrind.com AND BP readings. Taking BP first

sitting then immediately after standing up will tell you if your adrenals are

supported properly. If it falls you need mroe adrenal support. Once temps are

stable you would then raise thyroid until the temps are high enough.

>>Morning 10.9 High - range 3.7-9.5

Cortisol Noon 1.6 Low - range 1.2-3.0

Cortisol Evening 1.4 Ok - range 0.6-1.9

Cortisol Night 0.2 L range 0.4-1.0

This test is with no HC being taken..

Here's the question. It has been said that once HC is started, then the

cortisol tests are useless?? If so, then how do you know when things

are " better " ? Considering these numbers what is a suggested plan of

attack? Assuming at some point " testing " is desired to determine how

things are going, what do you do?<<

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If you test when taking HC the results will not tell you anything because

anything that shows up would be from what you are taking and not what your

body is producing. In order to find out what your body would produce, you

have to be off of HC and adrenal supplements for at least 2 weeks prior to

testing. Then the results can tell you what your body will do on it's own.

However, once your body gets used to having the cortisol back it is

extremely difficult to go back off of it again in order to test as long as

your body still needs it. So in order to find out exactly where you are in

relation to previous tests, you must wean off HC in order to get an accurate

test. This can also be even more complicated if you are taking thyroid

replacement. Another option is to try to slowly lower your dose of HC and

see how your body reacts. If you start having low cortisol symptoms, then

you know your body still needs it. However as your adrenals heal, you may

need less HC. The best way to determine this is to keep track of your

temperature. HTH.

Cherie

Experience: that most brutal of teachers. But you learn, my God do you

learn.--C.S.

> Here's the question. It has been said that once HC is started, then the

> cortisol tests are useless?? If so, then how do you know when things

> are " better " ? Considering these numbers what is a suggested plan of

> attack? Assuming at some point " testing " is desired to determine how

> things are going, what do you do?

>

> Val, I haven't been around in awhile, but I would especially appreciate

> your comments on this issue. I think it is something that could help

> many of us to understand the issues here?

>

> thanks,

> SZ

>

>

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