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

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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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[Guest guest]

Normally I would say it shows lowe coertidol but it is HIGHLY unusual to

have that high BP with very low cortiosl. I woul dthink there is

something else at work here besides just a cortisol problem.

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Thank you, Val. I wonder what it possibly could be? Something unusual that I

noticed yesterday at chelation clinic was my IV site puffed up and they had to

put it in the other arm which almost immediately puffed up also. I didn't know

if being hypo, the high blood pressure or what caused it. This has never

happened before.

Slightly desperate,

Pat

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

Normally I would say it shows lowe coertidol but it is HIGHLY unusual to

have that high BP with very low cortiosl. I woul dthink there is

something else at work here besides just a cortisol problem.

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[Guest guest]

I'm still learning about this whole topic and don't know to much but

may I ask, are you taking the Licorise like Val suggested. If so

maybe that's the problem. Many years ago I took licroise for a

couple of months and then from one day to the next I had MAJOR water

retention. To the point that I couldn't wear my shoes and my eyes

felt to big for the sockets. I don't even want to know what my blood

pressure might have been. I responded not because I know much about

high BP but because of the comments about taking Licorice. On the

realythyroidhelp.com site says he doesn't recommend licorice.

He has seen to many problems. Might be something to think about.

>

> 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?<<

>

> --

> Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV

>

> http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/

>

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/

>

[Guest guest]

No, had toxic reaction to Licorice My ND suggested Yucca in place of licorice.

Maybe some other supplement. I'm going to start eliminating one by one, as it

could be something I'm taking. I am retaining water - have to wear a larger

ring than my wedding band, and eyes are more swollen than they used to be. I

kind of suspect the Isocort as it really went up in the last four month

Appreciate your input.You're right about the licorice.

..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?<<

>

> --

> Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV

>

> http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/

>

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/

>

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