Cherie? Val? Re: Alternatives to Cortef? ?

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Cherie? Val? In reading the post below- and having used Dr. s

for a year with good results then a huge crash, I'm wondering if I

can try some combo of Vit C, B12, multi vit, sea salt, mag, Iodine

and DHEA combo. I'm stopping s Rebuilder and Herbal formula,

staying on Dr. W's stress formula which seems to be just a good

multi. I already take B-100 daily, started Iodoral 1 a day, to

increase 1 every week until up to 4-5 a day. have sea salt but don't

know how much to take. Assuming I can't add adrenal cortex or DHEA

if doing a saliva test in 2 weeks. Shoudl I be doing a temp chart now?

Isn't the idea to heal the adrenals not just replace their function?

I don't know what stage adrenal exhaustion i was in a year ago, but I

was alert perhaps 4-6 hrs a day,gained 30 lbs,did better on Dr.

's & 90mg Armour. My next crash started in Sept 07 due I think

to trying to exercise 90 min every day, anusaura/flow/bikram yoga..

plus ending my relationship and holiday blues. Not as bad, but bad

enough. I need to learn about stress dosing.

How do I know the amt of sea salt, mag, C and B-and which?

Point me in a direction and I can search the list for more info.

Haven't learned how to use everything here yet. Thanks again...

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> ..... doc's got my starting Vit C powder, B12 lozenges (is this

> suffice, or do I need a Bcomplex too?), a liquid multi- vitamin,

Sea salt (if I can tolerate it), Magnesium, and Iodine (if I can

handle it), and DHEA 5mg (mine was a tad low). I'm going to try all

this first before I go to HC. .....

> THanks

> Let me know,

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To treat my adrenals I only used whole/unrefined salt, 3-5000mg of

vitamin C, adrenal cortex, B complex and regular SLEEP (8 hrs a

night)! My adrenals were at the point where I was exhausted on a

>daily basis, and even had experienced a panic attack one time. I

don't know what stage my adrenals were in but my cortisol

production still there, albeit very low levels. I have never used

HC...maybe it would have helped...maybe not. I knew though I did not

want to risk side effects without FIRST trying the above route. Its

been about 10 months, it worked. Most days I am great...every once in

awhile I have an adrenal problem and then I know I need to keep up my

protocol.

Michigan

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