Re: Jackie T's update----went to see ---very long

[Guest guest]

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> She prescribed HC for me and wants me to do a taper. I'm a little

nervous about taking 60mg, so I have just been experimenting with how

HC feels to me so far. I had a follow-up phone consult with

yesterday, and she gave me some ideas on how to ease into it. She said

it's important to do the taper and give the adrenals a good rest. I'm

suppose to do a week at 60mg, a week at 40mg, and then a week at 20mg.

She said how I feel when I drop to 20mg will help tell how much I need

on an ongoing basis.

TK--- pay attention doing the taper and make sure it is hycortisone and

not prednisone which is 4 times as strong. I did two tapers - the

first helped a lot the second did not and actually weakened my immune

system somewhat.

[Guest guest]

>

> She prescribed HC for me and wants me to do a taper. I'm a little

nervous about taking 60mg, so I have just been experimenting with how

HC feels to me so far. I had a follow-up phone consult with

yesterday, and she gave me some ideas on how to ease into it. She said

it's important to do the taper and give the adrenals a good rest. I'm

suppose to do a week at 60mg, a week at 40mg, and then a week at 20mg.

She said how I feel when I drop to 20mg will help tell how much I need

on an ongoing basis.

TK--- pay attention doing the taper and make sure it is hycortisone and

not prednisone which is 4 times as strong. I did two tapers - the

first helped a lot the second did not and actually weakened my immune

system somewhat.

[Guest guest]

>

> She prescribed HC for me and wants me to do a taper. I'm a little

nervous about taking 60mg, so I have just been experimenting with how

HC feels to me so far. I had a follow-up phone consult with

yesterday, and she gave me some ideas on how to ease into it. She said

it's important to do the taper and give the adrenals a good rest. I'm

suppose to do a week at 60mg, a week at 40mg, and then a week at 20mg.

She said how I feel when I drop to 20mg will help tell how much I need

on an ongoing basis.

TK--- pay attention doing the taper and make sure it is hycortisone and

not prednisone which is 4 times as strong. I did two tapers - the

first helped a lot the second did not and actually weakened my immune

system somewhat.

[Guest guest]

> So, can you see why I'm feeling a little overwhelmed? I'm glad I went

to see and it was confirmation that I was sick, but I may be worse

off than I was allowing myself to believe? And I still have people

telling me that maybe all I need is antidepressants! (Just happened

again last weekend!) Uggghhhh!!!!!! So how have the rest of you dealt

with these kind of people?

>

That's a good question. I hope that others will share how they deal with

this kind of stuff. For myself, I am very selective as to who I share

my recovery from amalgam illness with. This forum , as well as Adult

Metal Chelation forum, are the two safe places that I learn how to deal

with mercury detox. Others are, sometimes, just going to say something

foolish anyway. They might even think that they are helping.

Uggghhhh!!!! is a good way to put it.