HC

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> Nice one Dean.

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> Thats great news.

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> What was your schedule using the HC then and did you increase slowly?

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> Russ

Hi Russ

I used mostly vitamins and glandulars (adrenal and thyroid) to help for

several months while chelating. My thyroid is hyper and my adrenals were the

weak ones.

At one point I just felt I wasn't getting that crucial amount of cortisol

(even with the glandulars) to get me through the day. So I decided to take

some cortisol and made up my mind to do a long-ish HC taper.

I started on about 15mg which I later realised was too high too soon. Then

backed off a bit. I should have started on 7.5mg per day (2.5mg - 2.5mg -

2.5mg). Then I backed off to 10mg and built up slowly to 20mg and stayed on

that dose for about a week, before weaning off of by 2.5mg per week. It took

me about 6 weeks and was possibley the most important part of my chelation

process.

When I came off the HC I was well. (I would have started again if necc. and

may in the future if indicated).

I have not seen this manner of using HC suggested. Usually it is either a

quick 5-7 day taper with prednisone (and HC). Or low dose HC for long time -

but I could never ascertain for how long. Nobody could say. Usually 2 years

is suggested. Or rather once people start they just know they need it and

when they stop the realise the best re-start it. In my case my adrenals just

needed a holiday, some extra help to get them back in the driving seat.

I came to the conclusion that I was to see cortisol in the same was as I

would any other hormone. If I was low in testosterone I would provide, if I

was low in progesterone I would provide, and if I was low in cortisol - I

must provide it.

After a while I when I stopped it I would occasional feel shaky and low in

cortisol when I was stressed, and I would just know that I needed some that

day. So if I would dose 2.5 mg or 5mg (still at one of the suggested times)

7am - 11am or 5am as a once off. And after a while I needed that less and

now not at all. Again, I have not seen this suggested as a way in which to

use it. I don't know if this was sensible, but it felt like that was what I

need to do and I listened to it.

If you are not making enough cortisol it seems that NOTHING else will work.

Cortisol is like the 'conductor' of healing. It deserves real respect and

I'm so glad I got my head around using it.

Thanks,

Dean