Re: HC - Dean

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Thanks for the detailed response Dean

Were your adrenals exhausted then, or highly stressed as I understand

that both need some help with hydrocortisone, am i right?

My adrenals from the hair test are in an alarmed/stressed state due to

high Potassium and Sodium levels with low Magnesium. I am also

hypothyroid.

I am thinking of getting HC to help as my recent tests show my Armour

thyroid are not getting into my cells, probably due to adrenal

stresses so is not working as well as it should.

Thanks again Dean

Russ

>

>

> > Nice one Dean.

> >

> > Thats great news.

> >

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

> >

> > 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

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