Isocort & Cortef

[Guest guest]

I recall reading -- not sure if it was Andy's book or someone's knowledgeable

post -- that 2 Isocort = 5 mg cortisol.

If that's true, and since Cortef is a source of cortisol, if one is taking

Isocort, then they should NOT take Cortef at the same time. Right?

Thanks,

Bill

[Guest guest]

The manufacturer says it give the same biological " effect " of 2.5mg of

cortisol per pellet. But the general consensus from those that have

later switched over to Cortef, is that 15mg of Cortef has more effect

than 8 pellets of Isocort (which would be the " effect " of 20mg

according to the above conversion).

In my experience using it, and reading what Cortef-users have said, I'm

thinking that the " effect " is probably closer to half of what the

manufacturer says. But I haven't used Cortef to personally compare.

The manufacturer can't state that it contains cortisol, as that is a

prescription drug.

> I recall reading -- not sure if it was Andy's book or someone's

knowledgeable post -- that 2 Isocort = 5 mg cortisol.

[Guest guest]

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> I recall reading -- not sure if it was Andy's book or someone's

knowledgeable post -- that 2 Isocort = 5 mg cortisol.

>

> If that's true, and since Cortef is a source of cortisol, if one is

taking Isocort, then they should NOT take Cortef at the same time.

If you were thinking of what I said, I meant that I take them kind of

interchangeably -- I don't go over 20 mg total HC except for major

stress situations. But I might substitute one 5 mg dose of Cortef with

2 Isocorts. I don't even know why I do this, I just end up using

Isocort as my traveling HC to take when I'm doing errands or something.

Nell