Re: Question about Adrenal Support

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The only way to know if the adrenals are healed and can function

appropriately without support is to do trials of slowly lowering the

dose and see how you feel. This may be difficult to test with time

release formula. With Cortef it is easy to just lower the dose by 2.5

mg, hold there for a couple of weeks, and then lower by another 2.5 mg

(and increase back to maintenance dose if the adrenals are not

responding).

Most sources that I am aware of say that it is ok to use 20 mg or less

of hydrocortisone for long term if the person needs it. It is best to

use the lowest dose that feels the best - which would be difficult to

determine with a time release formula.

It is not possible to predict how long chelation will take. Chelation

is different for different people.

J

>

> Hello,

>

> I had my hair test done last November and mercurity toxicity was

> confirmed (met one counting rule and pretty close on a second). I

> will have my amalgam fillings removed in about 2 months. About a

> month ago, I started adrenal support. I am now taking 10mg of HC, 5mg

> of DHEA, and 4 mg of testosterone 2x per day. It's a time-release

> formula and I take the first dose when I wake up in the morning and

> the second around 4pm. The Rx has helped me greatly; there have been

> more positive effects than negative ones.

>

> My question concerns the length of time I'll use this support. I know

> that it's important to support the adrenals during chelation, so

> imagine that I will need to continue the HC while I am chelating. My

> question is this: how do I know when I can wean off the HC? I know

> it's not good to use it long-term, and I also know that one shouldn't

> stop it abruptly. I suppose I can go by symptoms and adjust the dose,

> but how will I know that my adrenals are healed and I don't need the

> hormone support anymore?

>

> Thank you for any advice.

>

> ----Katharine

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