Re: Adrenal Support Questions

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> I'm 9 months into chelation post-amalgam removal and have some new

> questions. I finished my 5th round of ALA/DMPS 10 days ago. I had been

> doing 25mg ALA and 25mg DMPS (ALA every 3 hrs, DMPS every 8 round the

> clock)for 3 of the 5 rounds - round 3 I tried ALA alone, which felt

> better than with DMPS. Because of all I've read in the archives and

> current posts, I added DMPS back in and extended round 5 for 5 days,

> trying to chelate longer and lessen number of redistributions over

> time. It seems the extended round was too much of a burden, also at a

> time I was stressed due to other live demands. The extended round

> seemed to have triggered some adrenal symtoms.

Some people are sensitive to ALA, some are not. If you feel better

on ALA alone, it should be fine. Someone else (I think Val/seashell)

has reported feeling much better on ALA vs. DMPS/ALA.

If you want to extend the round, I suggest extending to 4 days first

and hold there for several rounds before trying a 5 day round. It

is really best to hold everything else stable, such as dose, interval,

round length, supplements, and only make one small change at a time.

> I'm currently taking Adrenal Support in the form of Adrenal Complex,

> Adrenal Cortex and DHEA 30 mg. Sublingual. I've improved a great deal

> over the past year with this regimen, until this round when I had

> symptoms of chest tightness, heart beat with greater effort every

> morning at 6 AM lasting about 2 hours, and increased allergic symtoms

> for 6 days after the last round, now back to normal.

I am not sure what you mean by " heart beat with greater effort " .

Is it faster or just more noticeable? One possibility is a blood

sugar problem. You could try a protein snack before bed to see

if that helps.

> I have done 2 Adrenal Stress Index tests over the past year.

> August '06, my cortisol levels were all elevated, especially the

> midnight reading.

> 9 months later all in the middle of normal range.

So the last one was about 3 months ago? Do you feel a lot

different now from how you felt then?

> Question:

> 1) My recent serum pregnenolone was 37 (range 15-132). Would

> pregnenolone be a good support to add and at what dosages do people

> usually start and settle at? Daily or several times per week?

I have only used a very tiny dose of pregnenolone, just experimenting

so far. I think Andy suggests 100 mg - I would start with less and

see how it feels before working up. Maybe someone else will share

what dose works for them.

> 2) The practitioner I'm working with recommended Phosphatidy Serine.

> Does anyone have any experience with this?

I have used it and it has helped me sleep. It helps to reduce high

nighttime cortisol levels (which I think could be hard to detect

unless you test during the night).

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>

> I'm 9 months into chelation post-amalgam removal and have some new

> questions. I finished my 5th round of ALA/DMPS 10 days ago. I had been

> doing 25mg ALA and 25mg DMPS (ALA every 3 hrs, DMPS every 8 round the

> clock)for 3 of the 5 rounds - round 3 I tried ALA alone, which felt

> better than with DMPS. Because of all I've read in the archives and

> current posts, I added DMPS back in and extended round 5 for 5 days,

> trying to chelate longer and lessen number of redistributions over

> time. It seems the extended round was too much of a burden, also at a

> time I was stressed due to other live demands. The extended round

> seemed to have triggered some adrenal symtoms.

Some people are sensitive to ALA, some are not. If you feel better

on ALA alone, it should be fine. Someone else (I think Val/seashell)

has reported feeling much better on ALA vs. DMPS/ALA.

If you want to extend the round, I suggest extending to 4 days first

and hold there for several rounds before trying a 5 day round. It

is really best to hold everything else stable, such as dose, interval,

round length, supplements, and only make one small change at a time.

> I'm currently taking Adrenal Support in the form of Adrenal Complex,

> Adrenal Cortex and DHEA 30 mg. Sublingual. I've improved a great deal

> over the past year with this regimen, until this round when I had

> symptoms of chest tightness, heart beat with greater effort every

> morning at 6 AM lasting about 2 hours, and increased allergic symtoms

> for 6 days after the last round, now back to normal.

I am not sure what you mean by " heart beat with greater effort " .

Is it faster or just more noticeable? One possibility is a blood

sugar problem. You could try a protein snack before bed to see

if that helps.

> I have done 2 Adrenal Stress Index tests over the past year.

> August '06, my cortisol levels were all elevated, especially the

> midnight reading.

> 9 months later all in the middle of normal range.

So the last one was about 3 months ago? Do you feel a lot

different now from how you felt then?

> Question:

> 1) My recent serum pregnenolone was 37 (range 15-132). Would

> pregnenolone be a good support to add and at what dosages do people

> usually start and settle at? Daily or several times per week?

I have only used a very tiny dose of pregnenolone, just experimenting

so far. I think Andy suggests 100 mg - I would start with less and

see how it feels before working up. Maybe someone else will share

what dose works for them.

> 2) The practitioner I'm working with recommended Phosphatidy Serine.

> Does anyone have any experience with this?

I have used it and it has helped me sleep. It helps to reduce high

nighttime cortisol levels (which I think could be hard to detect

unless you test during the night).

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