Guest guest Posted February 5, 2005 Report Share Posted February 5, 2005 IsoCort has 2-1/2 mg of cortisone per pellet. To get 20 mg, you need 8 a day. It is best taken 4 times a day about 4 hours apart. Studies have shown that this works best for most people. Cortisone only lasts about 4 hours after you take it. So, it's important to be good about taking it on time, otherwise it can be quite hard on the adrenals if you miss a dose. Jeffries in his book " Safe Uses of Cortisol " found that the best regimin was 4 equal doses (2 pills each dose for 20 mg total) starting first thing in the morning and ending sometime in the afternoon or early evening. The adrenals need to make the most hormone in the morning - double the rest of the day. So, if you feel you must eliminate one dose, then eliminate the latest dose in the afternoon. Adrenal support in the morning is more important on average since the adrenals have to work harder then. If you take 20 mg a day, then you will need to pay attention to your stress as you will have less reserve for too much. So, if you get sick, have dental work or stress, then take extra for that. Jeffries recommends doubling your dose for a few days in illness. Tish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 Question: In reading Andy's book on adrenal insuffieciency, I saw the need for hydrocortisone supplementation. Does anyone have experience with this? My doctor prescribed 2.5 mgs when I need it. If I take in am and at lunch and again at 4pm (total 7.5 mgs/day) I can get through the day. I stopped working 9/06, amalgams were out by 2/8/07, started chelating 3/16/07, started hydrocortisone 2 weeks ago. Will it be 9 months from the date I started the hydrocortisone until I can exercise? I experience the ACTH response, I get fatigued from any kind of stress or exercise. However, this is a little perplexing to me since in between amalgam removal and beginning chelation I actually experienced feeling better and noticed I was recovering from fatigue and had more stamina. Since beginning chelation, the opposite is true. I didn't see anything in the book that addressed stages other than count on 9 months before adrenals are healed. Did I interpret this correctly and does anyone have any experience to shed light on this? Thanks. la Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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