Re: Cortef 5mg for six months, no increase?

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>>Stage 7 when I posted my lab

results last week), my doctor wants me on 5 mg HC (Cortef) for six

months. No ramp up, no increase, no nothing.<<

Well you can stay sick or ou can find another doc or you can self treat btu this

one is not doign right by you.

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thanks very much for your post, . This doc, fwiw, comes highly

recommended from STTM. And highly recommended elsewhere in the

bioidentical world.

NOT saying STTM is off base in listing this doctor. Just that i did

my best in getting the doc's name from STTM and contacting local

compounding pharmacies and asking who they recommend.

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> >>Stage 7 when I posted my lab

> results last week), my doctor wants me on 5 mg HC (Cortef) for six

> months. No ramp up, no increase, no nothing.<<

>

> Well you can stay sick or ou can find another doc or you can self

treat btu this one is not doign right by you.

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> Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV

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> http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/

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http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/

> http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/

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[Guest guest]

Tell it like it is!

LOL

sol

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> Well you can stay sick or ou can find another doc or you can self treat btu

this one is not doign right by you.

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[Guest guest]

Geez, 5 mg..is that like trying to plug the dam with chewing gum?

I have read in more than one book on adrenal fatigue that you need to

dose up to 15-20mg and hold it for a while, then attempt to wean down

monitoring for a return of problems. (I just finished three books on

Adrenal fatigue this month)

You could try starting off on the 5mg and go back and tell him it's

wearing off a few hours later...you feel real good for that first

three hours after you take the 5mg but then blek! Bring in the dosing

protocol from STTM and from Dr.Shomon and who ever else might be

credible and see if he is willing to give you more. If he's not then

order some Isocort or HC and supplement it. I also believe the dosing

for Cortef is in the patient package insert...which might be helpful.

Got to webMd and sites like that to look for " credible " info he may

accept showing that more than 5mg is needed.

This is the package insert for Cortef from pfizer which says under

" dosing " that higher doses may be needed in the beginning and it's too

be doses in small increments and blah blah...it also only comes in

20mg or higher...

http://www.pfizer.com/files/products/uspi_cortef.pdf

So he is not following the manufacturers dosing either.

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> > >>Stage 7 when I posted my lab

> > results last week), my doctor wants me on 5 mg HC (Cortef) for six

> > months. No ramp up, no increase, no nothing.<<

> >

> > Well you can stay sick or ou can find another doc or you can self

> treat btu this one is not doign right by you.

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> > --

> > Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV

> >

> > http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/

> >

> http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/

> > http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/

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There are NO doctors recommended form STTM just lists of places to begin

a search for one. And even then the admonishment to BE CAREFUL is there

everywhere! I knwo and work with the owner of that site, in fatc she

owns this list as well, but you STILL have to do alot of work to find a

doctor even with the best guidelines as there simply is NO sure way to

find a doc that knows about this stuff. Believe me, I have been to WAY

too many docs before starting self treatment. I am going to a new one

soon but not particularly for thyroid and adrenals which I feel I know

better than he does.LOL

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[Guest guest]

Jada, your post is tremendously helpful, thank you!! I had no idea

regarding manufacturer's recommended dosage.

When i went to the pharmacist, he was v. confused by the 5mg request

as he only carries 20mg. No wonder!! And then he's told to give me

five refills (for six months of 5mg dosage).

I may need to change docs and start over. At least I have my recent

labs. I also am going to order a test for thyroid as this same doc

isn't interested in looking at my thyroid function.

Good analogy about chewing gum and dam. It is frustrating for me to

go to a reputable doc and get side tracked already!! I just got

started! :-)

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> > > >>Stage 7 when I posted my lab

> > > results last week), my doctor wants me on 5 mg HC (Cortef) for six

> > > months. No ramp up, no increase, no nothing.<<

> > >

> > > Well you can stay sick or ou can find another doc or you can self

> > treat btu this one is not doign right by you.

> > >

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> > > Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV

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> > > http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/

> > >

> > http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/

> > > http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/

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