Hey, Val - need your opinion on HC

February 28, 2008

Okay, here are the stats:

done with my venofer treatments, ferritin should be fine, blood test in

two weeks to verify

taking 30 mcg cytomel, spread over 4 doses

average temps are stable at 97.7

trying to figure out HC

Until beginning the Venofer treatments 2 weeks ago, I was taking 32.5

mg HC (10-7.5-5-5-5) and maintaining temps. I was having some heart

palps and higher pulse, but couldn't figure out the source. It may

have been the low ferritin, which was a 4.

I stress dosed some HC on venofer days, up to 20 mg, and noticed the

pounding heart and palps were bad on those nights.

After the Venofer treatments, I am still having a little bit of an

elevated pulse (80-90 bpm), but normal BP (118/65). No palps. The BP

feels high for me, but I understand that is normal for everyone else.

I noticed the recent posts on Na:K, so did my ratios on my last blood

test where I was taking 32.5 mg HC, no sea salt. My ratio was 36.15.

SOOO, based on all that, I decided to try and lower my HC two days

ago. I just lowered my first dose by 2.5 mg - nothing drastic. I have

had the classic low-HC night waking pattern, sore lymph nodes, brain

fog in the afternoon, and as my husband said, a " PMS-style crying jag "

last night. My temps have fluctuated some, but not drastically.

Is that normal for an adjustment to a 2.5 mg HC decrease? Is my body

telling me it's not ready to lower or do I just need to ride it out?

I am still a little nervous about taking so much Cortef, but I know

I've needed it. I am ready to grow some hair back and lose some

weight, although these may be due to other factors, I know. My body's

been through a lot since Christmas, including stopping a four-year-

addiction benzos, the swollen leg trip to the emergency room, the

falling iron, the venofer....maybe I still need the 32.5 mg Cortef.

What do you think, Val? (and anyone else who would like to chime in!)

PS - sorry to be so long-winded

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