Guest guest Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Please help me - I'm freaking out. I have Hashi's and pretty severe adrenal exhaustion: My Saliva Test Results: Cortisol: Morning 13 (13-24) Noon 1 (5-10) Afternoon <1 (3-8) Midnight 7 (1-4) Cortisol burden = 22 DHEA = 3 I'm s'posed to start HC this week, and now I'm freaking out about it! I've always treated everything herbally and now I feel like I'm about to embark upon a really heavy duty RX treatment! All this was compounded by reading this this morning: GETTING OFF STEROIDS http://fourfoldhealing.com/2007/11/08/getting-off-steroids/> " The side effects of cortisone, prednisone, and similar drugs are legendary. They include diabetes, osteoporosis, edema of the face, mood swings, stomach ulcers and, very importantly, adrenal suppression. In other words, your own adrenal glands shut off their production of these valuable hormones. Why not, since they essentially have been " told " by the prednisone that the adrenals are no longer needed. This bargain, then, becomes a nightmare as the effectiveness of the drugs wears off, side effects become more serious and the patient is unable to stop taking the medication.Of all the tragic situations I have dealt with in my practice, this all-too-common occurrence stands at the top of the list. " I guess I'm looking for someone to talk me down! Are Cortef and Medrol different than Prednisone? Do those of you on them regret it? I am really wanting to start Armour, and I guess I need to support adrenals w. HC first???? Are my adrenals too tired to use herbs or glandulars? Is HC going to put my adrenals asleep forever and cause all those side effects??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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