Re: Treating Adrenal insufficiency:Cortef is best approach

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Patty and Jeanne,

Thanks so much for that info. I had no idea that HC cream could potentially be

used as well at the pills, nor did I knor (think about) that it is important to

do things to work on the adrenals while taking Cortef or HC cream....I guess I

need to do some more research. It is true, I am desperate for some normal energy

and not to feel like I am lagging and pushing all day long to do tasks. But I

guess also I should not fall into the trap of looking for that magic bullet.

Are there any known long-term adverse effects of Cortef or HC cream?

Thanks very much,

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> It is really worth it to look at Stopthethyroidmadness.com and see what they

say about adrenal fatigue. I got most of my answers there. Also, I take both

cortef and Isocort, and non-hormonal glandulars (just added) . Isocort is

talked about

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> > It is really worth it to look at Stopthethyroidmadness.com and see what they

say about adrenal fatigue. I got most of my answers there. Also, I take both

cortef and Isocort, and non-hormonal glandulars (just added) . Isocort is

talked about

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Interesting. On the TV show EXTRA over the weekend, they had Biodentical hormone

specialist doctor say that over 75% of people (Americans?, or all people I'm not

sure which she meant) had a hormonal imbalance. I was thinking...Wow, then

really the underying problems have to be fixed, not put 75% of people on BHRT.

But I have often read that for people fighting chronic illness, the BHRT ends up

being the final piece of the puzzle to get them their health back. In some

cases, many believe, that the hormones have been so severely affected, that

detox and nourishment, etc are not enough to fix the hormones.

You mentioned ways to build up the adrenals naturally. In my case I have low

progesterone, low DHEA, hypothyroidism and adrenal issues. Do you think all of

those things can be addressed naturally? Do you have any resources on how to

find out how to fix these other hormones too?

Thanks,

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> Patty can probably add more eloquently about ANY bioidentical hormone. Cortef

is just another one, it just supports adrenal function.

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> What I have learned and also have changed my mind about, is going straight to

bioidenticals. I know that I NEEDED it to heal. However, any hormone that you

supplement with, whether it be natural or synthetic, literally takes over for

your organs. It puts back what you may be missing. But it does nothing for the

lack of hormones that your body is " lacking in producing " . This goes for all

the knew bioidentical talk , ie Suzanne Somers and all the rave. It is true

that you will feel better, b/c your body is missing these necessary hormones to

feel normal and work properly. But your ovaries for instance will still atrophy

while on bioidenticals just like they do when you are on the pill or synthetic

HRT.

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> My change in " my plan " is to absolutely give back what I need right now, but

also rebuild what is not working properly. I learned alot of this on curezone

and Dr talks about this in Adrenal Fatigue The 21st Century Illness. It

makes total sense if you really think about it. DR strongly advises on

what has been proven to work for individuals to truly heal from adrenal fatigue,

and that is the adrenal extracts, glandulars, cortex supplements. Our problems

originate in the hypothalamus in the brain. He states that the best therapy can

be the combined therapy of glandular support for the hypothalamus, pituitary and

gonads without the hormones....and for the worst cases add the hormones, or

cortef.

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> I can tell you that cortef by itself, while wonderful, was not enough for me.

But I was always that type A personality, go go go and go, worked in NYC, went

to school at night, drank coffee all day long, and go go go go. Athletic,

non-stop energy. I have totally lost all energy function from my implant

rupture. It has been a struggle for me as Patty knows, but it does not matter

what level of fatigue you are at, the glandulars and the vit c support are the

mainstay of healing from the bottom up. Cortef will give you support along the

way. And I did need it. I am reducing my dosage already and feeling my own

adrenals kicking in. I just hope it stays!! But I am also increasing my

adrenal supplements as I decrease cortef, this has been a godsend to me...if I

did not know that I think I would be feeling that big huge crash feeling and I

am not.