OT:Jay's comment about melatonin/cortisol was Melatonin use

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Hello Jay,

" I've used it (melatonin) before but had to stop because it has a

strong cortisol lowering effect on me and made my adrenal fatigue

worse. It helped with sleeping though. "

Can you describe the symptoms you found worsening that tipped you off

that melatonin supplementation was suppressing cortisol?

A little backgroud: 2 years post amalgam revisions (2005) my saliva

test indicated reverse circadian rhythm in cortisol production and low

DHEA. Hydrocortisone 2mg in the early AM gave me a new lease on life,

After I tapered off about a year ago most improvements remained up

until a very stressful and busy 2007 holiday season topped off by a GI

bug in January.

Just about to start DMPS chelation but adrenals are now fatigued,

acutely. I added 5-10 drops of sublingual melatonin around 9PM about

two weeks ago, but in that time I'd have to say that adrenal problems

have worsened even further. Read through the references posted by AC

and his comments. Not sure why if half life of serum melatonin is

very short it would affect cortisol production? I do know that in my

case liver clearance of various hormones and other substances (meds)

quite slow.

Doug