Guest guest Posted March 10, 2005 Report Share Posted March 10, 2005 Mo What it looks to me like, is that you are having all kinds of trouble getting sleepy at night and are a night owl, basically, am I right? Your cortisol is running high at night because your adrenals have worked their buns off all day long just to try to attain " normal " , and by late at night, they have finally made it, at the wrong time, of course. Then, in the morning, you are all drug out because, it starts all over the next day, am I right? You need cortisol, BUT, cortisol is not something I would ever recommend for a person to take self treating, unless you really have a concept of why you're doing what you're doing. More is not better with this substance, and NEVER any more than 30 mgs of cortisol (hydrocortisone) to supplement. I would say that, if you took a little bit during the day, the sleep situation and stress might get better. What are your thyroid values, with normal ranges, or have you been there yet? Do you have a doctor? > Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 10:13:03 EST > From: hepaction@... > Subject: newbie > > Hello everyone > I am Mo and this list has been recommended to me today. I am at the very > beginning stages of looking into the possibility that I am hypoadrenalic (if > that's the right word!) and hypothyroid. I have been assessed as such on > clinical signs and the first test I have done has come back today, the adrenal > profile. The figures are below. > I am hoping this group will be able to give me some feedback on these > figures to enable me to understand and maybe some tips about supplementation. > > > Salivary cortisol > 8.00 10.2 6.0 to 33.0 > noon 11.2 4.0 to 28.0 (this one was actually taken > at 1.30 pm) > 4.00 6.1 4.0 to 11.8 > midnight 5.0 1.0 to 5.0 > > DHEA > 8.00 8.2 4.0 to 29.0 > noon 7.1 2.5 to 13.0 > 4 pm 4.6 2.0 to 6.0 > midnight 3.4 1.0 to 4.0 > > Comments: > Salivary cortisol relatively flat profile with values tending towards the > lower end of reference range (particularly early morning) > > DHEA: overall profile indicates normal hormone output. > > Not at all sure what this means apart from that my DHEA seems to be OK. > > Any insights would be welcome. Thanks. > > > Mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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