Re: *Unable to get off steroids

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Well, the feelngs of totally losing my mind are gone, and the feelings like

I just can't bear to be here are sort of gone. At least all this is better

almost immediately after I spread the CORTISONE out in 4 equal doses.

I would like to know more about licorice....yuou say that good adrenal

informaiton is ahrd to find.

Only problem is, I understand licorice is estrogenic, and I have just

recently started taking progesterone for estrogen dominance.

the other thing is that mercury is also estrogenic, (male panthers in

Florida are coming in with the same estrogen levels as femaoles from eating

mercury polluted food sources) so the licorice may not be the best idea, but

I just love the way it sounds a whole lot more natural Hmmmm.....

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> You have to be on cortisones about 4 weeks total before you become

> dependent. So, you can get off of it quite easily now.

This must be why Anre Cutler suggests doing tapers of prednisolone every 2-3

months. I think I will read up more on that You say that prednisolone does

not make your body as dependant????

So, what do you think of weaning myself off of the cortisone right now, and

trying to replace it with licorice?

I kind of hate to just drop the cortisone thought, becuase I am starting to

feel somewhat better, and I am not craving candy like a fiend anymore, and I

don't get sick when I am in fast mode like I did. I think this is from the

CORTISONE.

Just blabbing and trying to figure it out.....

Inga

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> This issue is not resolved. There is lots of debate. New research

> indicates that the healthy adrenals makes about 20 mg a day. But,

> then there is research and clinical experieince dating back at least

> to the 1940's that found people with 's did well on 35 to 40

> mg a day. Other research has found that the daily needs of people

> vary hugely. So, yes you are taking a risk of secondary s at

> 20 mg a day. If you want to stay on Cortef or IsoCort, then it would

> be safest to just use 10 mg Cortef or 4 Isocort a day. This would

> insure that you are still using your own pituitary/hypothalamus and

> adrenals to make part of your daily hormone needs and would reduce

> your risk of problems, probably. Or, since you have been on it for

> only 2-1/2 weeks, you can taper off over several days and get off

> it. Keep in mind that you will then have to make thyroid dose raises

> very tiny and wait a long time between them. It will take you a lot

> longer to get your thyroid dose levels up to optimal. But, if you

> can tolerate this without having a totally miserable life, it is

> probably the best thing.

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> Since I bacame a total insomniac without it and had to leave my job,

> I found that Cortef and IsoCort helped me greatly. There have been

> quite a few studies done on synthetic cortisones and the ability of

> people to get off them. The majority of people can get off of them

> after being on them for some time. But, there is a small percentage

> that will develop secondary 's. So, to totlaly avoid this

> risk, then you must avoid them.

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> Tish

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