Re: *LaCretia -taking Cortisone

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on 3/16/05 7:22 AM, LaCretia Mozingo at lacretiamo@... wrote:

> I hate to hear that Inga. It hard when you are on your own. The 's

> group isn't going to help you if they find out you are self treating. They

> highly recommend against that and will say so. In my case, I took Cortef

> 10mg...once when I wake up and then again around 2PM. 2Pm is when I would

> begin to crash. After the doctor added the second dose at 2, I was fine. I

> am also taking pregnenlone once in the morning and it does help also.

I was takng pregnenlone ($$$) It did not seem to do anything for me, so I

sort of slacked off a bit. Is it more important to take if you are

concurrently taking cCORTISONE?

> don't remember what you were taking...can you remind me?

>I have never had

> the heart pounding in the middle of the night.

Thas could jsut as well be a toxic thing...mercury thing...allergy

th8ing....etc...

Although I must admit that whenI take CORTISONE, my heart doesn't pound like

crazy anymore when I am awakened for the phone ringing.

>I have really tough time

> staying awake so, once I'm out...I'm out! Since I have been reducing the

> Cortef (today is my last dose...yippie), I have not been able to stay awake

> past 8-8:30pm at night. I do hope this gets better after I get off the

> meds.

I'lll bet you it will.

> I'm almost due to go back into the Dr. for a blood draw to see how

> things are going...I think next week. After I'm off the Cortef for a while,

> I plan to get officially tested for adrenal problems. My doc only went by

> my Cortisol test and did not perform the extra testing to confirm how bad it

> really is. She said the treatment is the same either way...guess she was

> trying to spare me from having to take extra tests when the outcome is the

> same... steroid replacement. I still want the test knowing what I know now

> and I will be asking her when we can perform them at my visit next week!

> Take are...

Goo luck,

Inga

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> LaCretia