Re: Canary test results - any ideas?

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In frequent-dose-chelation seashell_555 wrote:

My results show that I have high cortisol everytime except

morning.

-----------We have discussed stages of adrenal fatigue in other posts, so the

only thing I will add is that this link has a nice summary of what to do if

cortisol is high or low. It's in the links section.---------Jackie

http://www.thecompounder.com/hormonesadrenalprotocol.php

Also, my estrogen is very high and my progesterone is low.

----------Which means you are estrogen dominant, causing it's own list of

symptoms, and raising progesterone should help. I think it is very important

for people to test these other hormones too, not just cortisol.---------Jackie

My Free T4 is 1.1 Range .7 - 2.5

T3 is 3.2 Range 2.5 - 6.5

----------To feel best, you want these to be in the upper 1/3 to 1/4 of the

range, so according to that, you are low, and thyroid support should help. Did

they test for antibodies? I know it often doesn't mean much, but did they test

your TSH too?---------Jackie

The report suggested I may have trouble using T3 at the tissue

level due to my clinical symptoms. The hormone support forum

suggested I stay away from Isocort because I don't need any cortisol

and to go on Armour while I support my adrenals. I've been using

Adrenal Cortex glands and pregnenolone which seem to have stablized

my temps although they remain low. I've also started using Natural

progesterone.

---------Sounds good. Let us know how it goes with the Armour.-----Jackie

The report suggested mercury could be causing disruption of T3 and

the high cortisol is wreaking all sorts of havoc. They suggested

mananging stress better. I just met up with a friend who told me to

eat well and exercise. AAAAAAAAArarrgh.

------------I understand your frustration Val. Others just don't understand,

when you have multiple things out of whack. It's just not that simple. I once

had a friend suggest that I needed to " expend energy to create energy " . She

doesn't have a clue. I wish she could experience one of my crashes after having

" expended too much energy " . It certainly didn't create more

energy!-------Jackie

I keep getting blamed for my adrenals when I KNOW it is not my fault.

*Something* is stressing them - either mercury or some infection (mycoplasma?).

I have done everything I can to lower stress and its not working. If mercury

is my main problem, when can I start chelating again to help lower my cortisol

output without stressing my adrenals even further?

----------I think that is a balancing act, that you will have to figure out

for yourself. If you get your hormones more balanced, you should tolerate

chelation better, but I still wouldn't push it too hard, because I know it does

stress my adrenals when I try to chelate too much or too high of a dose. But I

also think that putting chelation off for too long, trying to fix everything

else first, might be futile also, and you'll just keep spinning your wheels. So

my current thinking is to continue to work on problems and correct as many

things as I can, but I will do rounds of chelation at a dose that is very

tolerable for me, whenever I can. Because I truly believe that every round has

to help me get one step closer to getting this #@@# stuff out of my body, and

this will never happen without chelation.--------Jackie

Val

[Guest guest]

Hi Val,

I'm not saying this is what is going on in your situation, but I'll share a bit

of what

happened to me, okay?

I had elevated cortisol too. I think it was due to a number of things: gluten

intolerance,

low progesterone, stealth infection and perhaps the accompanying inflammation,

and

skipping meals/not eating enough protein in balance with carbs.

I gave up gluten, started very low (225 mcg) and increased my iodine (now at

6.25 mg) to

in turn increase progesterone, tested for and started low dose pulsing

Doxycycline for

mycoplasma, and I've tried to eat better/more often and tried to remember to

take

digestive enzymes.

In hindsight, I wish I had an MD or the money to look at everything at the same

time.

Instead, I had to do everything piecemeal and couldn't afford to test regularly

to see if I've

been on the right track.

Although some people seem to do a very good job of figuring things out based on

how

they feel, I find symptoms overlap way too much.

I did do a trial of Armour, and it did not make me feel as well as I had hoped.

I'm at only

1/8 grain right now, just for a little support. Giving up the gluten seemed to

brighten my

mood and give me more energy than the Armour trial.

Of course, now I'm dealing with rheumatoid arthritis.

Keep digging, and I'm sure you'll find some answers.