Re: confused about cortef..

May 4, 2008

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> I took 5mg cortef for the first time this morning. Now 3 hours later

> I'm more exhausted and spacey than usual.

The half life of Cortef is short. 3 h later your body is waiting for

another hit.

Very generally, does this

> mean I don't need it or does this mean I should try more?

It means that you need to take doses 3-4 times per day. You could try

2.5 mg per dose, 4x per day, with the last dose at 4 pm so that it

doesn't keep you awake.

I checked

> through a lot of the posts but was a still confused..

>

> I haven't got my Diagnostechs' ASI test back and so I'm just trying

> things hit and miss because I know my adrenals are pretty messed up.

>

> I also have some thorne ACE and will try 25mg of it as well.. I assume

> with the ACE that it needs to build up over time?

>

Yes. Starting the ACE and cortef at the same time would be confusing.

I would suggest starting the ACE first, build up to the recommended

doses, see how much relief you get from that, and then start the

Cortef later.

> btw I just started round 10 this morning too. It's my 3rd round at this

> dose -- 12.5mg dmsa and 6mg ala. I feel best the first couple days of

> each round and am pretty crashed about 24 hours after completing the

> rounds. I do every 3 hours around the clock, 3 1/2 days on and 3 1/2

> days off. I'm not entirely sure the ala is right for me yet but am

> continuing to experiment..

>

Sounds good.

> ~robin

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