adrenal questions - Dana

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> My main question relates to adrenal support. had me do a

> hydrocortisone push (1 week at 80 mg taken all at once with

breakfast, 1

> week at 50 mg, 1 week at 20 mg). I felt the best at 50 mg taken at

one time

> and haven't found an ongoing dose that has worked as well. At 50 mg

I lost

> all food cravings, had a little more energy, lost weight without

effort, had

> a LOT more motivation. Taking doses 4 times per day hasn't done

much,

> although I sleep much better with 5 mg at bedtime. I'm not asking

for

> " medical advice, " but does anyone have any thoughts about the better

> response taking a fairly high dose all at once?

TK--- This won't help much - responses to HC are very individual and

vary widely and can be very hard to get correct with other associated

health problems and physiology. Some people need to take dosages at

odd times to get the best results including taking all at night for

example [not suggesting this]. Sleep is [very] important for people

with adrenal insufficiency.

I might also add that my

> Canary Club (DiagnosTechs) saliva test showed my cortisol levels to

be above

> normal in the AM and normal the rest of the day and evening. DHEA

was 1

> (very low) and estradiol and progesterone were off the charts high

(I've

> since mostly discontinued creams (still use a tiny bit of

progesterone cream

> once in a while) with little to no change in symptoms).

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> Any input on this would be greatly appreciated. I'm going to pose

the

> question to one of the thyroid/adrenal groups too. Thanks so much.

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> Dana

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