ACE HC balancing chelation and adrenals Re: Jackie's experience with HC taper

May 10, 2008

> So my adrenals had taken some huge hits prior to going to see her

> and weren't responding to Isocort anymore, so I believe she felt I

> needed some serious adrenal help.------------Jackie

It's not been long but I seem to be responding pretty well to the 5mg

Cortef and 50mg ACE in the morning (and then dosing every three hours)

but between 1PM and, say, 5PM, I'm a complete disaster regardless of

these helpers. I get that exhausted broken glass feeling inside that

is way beyond sleep.

On my worst days, before chelation, although had CFS, I wasn't this

bad and so I'm thinking that it's the metal coming out that's hurting

me. I'm trying to find the balance between chelating metals and not

burning out my adrenals so bad. Andy's supplement ideas are helping

although I still can't figure out if suphur is hurting me. I drink

these fabulous homemade bone broths throughout the day that are

loaded with onions and other sulphurous things and it's hard to think

that those and all the green vegs I eat are hurting me now but maybe

so.

I respond well to the epsom salt baths so I know my body wants

sulfate.

I also learned I definitely have a parasite/bacteria issue

(miraculously showed up on the Metamatrix 2105 Microbial Ecology

Profile (which is a great test IMO) and so plan to use Xifaxan for 3

days and then, for another 3 days an herbal antiparasite tincture

that he's fond of. I figure I'll stop chelating during that time.

I was so excited to add in the ALA but have decided to back it off --

from 6mg to 3mg. If that doesn't work then go back to DMSA only or

try the DMPS I have..

> ----------No. I did the taper and then have been on a

> maintenance dose of HC ever since, 20mg/day, with stress-dosing

> here and there. also had me on another adrenal product, but

> I have switched to straight ACE which is much cheaper, and I'm

> taking a higher dose now, which seems to help me keep my HC dose

> down. --------Jackie

Exactly how much ACE are you taking each day, Jackie? I know Andy's

talked about it but as long as we're here? thanks.

BTW after years of not being able to even THINK about taking DHEA I'm

doing fine on 10mg timed-release in the morning so that's good.. I

also added in TMG as per the list's suggestion. For methylation.

Thanks. You'll make a chemist of me yet :-)

~robin

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