Posted by stthomas on June 11, 2003, at 11:54:54
In reply to Re: To Pfinstegg and all members of the cortisol c, posted by stjames on April 9, 2003, at 23:42:24
stjames - Thanks for your post. A couple of questions: 1) I assume that your Cortisol is low? (based on the fact that you were taking a supplement) 2) what are you doing to supplement you adrenals now so that you can function if you are not using a steriod?
THKS
StThomas
> I only have a problem with posts with unknown users asking only how to reduse cortisol and being told what to do, with no information.
> Cortisol is the flavor on this month, but
> it has wide effects on many of the most basic
> life functions. It can kill you if you have too much or not enough. At one point it was a cure
> for depression. It is very effective, till you
> go psychotic, damage your optic nerves, lose
> a lot of bone, get an infection and your body
> cannot bring it under control, ect. I can't recall
> if the cortisol like drugs cause cancer, but many
> harmones can.
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> I have about 15 years experience on being on
> cortisone, first by mouth and later by injection
> once or twice a month. Celestone, Decadron LA, and Kenaloge. I know them all. At least 4 years
> of 24/7, 356 use of Kenaloge at the end. I am now
> about 4 years off this, and have lost some bone
> but may not of damaged my optic nerves. I was not
> as selective with docs or informed at first so a stupid doc withdrew me too fast and I went into adrenal crisis. Then there was the fun time I was given too much and cleaned the house with a toothbrush for 3 days, without sleeping.
>
> cortisol is a dangerous drug if there is too much or too little and the only way to know is to test.
> To poke around with the cortisol levels without
> knowing 1) a lifetime of knowlage of endocronology
> 2) tests, one is playing with fire.
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