Posted by laima on February 25, 2007, at 22:39:11
In reply to Re: Resilience, posted by Quintal on February 25, 2007, at 22:10:05
I think that must be what happened to this friend of mine. A real tragedy of medical mismanagement. She didn't get any of the euphoria part, either. Very tragic story. In reality- turned out she actually had an undiagnosed brain tumour, and the excess cortisol made it worse.
> Yes, the level of cortisol is very important. Usually only people who have an infuffuciency would benefit from it. It can be lethal if taken to excess for prolonged periods - as in Phillipa's mother. You'll have heard of adrenal insufficiency? They have poor stress coping abilities due to insufficient cortisol and they need more to be able to function properly. Some people do become depressed and irritable when taking steriods but euphoria is more common. Perhaps and excess of cortisol causes this?
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