Posted by Racer on August 1, 2004, at 9:12:08
In reply to Re: Stress Hormone Cortisol tealady? » Racer, posted by tealady on August 1, 2004, at 2:28:51
> Racer thanks for helping out,..I felt the same about the bottle of something.
> I kinda part replied below somewhere to Twinmom..but nowhere near as well as you (I'm not really "functioning" at present).
I'm not really "functioning" these days, either... I am, however, somewhat speedy from upping my Provigil dose, thus the longer than usual posts.Cortisol, though, is a pet subject of mine, as is weight gain. I am pretty sure that I am overproducing cortisol myself, which is why I've done this research about it. (That, and having some experience with Cushing's Disease, but that's a different story.)
And I've been pretty well traumatized on the weight gain issues, myself, so I really am quite sympathetic about it. When I hear about people who are complaining that they've gained 10 pounds over the two years they've been on a drug, I kinda laugh -- every drug I've been on so far has put weight on me, but it's in the 40 to 70 pound range! What I know, though, is that at least one of them affected my blood sugar more than enough to do that, so a doctor who wanted to address the problem could have done so -- but only if he had chosen to. It's maddening, no question; and that sort of weight gain is not only not healthy for the body, it's not exactly conducive to psychological health, either. It sounds as if somedoctors are catching on about that, though, so maybe there's hope down the road.
As for weight gain, diet and exercise won't reverse all the weight gain caused by these drugs, but they are still healthy things to do. And, if one can do those things first to show that determination, doctors will often take the weight issue a bit more seriously.
Thank you for your kind words. I was afraid that my opinion -- that over the counter diet pills are not worth the space they take up on this planet -- would result in flaming arrows aimed at my head. It was a great relief to see your post, with the compliment it contained pure icing for me, when I most needed it.
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