Posted by KaraS on August 28, 2004, at 17:39:57
In reply to Re: Adrenal Fatigue Treatment Article - Simus » KaraS, posted by Larry Hoover on August 28, 2004, at 9:49:19
> > I thought you might find this article interesting. It recommends intramuscular or intravenous ACE (adrenal cortical extract) along with adrenal glandular concentrate and glycyrrhiza (licorice)for treatment of Adrenal Fatigue. (Wonder what you know who would think about this.)
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> Moi?
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> You're out in the fringe with IM or IV adrenal extracts, from a treatment perspective. But hey, if you've got a doctor who both believes in adrenal fatigue, and who treats it aggressively, more power to you both.
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> I've got some adrenal glandular concentrate, but I use it sparingly. I'm just very leary of unsupervised self-treatment via hormones themselves. I don't have easy access to blood assays and such, because my doctor is somewhat traditional (and I'd have to pay for them if I could get his authorization, unless I can demonstrate need, i.e. frank Addison's disease).
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> I'm more comfortable with using licorice. It's less harsh....a little fuzzier, from the sense of obvious activity.
>OK, I'll stay away from it but Simus is being supervised. I worry about glandulars in the sense of possibly picking up some kind of virus or other pathogen from the animal source. But a ot of holistic doctors really believe in them. I've seen a lot of recommendations of thymus glandulars or derivatives (such as thymic Protein). Are you also suspect of those?
> > Here's the link if you're interested. It's only one page long and is in laymen's terms.
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> > http://www.medical-library.net/sites/framer.html?/sites/_general_discussion_of_adrenal_fatigue.html
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> Good link. Well explained.
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> > I've also been doing a bit of reading about substances to get the brain working better again. Most of the articles recommend the same things: NAC, reduced glutathione, Acetyl-l-Carnitine (ALC), Co-Q10, blueberries, grape seed extract, Alpha Lipoic Acid (ALA), Ginkgo and phosphatidylserine. I'm sure I'm missing some things but I wouldn't be surprised if your doctor adds some or all of these supplements to your regimen. Can't wait to hear about what she has to say or maybe she'll wait for test results before prescribing anything.
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> > Talk to ya later,
> > Kara
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> That's a pretty good list, but it ought to have selenium in it. There is more than one form of glutathione, and the selenium one is more powerful. It incorporates selenocysteine in place of the sulphur-bearing L-cysteine.
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> Lar
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Thanks. I'll make sure that I get the right kind of glutathione when I finally add that in. It has to be "reduced" though, right? I've read that if it isn't, then it won't get through the BBB.K
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