Posted by Pfinstegg on April 6, 2003, at 16:48:00
In reply to Re: cortisol is the consequence of my problems » glenn, posted by Edgefield on April 6, 2003, at 12:50:50
Glenn (you darling!)- nice to hear from you! And thank you for your kind and generous words. I did forget to mention meditation, but it should definitely be included in the list of things to help lower cortisol. I'm not familiar with Seraphos, but it's true that phosphadatylserine is expensive, especially if you're going to take it for an extended period. The Centrepointe programme is also unfamiliar- can you tell us a little about it?
You are so kind to remember about my husband- he has another month of radiation to undergo for locally recurrent prostate cancer, but has a hopeful prognosis and is doing the whole thing in good style.
Edgefield.. I am a doctor, but until I got onto PB, and began reading what others had learned about depression and anxiety, and then began looking up the references on Medscape, Medline and PubMed, I was just like everyone else here, being given one AD after another, none of which ever got me close to a remission, having some awful side effects, and not understanding anything about what PTSD had done to my brain. I feel that I have learned almost a lifetime of information from six months on this board, and am so grateful to all the wonderful people who contribute here. I never learned ANY of this in medical school or residency training- the playing field is truly level!
JLx..the book and articles you recommended all look very valuable; I just ordered "The Cortisol Connection", which I have seen mentioned here several times. Just the concept that we can all do some things to help us take control of our cortisol levels is so encouraging. I was particularly interested in what a good response you have had to magnesium glycinate. I am taking it, too, and think it is very helpful- but forgot to mention it! I find I am also doing much better off the regular AD's, and taking fish oil, B vitamins, 7-keto DHEA, alpha-lipoic acid, phosphadadylserine, magnesium,Cytomel- and the oddball AD tianeptine. I had TMS also, in January- it really got me into a real remission for the first time in many years.
It's wonderful to hear from all of you!
Pfinstegg
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