Posted by whitmore on May 30, 2010, at 23:04:29
In reply to Re: Best meds. to raise cortisol/ACTH?, posted by bleauberry on May 30, 2010, at 16:49:16
I appreciate your lengthy reply, but I do not have adrenal fatigue as evidenced by prior ACTH stimulation test. My current physician concurs. I have secondary adrenal insufficiency caused by too little ACTH being produced by my pituitary. The root cause of this is unknown, but I suspect early childhood trauma coupled with genetic suseptability. Low dose HC makes matters worse in my case. The ACTH feedback loop senses cortisol and turns down ACTH production--but more than it should, so I'm actually worse off. Licorice also causes ACTH suppression--again, worse off. My adrenals do not need to rest, they need more stimulation. Isocort has been tried--same result. So really full replacement is required if I am to go the HC route. That having been said, my dose is not completely off the wall. I am an avid exerciser and have a high pressure job. However, I am looking for alternatives for multiple reasons. Firstly, I feel uncomfortable creating Addison's in myself and secondly I am uneasy doing something that is considered so dangerous by mainstream medicine. ACTH injections are an option which I'm looking into, but I'm wondering if there are any meds. apart from SSRI's which result in an ACTH increase. I have no Lyme antibodies and no evidence of heavy metal burden--tests have all been done.
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