 Adrenal Shutdown - The Yeast Conncection
Eight isocort is not likely to cause complete adrenal shutdown. The half life of hydrocortisone is much shortern than prednisone which stays active much of the day. I believe I read the cortisol is active for about four hours.
I was reading a book called the "Yeast Connection" where the doctor talks about natural thyroid and natural cortisone (hydrocortisone). When patients complain of chronic fatigue and depression he routinely tries them out on 20 mg of hydocortisone. ( 5 mg 4 times a day). Sometimes he sees dramatic results within one to three days where the patients just feel much better.
He said he doesn't rely that much on labs to presribe cortef but rather on clinical symptoms. He feels dosages at this level are very safe.
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