Post by pincushion on Mar 14, 2009 21:16:32 GMT -5
As you guys may know I got in a bit of a pickle self treating with prescription strenght 2.5% HC cream. When it was obvious that I had no idea what I was doing, I went to my PCP, swallowed my pride and told him I had been self-treating only to get him to prescribe HC in pill form in order for me to either, 1) wean (eeek!!) or 2) Have HC until I could get to a good doc that would presribe HC based on my labs, history and symptoms. I was in low cortisol hell for a while. I had no idea how much cortisol I was taking and had to experiment. Not to mention the fact that my idiot PCP prescribed 15 mg prednisone per day becasue he did not know the conversion rate between HC and pred. I don't think he had ever even heard of cortef-he asked me to spell it` Now here I am taking 35 to 40 HC per day. I say 35-40 because It seems like some days I need the 40 and some days not. I think I may have messed up again. I started back on my Armour-taking 30 mg per day. How much is too much (no longer a physiological dose) of HC? On the 4th day of this I got really hyper feelings and low cort symptoms.. So I stopped now for two days but now feel hypo symptoms like weak numb hands, headache, general malaise and I have had to stress dose several times using 2.5-5mg for emotional stress or I wake up in the middle of the night at 1, 2, 3 am-so I dose then also. For the last few days it has been closer to 40. Today I think I was low salt becasue I was getting papls and rapid heart rate? (is this the cause). I drank some salt water and have felt better since. I also ran out of VitC and Iron and have not taken it for 2 weeks (a little cash crunch). I am sure that is not helping. I am also sure that my sex hormones are all out of whack. I have no desire for sex at all! However, I have noticed that on somedays I urinate alot, and some days I don't. It seems to be a correalation with how much salt I take in. Also, let's say I eat alot of food that has high amounts of sodium like chesse crackers or a candy bar (junk) do I need to cut down on the sea salt? I feel like I am a fish out of water here. On a good note, I have an appointment with the Hotze Health and Wellness Center (I think I read Barbie had went there) on Monday -it will cost 1400 just to meet with nurse practicioner -thank God for care credit! But, they can prescribe me bioidentical cortisol which I think is different (how?)than Cortef (what I take now) and I am pretty sure they will not make me wean until I am ready- even though I am pretty sure that I am hypopit with all of the labs that I have had done. Also, can anyone tell me if yeast free diet is the same as gluten -I know dumb-but if they are not the same, do hypos need to do both or either?? Experiences? Thanks again!
Sodium 139 (135-145)
Potassium 3.6 (3.5-5.0)
fasting glucose 77
IGF-BP3 5.58
IGF1 176
Free T4 1.01
Free T3 2.62
TSH 0.507
DHEA 61
Estradoil (E2) 27
Testosterone <20.0--result less than assay linearity? Basically 0
FSH 4.0
Progestrone 0.22
TBG 20.50
B12 607
Aldolase 2.7-------<OR=8.1
Anti-TG Ab<20
Anti-TPO Ab Microsomal 47
Cortisol ACTH Baseline 10.4
Cortisol 1/2 hour 28.7
Cortisol 1HR 33.0
How do I know when I am optimized on HC, should I start in my armour again at a very low low dose or wait till optimized-again-how do I know. WHat about my non-existant sex hormones, salt &pot. Should I supp pota.? Should I jet b12 injections and how much elemental iron is safe to take per day?
Sodium 139 (135-145)
Potassium 3.6 (3.5-5.0)
fasting glucose 77
IGF-BP3 5.58
IGF1 176
Free T4 1.01
Free T3 2.62
TSH 0.507
DHEA 61
Estradoil (E2) 27
Testosterone <20.0--result less than assay linearity? Basically 0
FSH 4.0
Progestrone 0.22
TBG 20.50
B12 607
Aldolase 2.7-------<OR=8.1
Anti-TG Ab<20
Anti-TPO Ab Microsomal 47
Cortisol ACTH Baseline 10.4
Cortisol 1/2 hour 28.7
Cortisol 1HR 33.0
How do I know when I am optimized on HC, should I start in my armour again at a very low low dose or wait till optimized-again-how do I know. WHat about my non-existant sex hormones, salt &pot. Should I supp pota.? Should I jet b12 injections and how much elemental iron is safe to take per day?