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Can anyone suggest a good Adrenal Glandular. Something mild. Thanks.
I use dessicated adrenal by Standard Process which doesn't have anything else.
I have read that you can't use any adrenal glandular more than 5 days, and should keep the dose low, or your adrenals could stop working on their own.
Do you mean 5 days total, or take for five days then take a few days break then start again??
I tried Cortrex from Thorne and just felt very bad. Then AdrenaWhole from Holistic (no cortex) but even small amounts make me too speedy. I suspect it might be the adrenaline I react to. Now trying ashgawanda but I really would like to raise my cortisol levels, they are quite low, especially in the morning. And I desperately need something for energy since my baseline is vegetable. Is there a bioidentical cortisol, without the other hormones?
Ninan, Did you have the 24 hour saliva adrenal test?I've been trying a few different things that raise cortisol naturally. Ribes Nigrum seems to be helping a lot and I just purchased Rehmennia 6 which is also known to raise cortisol. You might want to try them.
I tried Cortrex from Thorne and just felt very bad. Then AdrenaWhole from Holistic (no cortex) but even small amounts make me too speedy. I suspect it might be the adrenaline I react to. Now trying ashgawanda but I really would like to raise my cortisol levels, they are quite low, especially in the morning. And I desperately need something for energy since my baseline is vegetable. Is there a bioidentical cortisol, without the other hormones?
Nope. I have problems with estrogen so I'm a bit scared pregnenolone would make it worse.Have you tried pregnenolone??? It is a hormone that is the precursor to everything else. It can convert to DHEA, cortisol, progesterone, etc -whatever is low. Might be worth a try but start low and work up slowly.
Are they stimulating?I've been trying a few different things that raise cortisol naturally. Ribes Nigrum seems to be helping a lot and I just purchased Rehmennia 6 which is also known to raise cortisol. You might want to try them.
I tried Cortrex from Thorne and just felt very bad. Then AdrenaWhole from Holistic (no cortex) but even small amounts make me too speedy. I suspect it might be the adrenaline I react to. Now trying ashgawanda but I really would like to raise my cortisol levels, they are quite low, especially in the morning. And I desperately need something for energy since my baseline is vegetable. Is there a bioidentical cortisol, without the other hormones?
It can convert to DHEA, cortisol, progesterone, etc -whatever is low. Might be worth a try but start low and work up slowly.
Nice to hear that someone was helped. Are you taking hydrocortisone?This is the problem with pregnenelone as for some of us there is a problem with the pathways and you get way too much of something you don't need. I had this and still don't convert properly from progesterone to cortisol so I have to take a steroid for adrenal support and have been since 2003. It made a massive difference to my energy and I was also able to take the thyroid hormone I needed because I have Hashimotos too.
I was mercury poisoned and wondered if this messed up my HPA axis.
Pam
Nice to hear that someone was helped. Are you taking hydrocortisone?
Can anyone suggest a good Adrenal Glandular. Something not too stimulating - I don't want Rhodiola or adaptogens - just the glandulars and maybe Vits c, pantethese, etc. Thanks.