Posted by Ritch on April 2, 2003, at 22:36:34
In reply to Re: Any cheap effective anticortisols-Gingko?, posted by Larry Hoover on April 2, 2003, at 14:33:22
Wow, thanks a lot Larry! Adrenal peripheral benzodiazepine receptors-that's interesting.
Got one more question. Months before I had all of my thyroid troubles I was on lithium and got hypercalcemia (idiopathic). This was found out after I started getting hives on the bottom of my feet and I had to go to ER for prednisone treatment. I was referred back to my GP and got some electrolyte workup, etc. that found the hypercalcemia. Anyhow I was prescribed several different antihistamines to treat the hives and they weren't very effective. I was waiting on seeing an immunologist to find out what was causing it in the meantime. Anyhow, I found that NSAID's (especially ketaprofen) were VERY effective in alleviating the itching and stopping the hives, whereas several antihistamines were relatively useless (Claritin, Allegra, Benadryl, etc.) I was under a lot of stress (cortisol connection?) during all of this time. Question is: IF I responded to NSAID's instead of antihistamines-does that "tell" anything about my HPA axis/cortisol "picture" that is noteworthy or remarkable in any way? I know that NSAID's act on prostaglandins. Are prostaglandins and cortisol linked? Thanks again for any info-your posts are very informative!
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