Posted by johnj on April 8, 2003, at 9:33:01
In reply to Re: Cortisol , posted by jrbecker on April 8, 2003, at 0:39:06
Great article, kind of hard since I am not versed in the technical terms. A few questions.
1) If the hippocamus is damaged, and I thought I read something about it regenerating cells every day, is repair with the right meds/supplements possible after a long term illness? I understand this is hard to answer, but what I can see in myself is a long term 6 month stressful event leading up to a crash about 1.5 years ago. I take lithium, a TCA, and a benzo, and all my pdoc did was increase my benzo when I had more anxiety and could not sleep. I guess I am looking at ways I can help reduce cortisol and/or stress effects. Or maybe I just need more rest since the period of high stress that I experienced. I had been pretty much symptom free for almost 8 years at that time.
What is out there that is close to a CRH or do most AD's act on cortisol is some way? Would it be advisable to see what my cortisol/DHEA levels are and if they are in the normal range? But, what is normal for me is the question too. I am med sensitive and the only herb/supplement I have tried that hasn't caused more anxiety is Mg. SAM-e made me more anxious. I was a biology major, but I can tell I need to bone up on things since I get lost rather quick in abstracts, recently concentration and motivation have been a big problem. Thank you
johnj
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