Thanks for the reply smitho.I ended up going for the 8 isocort a day.I have hashimoto’s and hypothyroidism,which i’m being treated for.
My main problem is the brain fog and anxiety.I’m on 25mg of cynomel and these were my new ft3 level:
3.1 Range (2.0-4.4)
Which is an improvement,since it was 1.6 before i started meds.Still trying to figure out if i should get my ft3 up higher and maybe that would help too.I’ll just keep going with the isocort and see how i do in a couple weeks.There are some great reviews on amazon,and that was one of the reasons i ordered it from there.
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Hi,i just got a bottle of isocort (New formula) and am gonna start it tomorrow.Just wondering for people with adrenal fatigue,what is the starting dosage?I know you take it 3-4 times throughout the day,just trying to figure out a starting dose.
Do you usually feel the effects of it immediately or dose it take a month or so?If anyone on this forum has felt like isocort changed how they felt dramatically,please feel free to let me know how you got too that point.I need all the encouragement i can get.thanks [End]
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Does anyone think in the year passed i should have adrenal fatigue?I have been searching for answers to this and really haven’t found much about it.I have noticed as well that its really hard for me to goto sleep at night.Iam usually up until about 1-2 in the morning before iam finally tired.
Should the cortisol levels been in the middle range for each one for normal?thanks
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morning cortisol: 19.2h range 3.7-9.5
noon cortisol 1.6 range 1.2-3.0
evening cortisol 0.6 range 0.6-1.9
night cortisol 1.0 range 0.4-1.0
I got that test about a year ago,so I don’t know how much worse it could of gotten from then on. [End]
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I’m not even sure where to start but here it goes :P I’m hypo with hashi’s and have been taking 25mcg’s of cynomel for the past 2 months and got my blood work almost up to normal.The thing is...i don’t feel any better from my thyroid meds.
What was strange is the first day i took the med’s i felt about 50 % better and thought i was on the right track.Strange enough after that day i never felt like i did the first day i took it.
I have gotten my adrenal panel done,and my morning cortisol was high (19-20 points) with the rest being normal throughout the day.Does anyone think that’s a s ...
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as always,thanks for the info on getting started with a liver flush! i was reading in some past messages on here doing a liver flush can have a big effect on your emotions.i have depression/anxiety and was wondering if doing a cleanse can help eliminate symptoms of that?i used to do drugs a couple years ago,and was also wondering if that is also stored in your liver,and am i too expect weird side effects from that?
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i was reading some of the reviews on here about how better people feel after a liver flush.my main thing is my depression is really bad,and am willing to try anything natural to fix it.so i was wondering whats an easy way to do a liver flush? [End]
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thanks for the input.i have been taking the selenium, B-complex, and vitamin C for awhile as well.this is my second day taking lugol’s and i don’t feel any side effects from it so i guess thats a good sign my body needed the iodine...i think.lol.how will i know that iam at the limit of where my body doesn’t need anymore? [End]
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i just got a bottle of lugols iodine,and started with the 5 drops.i was reading that iodine is good for reducing brain fog symptoms.how long before i start to notice the effects from it?anyone else here have had a good experience with this?should i stay at 5 drops for awhile or up the dosage every week or so?if iam taking 12.5 mg would i double that when i up the dosage?thanks [End]
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i was wondering whats the youngest age known for someone to have an iodine deficiency?is it just more common in people in there later years? [End]
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how common is iodine deficiency?should i do a iodine patch test before to see the levels im deficient at before starting to take it daily? [End]
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i was looking into start taking lugols iodine for my possible thyroid problem.i have been tested for it and it came back negative.is there anything i should watch out for as far as side effects go,to know if its not right for me?thanks [End]
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i was seeing if anyone has tried or made ashwagandha tincture?i found this recipe online and was hoping to make some soon.any idea how to make a more powerful extraction?i was wanting to use everclear,but i cant get it where i live.
http://www.ehow.com/how_5418611_make-own-ashwagandha-tincture.html [End]
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i bought gaia herbs adrenal health and all adrenal and was wondering if it was safe to take those at the same time?i started on the gaia herbs 2 pills 2x a day. [End]
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thanks for the response.i might try it just too see how it effects me.i seen this video on youtube about adrenal fatigue:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkjOZEPYFnA
he was saying that he did 3 saliva tests in 1 week and they came back having stage 1,2 and 3 adrenal fatigue.it makes me wonder can you really trust the saliva test to give you an accurate diagnosis for adrenal fatigue if that has happened to him?i have done the test myself and came back in the early stages,with really high cortisol in the morning.i just wanted other peoples opinions on it. [End]
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just wondering if anyone has anyone tried Nux Vomica 6X before?its supposed to work very well for adrenal fatigue.i was looking into trying it along with ashwagandha. [End]
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i had my thyroid tested from my doctor and they told me it was normal.i still have health insuarance so iam gonna try to get that done again.i just figured my adrenals was the last option since my thyroid came back normal.ill give them a call tomorrow and see if there was a mixup with the results.thanks for everyone’s help. [End]
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anonalon,did you get a saliva test as well?if so what were your ranges?can getting my morning cortisol level down to the normal range have a dramatic effect on my symptoms?i have bad memory problems with speech problems. [End]
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so ashwaganda should lower it down to normal range to level it out?i was looking into gaia herbs adrenal pills that have the ashwaganda included along with other herbs.since it looks to be the early stage of adrenal fatigue,how long do you think it will take to recover? [End]
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they got the test last wednesday and got the results today.so about 4 days.they said it would take 7-10 days,so ill try calling and see if there might be a mix-up.they said they would email with the results but i never got it.i just went to the zrt website and logged in and there it was :P
for as high as my cortisol is in the morning,it feels like i can barely get out of bed.i just have that burnt out feeling throughout the whole day.night time i still get really tired.the only other thing i can think of is it might be my thyroid.
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So it’s probably stage 1 or 2? Can the early stages still cause me to be really tired in the morning? I was expecting my results to be a lot worse seeing the symptoms I have. [End]
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i just got my test results back:
morning cortisol: 19.2h range 3.7-9.5
noon cortisol 1.6 range 1.2-3.0
evening cortisol 0.6 range 0.6-1.9
night cortisol 1.0 range 0.4-1.0
i really don’t know what this all means,but my morning cortisol is off the charts.lol.so what does everyone think?do i have adrenal fatigue?
here is a chart also if it helps:
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i just got my Diurnal Cortisol test kit,and iam unsure about when is the best time to test for it?i was thinking for the first one to start at 8am tomorrow.what time do i space the other 3 apart?if anyone can write me before 7am tomorrow to get an idea of how to start this.thanks in advance. [End]
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i was maxing out with l-tyrosine at 3500 mgs twice a day.i read thats about the limit too what you can take.i don’t think iam gonna be taking anymore though.i have to get myself to quit the coffee and cigarettes.this will be the 5th time trying to quit.lol.its hard but if my adrenals are really bad,it will give me more motivation to quit.its just hard since once i quit,and the stress comes i go back to cigarettes.
that gaia herbs adrenal health has Ashwagandha in it.it also has really good reviews for it. [End]
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as far as when i do the saliva test,should i stop drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes?iam trying to quit those as well,but its a work in progress.i just dont want it to effect my results. [End]
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i noticed a difference when i was taking l-tyrosine with the vitamin c and b complex.i don’t think it can heal the adrenals all the way,so i stopped taking it.once i found out my results,ill post them up here cause iam sure ill be just as confused on what is going on.lol.
isocort and vitamin c were the only ones i could really find that i could try besides trying to get something from the doctor.i have sea salt and the himalayan salt as well.i started juicing a lot and try to add one of those 2 types of salt when i do eat something.i was also looking into trying gaia herbs adrenal healt ...
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i take l-tyrosine/selenium/b-complex and gnc vitamin c.i take 2 1000mg vitamin c capsules a day.i stopped the l-tyrosine cause i was afraid it was gonna show a false reading on my test i guess you can say. [End]
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my saliva test is supposed to come in tomorrow.so after they get it,it said anywhere from 7-10 days before the results.the major things i notice are brain fog/anxiety/depression and being really tired all the time.i notice also once night time comes along around about 5pm,i feel really burnt out.basically just tired all day,even though i get good sleep. [End]
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i was curious on which one of these would be better to start on for adrenal fatigue?i know there isn’t a quick way to recover from this,but i hope to find something that can give me relief from the anxiety.has anyone had experience with using both of these? [End]
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does anyone else here have BAD anxiety just from walking outside?it feels like the worst panic attack i could ever have.i’am trying to see if its more of social anxiety,or just leaving my comfort zone.i can just feel it coming on about 5 mins once i leave the house.it happens every damn time!i was wondering if its adrenaline causing the panic attack? would that show my adrenals are pretty much gone? [End]
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i seen a video on youtube about making your own Liposomal Encapsulated Vitamin C.has anyone here made it themselves?do you inject/drink it?is liposomal the same as liponano C?what dosage would i start/max out at?yeah it’s a lot of questions.lol. [End]
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i was wondering for someone that has been under a lot of stress for a long period of time,does that always cause cortisol levels to go low?if you don’t have an actual adrenal disease like cushings,what are the chances of you getting high cortisol?also will a saliva test be able to show if you have an actual adrenal disease? [End]
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i was curious if anyone knew if you have hypothyroidism, does it always effect your weight and to lose it?i want to get it checked,but ever since i started eating right,the weight has just came off.so i started thinking maybe its not my thyroid that’s the problem,and more towards more adrenals.i have the dark/puffy eyes and other symptoms similar to being hypo,but it just doesn’t make sense. [End]
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i have the same problem,but mostly when i goto work.it just sets off my ocd/anxiety and just about everything else you can think of.its funny though,once i get off it all goes away. [End]
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so i decided to try the pupil test again.i noticed it doesnt hold the contraction for very long and will open and close.i don’t know if that is a true medical procedure for testing it,but what does that show about how far along in adrenal fatigue you have?also i was reading that people who have nervous breakdowns,its actually caused from adrenal burnout/exhaustion.how much of that is true? [End]
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i was wondering if anyone has ordered an adrenal test from ZRT labs,and if it will show you what stage adrenal fatigue you have?also,does anyone one else here have problems speaking and forming sentences when they talk?it’s gotten to the point where its a major struggle just to hold a conversation for more than 10 seconds.lol.iam either losing my mind,or i forgot how to talk. :( [End]
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i had started a temp job,and was fine besides the normal anxiety.i noticed that i was getting more and more stressed out,even though i was totally comfortable doing the job.as time seemed to pass i noticed my brain fog went up really high and concentration level went down to the point where i was lost trying to figure out what to do next.if you have adrenal exhaustion can more stress cause those symptoms to worsen that dramatically? [End]
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does low cortisol usually make up a lot of the symptoms including the dizziness and brain fog i have as well?i feel like i have hypo symptoms do to the fact that i feel like iam freezing all the time.i couldn’t imagine feeling like i was gonna pass out from it.iam just hoping to find some relief soon. [End]
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i noticed for the longest time,that i get motion sickness very easily.basically if i just move my head around too much,i will have dizzy spells and have to lay down to make it go away.i know the adrenals and thyroid are kinda linked together,but which one sounds more like what would be the problem? [End]
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iam thinking of just getting the $245.00 canaryclub test kit when i get my taxes back.atleast then i’ll have exactly what i wanted tested and done right.i was just lucky enough to get insuarance through the county cause they had a program.before that,the last time i had it was about 5 years ago. [End]
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i have insuarance through the county hospital,so i usually get whatever doctor is available when i make the appointment.i can’t get them to listen it seems no matter what i say.i’am almost about ready to bribe them with money so i can get the tests i want.lol.its frustrating having a doctor that won’t listen. [End]
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the one test i was looking at was a saliva test and blood test.yeah i don’t see anything about the rt3 on there website.maybe i should just try to convince my doctor to test my thyroid again for those things and get a saliva test from that website.its just hard to get my doctor to do anything i ask.lol [End]
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i was wondering if anyone has ordered an adrenal/thyroid test from canaryclub before?i was looking into getting the ”his advancedplus hormone profile” from there.i just want to make sure everything is covered in that kit.
http://www.canaryclub.org/productmenu-his-advanced-plus-hormone-profile-zrt [End]
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i have had major depression for over 16 years and are currently taking l-tyrosine to boost the levels of epinephrine, dopamine and norepinephrine.my question is with someone who isn’t depressed or has any other mental problems,what are there levels of epinephrine, dopamine and norepinephrine compared to someone who has been depressed for awhile?can the levels be tested by a doctor?
if i get my levels back upto normal and start feeling good,is there a chance if i stop taking this the levels will drop down again?will my body continue to keep the levels where they should be?i just can’t fi ...
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anonalon,
i think as far as how my relationship ended,it was mostly because she was tired of having to deal with how i couldn’t function normal.some really stressful stuff happened in my life when i was with her,and caused me to just get stuck in my own world of problems.
i feel the same way that if i was with someone and they had problems,i would want to stay with them and try to help them sort it out.i guess different people react differently to stress in there life.she just left because she felt i would never get better.
i want to find someone new to fill the pain of not be ...
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i started researching about possible having hypothyroidism a couple years ago,which led me into the connection between your thyroid and your adrenals.my dad has hypothyroidism,so from what i have heard its possible too pass it on too your kids.i got tested for hypothyroidism,but the test came up negative.since that didn’t really get me much info on why i was feeling those symptoms,i started looking into adrenal fatigue.
i have health insuarance through the county hospital,but couldn’t convince them to run the tests that i researched were needed to show if i was having a problem.i’ve d ...
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thanks tom,that’s good to know it can actually get better.so it took the 3 years before you really felt any relief from the symptoms?i just can’t stand the constant brain fog/anxiety/depression that i have.i started taking a lot of vitamins and natural supplements but haven’t had any relief yet from how i feel.i just want to start feeling better so i know that what iam doing is right in trying to heal it. [End]
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i have those days as well where i just can’t/don’t want to eat anything.i was in a 5 year relationship that just ended not more than a couple months ago.i know that added stress/depression doesn’t help my health problems either.i can agree with anatomydoll in saying its not the best idea to be in a relationship when having adrenal fatigue. [End]
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i see a lot of people on here struggling with af,but not so much of people actually getting this fixed/cured.i’am always afraid iam gonna feel the way i do the rest of my life,and its tough to deal with.i think i have had possible problems with my thyroid/adrenals for such a long time maybe its hard to find any hope of getting better.has there been anyone on here that has gotten a lot better so they can function normal in life?
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i was just wondering,cause i have had a lot of stressful events throughout my life,as iam sure a lot of people on this forum have as well.i was also wondering if there is a natural way to raise your cortisol levels?i know i should probably see a doctor about this,but my doctor doesn’t listen.lol.just trying to self diagnose i guess. [End]
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this may sound like a dumb question but, say you were happy and what not but you suddenly got put under a lot of stress for about a month straight.is that enough time for it too have effect on your adrenals possibly causing adrenal fatigue?its probably a tough question to pinpoint an exact time but just wondering.thanks [End]
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i was gonna post in the depression forum,but it looks kinda dead over there :P i was just wondering which do you think is the best supplement to take between these? (D-phenylalanine DL-phenylalanine or l-phenylalanine)i want it for mostly boosting dopamine. [End]
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this is an article talking about the effect of l-tyrosine and it being able to relieve depression.
http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/pdf_extract/137/5/622
its also good for you adrenals and thyroid.i have tried it in the past and it has worked for me when i was taking it.anyone else on here tried l-tyrosine? [End]
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i really can’t wait for the day that i can say that iam healed and can really enjoy life.i think what i would do is talk to every person i could possibly talk to.just socialize and get too know people.besides that i would have a lot more job opportunities. :) [End]
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i started taking l-tyrosine for my thyroid,but was thinking of taking lugols tablets to help out.i was reading kelp capsules help,but wanted to try lugols first.any idea at what dosage i should start at? [End]
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wow,its nice to know i’am not the only person with loud sounds bothering them.from my first post on here,i was saying that a loud truck came by me when i was walking to the store and i felt like i was gonna die! i just went straight into an anxiety attack with heart palpatations and my chest tightening.also if iam near people in a room who are talking loud i just have to leave.pretty much screaming/loud noises stuff like that just sets it off.
here is an article about Catecholamines: http://www.life-enhancement.com/article_template.asp?ID=356
so does anyone think that adrenal issues ...
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i noticed a lot of loud sounds can trigger like mini anxiety attacks.i was walking to the store today,and this loud truck came by and i could just feel my heart start beating fast,and the anxiety got really bad.of course i shouldn’t have been afraid cause it was just normal cars driving down the road.
does having adrenal problems make it easy for you to have anxiety attacks?i just want to see if iam not the only one that this happens too. [End]
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i was also wondering how accurate is that test?has anyone else here used that test then possibly seen the doctor where they could confirm it? [End]
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i just tried the pupil test for adrenal fatigue,but not sure what the results might be.i shined the light on the side of my face and my pupil contracted a little bit,but not all the way.after about a minute it went to about normal size,but then i noticed it would flutter a little bewteen big and small.not really fast,but you could notice the change.i did that for about 2 minutes.does anyone know if that might be a sign of adrenal fatigue,or should it have been more noticable?thanks [End]
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i was just seeing what the long term effects of having adrenal problems can do to your body?also,what are the chances of it giving you hypothyroidism? [End]
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what brand of siberian ginseng would be the best to try?also,if iam already taking l-tyrosine is that gonna be too much for my adrenals?i don’t really have a problem with high blood pressure,so i should be fine with it.
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has anyone had any luck with gaia adrenal health capsules?also,which one of these herbs should i try first/best working for my adrenals? (licorice root,Ashwagandha Root or siberian ginseng) [End]
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i was reading on this forum about a dr.lam that has supplements to treat adrenal fatigue.i couldn’t find what everyone is talking about,but were can you purchase it at and what vitamins are included? [End]
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thanks for everyone’s help on this.most of the symptoms i have now are:dry skin/rashes, depression,brain fog,tiredness,cold intolerence/cold feet and hands,body aches,etc etc.
i was reading ”the way up from down” and thats when i kinda started to experiment on different alt-treatments.i was taking l-tyrosine powder/vitamin b complex and some other things suggested in the book.i immediately felt more energy within an hour but i always believe it was working because how i felt one day after using it for 2 weeks straight.
i was sitting in the car waiting for my girlfriend to get off wor ...
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i was wondering how common is adrenal burnout?is that something you have to fix before you work on fixing possible chemical imbalances for depression?i took l-tyrosine which for once in my life i could see things more clear than i have in a long time.i stopped cause i didnt have enough money to keep buying it.anyone else have a positive noticable effect with l-tyrosine?i have also had blood work done on my thyroid which they said is fine.i have all the symptoms of adrenal fatigue but most doctors wont listen. [End]
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Help please with Isocort dosage
new to liver flush
starting dosage for lugol's
iodine deficiency
starting on lugols iodine
ashwagandha tincture
Nux Vomica 6X
adrenal test results came in
liponano c or isocort
adrenaline and cortisol
anyone ever cured from af?
how long before you get adrenal fatigue?
natural supplements