Are these relatively safe to try in dosages as listed on the bottles? Do they work? I see most of them have great reviews online.
I have tried so many things for fatigue already (licorice, eleuthero, ashwagandha, caffeine) even Cortef at one point. I have all the signs of adrenal fatigue. I am barely able to function and I completely crash to the point that I've lost consciousness/fainted mid-day MANY times. I can prevent it if I lie down, but I don't always have that opportunity.
I really don't have any medical help right now and in general I'm against being on medications anyway so I need to find OTC things to get by. I am able to make my own Lyme treatment plan (herbs) and will continue with that, but I need symptomatic treatments to get by at this point since it's been many years of treating Lyme.
I'm generally not too concerned about risks because I already feel incredibly sick all the time but I do have some concerns about BSE (Mad Cow).
Posted by VV (Member # 38828) on :
If Cortef didn't do anything for you I doubt glandulars will. In many ways it's just a low dose OTC Cortef. My 2ยข.
Posted by Summer3 (Member # 35286) on :
Cortef helped me significantly. I no longer have a prescription though.
Posted by VV (Member # 38828) on :
Well, maybe it would work then. Posted by Razzle (Member # 30398) on :
Have you tried NADH?
Have you tried Vitamin B12?
Have you tried DHEA?
How much Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid) do you take daily?
How much Vitamin C do you take daily?
The combination of B5 and Vit. C stimulates and feeds the adrenal glands...to the point that it can give you Prednisone-like side-effects if you take enough for a long enough time...
How 'bout Nutmeg essential oil?
Also, have you had your thyroid evaluated?
Posted by Summer3 (Member # 35286) on :
I have tried B12, DHEA, Vitamin C, not B5 specifically.
Of all supplements and OTC products especially things like Vitamin C and magnesium, I can literally take tons with no effects. So vitamin C I'd say I probably consume 3000-5000mg and magnesium 2000-3000.
My thyroid was borderline hypo. I was on Armour for a while then I went off and my TSH stayed in the normal range 1.5 so I never went back on.
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