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My morning cortisol is less than half of what it should be for a healthy person, it just never gets up to that pre-waking peak that it should. I'm a little shocked and frightened that it's so bad, to be honest.

Go see http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/
Simply one of the best thyroid sites out there. Lots of personal stories to identify with. Some have said that taking Armour has raised their cortisol levels. Which makes sense if the adrenals and thyroid co-dependant like I've read on Gail's site.

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I'm worried about taking something which could prevent my own adrenals from making cortisol, want to stay away from that, but I assume I'm going to need some big-time help for a start, if I'm going to pull out of the trough.

Low dose cortisol 20mg or less does NOT stop your adrenals and is very safe and is absolutely necessary if they are in bad shape. Especially if you are still experiencing stress. I took one small IsoCort which is supposed to have 2.5 mg of cortisol and found myself having energy into the evening for a change. It was terrific and showed me without a doubt that I needed cortisol badly.



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I also thought that the DMSA and ALA I'd been taking might have been making me feel better because they were boosting my adrenals. Maybe I feel worse when I'm not taking them for that reason, and not because I'm getting sudden mercury build-up. After all, my hair test was negative.

The things I've taken that were supposed to move mercury have always wiped out my adrenals. I believe once the mercury is mobilized it has an affinity for adrenal and thyroid. Supporting those glands makes absolute sense when chelating.