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<HTML>Hello everyone,
I'm crawling out of lurkdom and my mode of silence for a while. I haven't been well. Too stressed out to cope. Mainly with my mom's Alzheimer's. I was looking at a chart I have on glands which I haven't looked at lately, and I noticed that one of the symptoms of cortisol deficiency is the inability to cope with stress. I have been having an unusually hard time lately. I've gone through super stressful periods before. Most of my life has consisted of one stress after another, but this time it has been almost unbearable. At one point I thought death would be better than this. Then I saw that chart again. A little light bulb flashed on in my feeble, little brain that the inability to fight stress is more than likely my problem and not the stress. Why I didn't think of this before I don't know. So, I've been pondering. I already take 40 mgs of Cortef. A lot I know, but I weigh over 250, and I am trying to deal with the most stressful situation I've ever faced. Perhaps the 40 mgs isn't enough right now. I considered phoning my gp. My new endo doesn't arrive until September 15. Then I decided I'd just raise the Cortef dosage myself, but I'm aware that can cause problems. In my mind a higher dosage should make me feel better and be more able to cope, but I know there are drawbacks. I'd appreciate any opinions.
Thanks,
Becky
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