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interesting article on low cortisol and what to do about it

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I found this article about low cortisol both interesting and unconventional, in that it advocates high doses of HC (40-60 mg daily) in persons taking DHEA and thyroid hormone.

I have read about Plenadren, but I have no idea if it's readily available yet. It seems great, as it contains slow-release cortisol, as opposed to conventional HC which causes your levels to peak to supra-physiological levels within an hour, and then drop drastically.

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Hi thecat. Do you have a link to the article? Thanks.

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Sorry, added!

It seems patients have to pay for Plenadren out of their own pocket...extremely expensive drug:-(

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