HV:High cortisol and now pregnant!

Hey there James. Hope you had wonderful holidays.

So, I battled hormones and high cortisol for the entire year of 2011. I'm now starting out this year pregnant! Yep, it was a WTH? for me. October is when I started taking Seriphos and bioidentical hormones. Very low dose of progesterone and testosterone, as my testosterone was incredibly low, my estro/prog was way off balance and I was having extremely high night time cortisol. Apparently taking these things was enough to make me fertile which I really don't think I have been for years. I turn 41 in a couple of days by the way. UGH!

Before I started on the hormones I would get these totally mental episodes around that time of the month. I have been dealing with anxiety around this time for a few years. The hormones made the crasies go away. The crasies are just feelings of something bad is going to happen to me. Like empending doom but on a health level. I don't get into a panicking stage but its like the fear of such an event. Since I found out I am pregnant, about 8-10 wks along, I quit taking everything except B vits, Rose Hips and Vit D3.(I see my ND) next week)I have been feeling pretty good but have experienced the crasies a couple of times now. I also have several episodes during the day where my heart pounds heavily but not rapidly.It does freak me out. I have this extreme fear of something being wrong with the pregnancy due to my poor health.

I must say though that I don't feel the effects of cortisol like I once did. I don't get wired and have crashes, and my pupils don't pulsate anymore. I tolerate light alot better.Before I got pregnant I was also taking Ashwaghanda, Astragalus, Holy Basil and Hawthorne Berries. I quit taking all of it, but am wondering what would be safe to take. I am definitely getting some Rasberry Tea. I have been searching and searching on what would be safe because I know I'm not all back to normal. Is Holy Basil okay? And what about Hawthorne Berries? I was taking that when I had those pounding heart episodes previously.I know the others I mentioned are a no go. So far the pregnancy seems fine. I have the lovely nausea. I've had 2 miscarriages in my life at earlier stages and was way healthier than I am now. Hopefully I can relax soon as a few more weeks go by. Would love your insight and suggestions as always.

Thanks bunches!
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