Re: HC cream anyone??

Detox consultant, Andy Cutler, mentions this for emergency use or for building a case for getting hydrocortisone scr1pt from a doctor. His book is Amalgam Illness--noamalgam.com. Excerpts are in googlebooks, including--I think--the chapter on diagnosing mercury toxicity from symptom clusters. ( a majority of members of detox groups seem to have AF and some mood struggles--hint)

One of the moderators of the Yahoo Frequent Dose Chelation group, BrianMcB, used HC cream in a capsule for a while. He knows how to calculate the amount of HC in mg depending on the type of cream you are using ( 1% vs 2%?).

There are other ways to support adrenals and maybe allow you to need lower doses of HC. ( Cutler has more on that in his book too)

For example a close middle aged female friend was put on 15mg HC after her 4x saliva cortisol test reported low levels all day except in AM ( her previous HMO doctors only tested AM blood cortisol!)

She promptly gained a very unusual 15lbs around the waist on HC. With her doctor's approval she reduced that to 7.5mg and is also taking progesterone cream and roughly 50mg pregnenolone.

You can see the relationship between them here.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Steroidogenesis.svg

Supposedly licorice is useful when you need to stress-dose. There are other herbals plus Vit C and B5 that are often recommended.

Remember magnesium, GABA, theanine have a calming effect. They have been quite nice for my friend who has a long history of PTSD. The combo of them plus adrenal support give her more access to her intellect in times of stress. Her mood is so much more stable and it is easier for her to be romantic ; )

She also had her silver-mercury fillings removed and has done 2 yrs of Cutler protocol detox.
Her health is far from perfect but after 20 yrs of really struggling and clueless doctors, we are quite encouraged by the progress!

ATB

Joe