I haven't been on this forum in quite some time, but I am hoping that someone might have an answer to a question.
I have been on cortisol replacement for hypoadrenia for about 8 months. I am sick with some kind of flu or virus now and went into adrenal crisis yesterday. I finally realized what was happening and took more cortisol, but it was almost really bad. I have been having some nausea, but have not thrown up. I am wondering: If I do start throwing up, can I use the cortisol tablets in my rectum? My doctor has not given me a shot to keep with me, so all I have are the tablets. I just want to be prepared because this is a very scary situation to me and you definitely can not figure it out in the middle of a crisis.
I would appreciate any feedback or ideas that anyone might have.
Yeah, I will try to give the doc a call tomorrow. I called her 3 times today to try to get an answer about my cortisol dosing while I'm sick. This is the first time I've been sick since being on Cortisol and it really threw me for a wild loop. Finally the doc gives me instructions through her receptionist!!!! I am a little bit peeved, let me tell you. Anyway, I had already figured out that I needed to up my dosage or I was going to be in worse trouble. It's a good thing I didn't wait to hear back from her before I started upping my dosage or I'd probably be comatose. So, I almost hate to call back to ask, but I guess I can. After all, I help pay her salary!!
1% Hydrocortisone cream is what my yahoo adrenal group says to keep handy for these kinds of situations if you cannot obtain the injections.
You can find the cream at any walmart or walgreens. 1 ml equals 10 mg supposedly, but of course you have to learn to dose it because everyone's different.
I would take at double of what you normally take with cream. During a crisis use a vieny area like the wrists for quicker absorption.
WHy haven't you been on here in a while? You've been living it up haven't you? Been feeling normal again huh?
Yeah, i bet, just like alot of my yahoo group people, they only stop by when they're in crisis. Other than that most go back to work or being pretty much normal again.
Not only that, but there's a files folder for success stories and only one file is in that folder, even though there's a bunch of them that have gotten better. I know because again they'll come back to get advice on what to do next, say with their T3 switch to Armour and how to go about doing it. They'll say hi to one another, get their info, and bye bye.
Then the moderators there can be some mean ladies. They're insensitive sometimes and very stringent with what we talk about and what we post about. We can't just post about anything.
Why am I there, because it is a place that has made sense to me, other than the moderator's attitude. I believe when you're dealing with people that have AF you need to be very cautious, sensitive, and forgiving because those people don't have the same stress fighting capacity as a normal person does.
Well, Anatomydoll, I hate to be rude and am typically not, but you have really pushed by button tonight!! Yeah, I've been living it up alright -- I found out my husband of 21 yrs was having an affair with a 19 yr old girl, I have 6 kids to raise (5 of whom I homeschool), I've been going through a divorce, my dad is abusive to my mom and is a mental case that we don't know what to do about, I've gained about 50 lbs this last year, I've been trying to get my cortisol regulated so that I can function to take care of my kids and household, deal with the stress of being a single parent, and now to top it off, I've been horribly sick and scared with no one to take care of me except my 17 yr old daughter. So, since I know that a lot of people on the forum are very well educated about adrenal crisis and such, I was trying to quickly see if anyone on the forum had any input so that I would be prepared in a crisis since I was so sick. Thank God, I am doing much better, but still sick.
I've been so down and out from adrenal burnout that some days I can't even get out of bed or check e-mail, much less get on a forum to chat. Geez, I sure didn't realize that the forum was a place where everyone who asked for advice was supposed to "check in." So, if you think that sounds like living it up and feeling normal again, you're way off your rocker.
By the way, I appreciate your suggestion about the hydrocortisone cream. I probably won't be back to ask for anymore help or input from this forum, however. You have succeeded in driving away someone who was desperately reaching out for help.
So sorry to hear your circumstantial difficulaties. I too am going through a separation. My wife has left me because of being sick. But I'm trying one last shot to see if it may work out. Nevertheless, she left me about 2 and half months ago due to my illness.
It's unfortunate you misinterpreted me. Words being typed have to be handled so gently. I am sorry for driving you away, that was not my intention at all. I feel for everyone on this forum. When I said "living it up" I meant being out and about on the street, driving, going to the grocery store, going to a family member's house, simply having the power to go out somewhere and something even minute. I am bedbound and currently cannot do that. It's like being locked up in a prison. So for me, even though i'm going through the wife separation stuff, just going out to take a drive would be such a great event that it may topple over the stress my wife is giving me.
Again, I apologize if I hurt your feelings or brought unneeded stress to you. I'm sorry about the affair, I know firsthand what it feels like to be cheated on.
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Anatomydoll - I accept your apology. Maybe I over-reacted in anger, but your words did feel like an outright attack and I don't even know you. Yes, I guess I do "live it up" to some degree, according to your definition. I am not totally bedbound, although I do have to plan very strategically when I do get out because it is totally exhausting and then I'm sometimes in bed for the next few days.
My doc put me on cortisol replacement last June and that has helped a lot. I tried coming off of it and could not get out of bed, so I guess I might would be in your situation if not for the cortisol, but I don't know. But the point is that even if I am out "living it up," so what? Do I not have a right to ask a question on a forum just because I'm still trying to get along in my life? I am no longer "normal" like I used to be -- I know that. A few weeks ago, my little 7 yr old daughter asked me if I would go for a walk with her and I actually felt like going. She was totally thrilled because I haven't been able to do that in .... I don't even remember when. My kids have suffered a lot because of my health issues. They don't get to go and do a lot of stuff because I can't take them. Thankfully, they are good kids and they don't demand a lot of me. They are just happy when I can get enough energy to "live it up" for a couple of hours and take them to the library. I think that I would be more down and out if I didn't have to push myself for my kids.
I am sorry for your health situation and your marriage situation. I know it's bad enough being down and out sick, and then to have your spouse leave is devastating. I do not understand it. My husband moved to another state, so he is not here. We are managing, but sometimes it's tough.
Thanks for the apology and for hearing me out. I pray that you will be getting better and that your last shot with your wife will work out. :-)
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