Riprockwell: I read that when you have low cortisol you can have problems converting T4 to T3 and you will get higher RT3. Also low b12 and iron can cause elevate RT3. When you have high RT3 you are a little bit hypothyroid so your body will not get well the vitamins. So I think when you start to decrease the RT3 the body will start to work better and absorb better the vitamins. I don't think taking T3 is good my free T3 is top of the range.
I was reading really good testimonials of people who cured their adrenal fatigue I will paste here
However, once I got recovered from the flu, I started to feel great. Amazingly great. My libido came back, I felt happy and energetic...and this awesomeness lasted for 3 full weeks, until a business trip stressed me out and I wound up back at square one. I'm pretty sure the Cortef was responsible for the jump in energy, zest, etc. So I don't understand how it is said that HC only lasts a few hours in the body...mine lasted weeks. I have not had libido in 4 years and suddenly it comes back? I am sure it was the Cortef.
Prednisone took care of my ED and morning wood completely, E2 never really made a difference.....I had low cortisol
For SIX YEARS the only response from doctors that I got was that I have mental problems causing my symptoms, like loss of libido,
ED, tiredness, lack of motivation to do things. It was not just one or
two doctors, but SEVERAL. So yeah, I'm not at all surprised. It seems
most doctors are either imcompenent or just don't care. Luckily, my
problem was not something that would kill me because of late diagnosis,
like cancer. I turned out to be hypothyroid and have adrenal fatigue, and respond
excellently to thyroxine and hydrocortisone. Thanks to internet and
messageboards like this, I solved this puzzle.
BTW,
after only a few days on adrenal extract I have noticed a huge
improvment on my sex drive too, which was an unexpected but welcome
surprise!
i had ED with high-normal IGF-1 and Testosterone....the cure for my ED was prednisone treatment due to low cortisol...
I can tell you from personal experience that once i started treating my
adrenal fatigue with Cortef my sex drive started to come back, muscle
strength and size and energy levels also much better fat loss without trying.
I have my free T and total T levels before treating adrenals and im
getting them tested now during treatment im sure they will be much
higher.
Is it possible to lose libido with low Cortisol? I got a Cortisol Stim
test where they inject you with cortisol and they take a few blood
readings and when they gave me the cort, I had a noticable libido jump a
few minutes later. I thought this was odd.
I've
been on HC for 6 months and havent loss any hair and have really good
sex drive. In fact, without Hydrocortisone I would be unable to have sex
period
I've
seen people be on it for 3 and half years then wean off and be back at
work and back to normal life again, as normal as it gets of course.
Re: Is adrenal fatigue enough to cause NO sex drive at all
yep that would be possible
i had low test 300 and reasonable free test with low estradiol and i was able to have sex ONLY when i started HC, so before i had adrenal fatigue and nothing worked
if a person has t levels of 300-400 they can still be better off then a person at 500-600 provided that there thyroid, igf-1,adrenals, e2 are in line. I feel this is the reason why some people can function at lower T and not feel symptoms due to the fact other hormones are firing away.
I will echo this...when I first started seeing Dr. O and HAN in July, my
T levels had fallen to an abysmal 352. My most recent blood test first
of October had me at 650. They were able to identify a cortisol
problem inidicative of adrenal fatigue that had been plaguing me for
years, and once we got that settled all my hormone levels improved,
including T, E2, and thyroid.
I've tried eating hydrocortisone cream the past few days - 1 teaspoon of
1 per cert cream one time per day, and I'm getting some positive
results. First of all, I definitely feel less stress and more relaxed. I
feel more like normal. Also, my libido is finally kicking in, and I
find myself thinking about sex or fantasizing about sex frequently. And
I really, really like that. So, I'm going to keep going with it and try
to convince a doctor to test me for adrenal insufficiency. The
hydrocortisone has made a big difference for me.
That's what I've found on the forums
