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Old Sun, Jun-29-03, 18:26
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Default alcohol and steroid intolerance = high or low cortisol?

Out of curiosity... I'm quite sure I have depleted adrenals but two symptoms in particular, I wonder about. Does anyone know if they're suggestive of either low or high cortisol?

1. Fatigue with any alcohol ingestion (not a big drinker by any stretch, but a few sips - not enough to get tipsy, MUCH less than anyone else at a party, and I still feel depleted, fatigued, crashed within several hours or the next a.m.).

2. Intolerance to steroidal medications. (I've tried to avoid these for a long time though once was prescribed an antifungal hair mousse of all things, which left me flat on the couch for a week after beginning to use it.) [I know things work transdermally, but just didn't think to check the ingredients panel, and turns out it contained a very powerful topical steroid that causes problems for say 1/5 of people who try it. It was only after I wondered what the hell had happened to my energy level, and why was I so sad all of a sudden, that I went looking around at possible causes and read the back panel of the mousse. And I'd TOLD the moronic dermatologist that I wanted to specifically avoid any topical steroids... they prescribed one anyway. Sigh.]
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Hi again CB:

I'm catching up on my posting.

I told you about my experience with cortisone in another post, so yes, I am sensitive to it. I forgot to mention that I was on steroids for my RSD (yes, does the cortisone cycle never end? ) and I ended up with shingles on my face as well as the biggest acne cysts I have ever seen before. They were about 2 inches in diameter and filled with brown pus. Sorry if that's too much information. Ironically, I had a very false sense of well-being on the steroids which is unlike your experience.

As for alcohol intolerance, I'm also sensitive. If I even have vanilla extract, my face and tongue go numb.

Antifungals and alcohol intolerance you mention. Hmmm.... I wonder if you have a candida problem. Candida is known to cause adrenal fatigue...

To answer your question, I think it's possible that something is causing stress in your body that is in turn causing adrenal fatigue. The question is "what?"!

Wanda
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