Print This PageFibromyalgia: Cortisol May Help
March 20, 2008
by: Stephanie
New research shows that fibromyalgia symptoms of pain and fatigue may be alleviated by administration of Cortisol, a naturally occurring hormone in the body.
Kent Holtorf, MD, Medical Director of the Holtorf Medical Group Center for Endocrine, Neurological and Infection Related Illness, has concluded that most patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia and/or chronic fatigue syndrome have abnormal adrenal function (based on a review of 50 published studies that assessed adrenal function in this patient population).
Doctor Holtorf's study, recently published in the Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, demonstrated that patients that were given cortisol as part of a multi-system treatment experienced significant improvement in their symptoms, including reduced pain and more energy.
Dr. Holtorf's research was confirmed in an observational study he conducted that followed 500 patients from his clinic, where all of the patients were given cortisol as part of their treatment protocol:
94% showed improvement by the fourth visit;
75% noted significant improvement;
As shown in the study published in Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, cortisol doses of 5-to-15 mg a day were shown to have little or no associated risk while having the potential for significant benefit for patients with fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue syndrome.
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Subject: Test Cortisol Levels first
Taking another drug is simply more of a version of health care that has many people stuck in a rut. This is a medical model of health care, not a holistic one. The time for true holistic health care is NOW!
Before taking ANY hormone, have your cortisol levels tested. Saliva testing is the easiest and most reliable method. Diagnos-Techs has excellent hormone panels.
If your cortisol cycle is inverted (peaks at night) you do not want to add more cortisol to your system. Rather you want to re-balance the system. If you find yourself regularly waking up in the night this could be one indication.
Simple dietary changes, a purification program, supplements and some lifestyle changes will go much farther in reversing your symptoms than taking hormones. Balance the ones you have!
July 16th, 2008