Adrenal support--steroid dependent -- Update

I'm on my third bottle of Ginseng Adreno-Build 4050 by Rainbow Light. I take one a day and there's 60 in a bottle, so that means I've been taking them for about 5 months.

Not sure I've noticed a difference, sorry to say. I'm pretty much my usual slug of a self. :-(

You can get some much stronger supplements (I did some research but didn't save it) but some of it sounds a little scary.

Let me know if you try something and what kind of luck you have. I've felt like the stress of my longstanding depression and being a female and 50, my adrenals are just shot. I have no energy, and I used to be a quite energetic person. Sure like to find that energy again.

Good luck!

Mitz

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Sporadic proctitis since about 1985. Mother had J-pouch surgery 1983.
DX'd with clostridium difficile in 2000. Pred, two courses of Flagyl, then Vancomycin finally got rid of it. 2001 colonoscopy dx'd left-sided UC. . Treated with prednisone, Rowasa, Asacol. Asacol not working, switched to Imuran. Three small flares since in 2002, 2005, and 2007, brought under control with steroid and Rowasa enemas. Lap Chole performed October 26, 2007, after gall bladder attack in June, '07.
Daily meds: 100 mg Azathioprine and 225 mg Effexor XR (for chronic, longstanding depression), many vitamins and Primadophilus Reuteri

this topic intrigues me... I've been on my 3rd course of pred for the last 6 months now. I've been tapering super slow also, but for me, it's because I get symptomatic when I taper, not because of the pred withdrawals. So- sasquatch, are you tapering the pred slowly because you flare when you get low, or are you tapering really slow for the adrenal reason? I'd never heard of adrenal support supplements until this post! They kind of freak me out.... I hate the pred withdrawals, the achy joints, fatigue, etc. once you're off pred, but I don't think I'd take any more supplements. I have no energy right now either, but chalked it up to constantly being in a mini-flare state, waking up about 2x a night to use the bathroom, & the Imuran & pred. What a drag....

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diagnosed with UC '02

meds-

Asacol- 8 tabs/day

Remicade infusions

Imuran- 100mgs/day

Prednisone- 2.5mgs every other day

Iron supplement

Culturelle

 

I am tapering slow because last time I got to about 5 mg and started having symptoms of a flare (bleeding and d.) I figure my adrenal gland isn't working effectively after being fed so much synthetic junk for so long, that maybe I can give it a little boost. Will it help with inflammation of my colon? I don't know. But surely it can help with other problems that would arise from withdrawal. As with most supplements (though, technically not true) I figure it can't hurt most likely.

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Dx Left-sided UC Dec. 2006
Currently:
Azathioprine 200mg/day
Prednisone 2.5; 7.5; 10/7.5mg(trying to taper-started at 60 6/1)
Lialda 2/day
Multivitamin, B complex vit., fish oil, calcium, fiber supplement, probiotic

Cycling-sasquatch

Congratulations on getting off the pred. I am still trying to do that..

I want to increase my AZA to 200mg too, but I weigh 57kg so I don't think my GI will allow it. 

How much do you weigh?

Thanks

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Abatacept Trial since Feb 2008 (Induction Period)

Back on Pred - 3mg - Steroid Dependent :-(

Azathioprine 175mg

Colazide x3

Actonel 35mg, EPA Fish Oils

Predfoam Enema - Had to stop as not allowed during trial

Asacol x 9, Lialda (Mezavant)

Remicade every 8 weeks  (Stopped working)

Aloe Vera Lily of the Desert Juice  Gave me the worst D !

Primadophilus Reuteri Probiotic