Johnson Bagfoot
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I've had long term chronic fatigue and almost continual cycles of "fight or flight" for the last few years. Effectively 6/7 physical panic attacks every day.
Online, some authors associated high anxiety and fatigue with high cortisol. Others tie it to low cortisol as in adrenal insuffiency, or cortisol burnout that may happen over time. I know that 24 hour tests can establish this. However, an order of cyproheptadine just arrived, and I'm keen to see if it might improve my condition.
My only concern is just that cortisol may already be low, in which case cypro may not be a good idea. I'm already quite ill, so don't want to worsen my condition.
1. Are there any simple ways to tell whether you're low or high cortisol?
2. Could low dose (ie 0.5mg) cypro be potentially hazardous for low cortisol?
Online, some authors associated high anxiety and fatigue with high cortisol. Others tie it to low cortisol as in adrenal insuffiency, or cortisol burnout that may happen over time. I know that 24 hour tests can establish this. However, an order of cyproheptadine just arrived, and I'm keen to see if it might improve my condition.
My only concern is just that cortisol may already be low, in which case cypro may not be a good idea. I'm already quite ill, so don't want to worsen my condition.
1. Are there any simple ways to tell whether you're low or high cortisol?
2. Could low dose (ie 0.5mg) cypro be potentially hazardous for low cortisol?