Hi, I was on 25mg for 3 days before that draw was done, but I stayed on it for a few more weeks because I felt great....but I really started to swell up and stayed that way even after reducing the dose.
Carol Vanryzin at NIH told me I needed to go down on the dose. I still have not received the other results from the exercise study, so I don't know what the other hormones looked like.
Right now I can move my rings around on my fingers loosely, but it's a tight squeeze to get them off. They used to be really loose. Anyway when I was on the Cortef they were so tight that they were indented where the rings were, and I had to leave the rings off for a while.
I would love to have my 17ohp and andro tested once a month but I can't afford it. Maybe every six months! :o) I am going Monday to see a new doc, I sure hope she is as nice as my old one. I sure wish he never had to leave. Doc's like that don't happen often. Anyway I'm going to see if she will change me over to Cortef. I've been taking it the last 2 days anyway and I feel good, I have more energy. Oh another thing I noticed is that I sweat a lot more on Cortef (working out)and I don't really feel the urge to eat constantly. ....oh and on the 25mg I was finding it hard to go to sleep at night.
Oh okay got ya on the Hydro tabs, sometimes I can be a little dense, I guess I thought liquid for some reason. I dunno :o)
Hey thanks for asking......friend :o)
