NATURAL HOMEMADE SHAMPOOS FOR EVERYDAY USE

FOR OVER-PROCESSED HAIR (Hair that has been colored from blonde to brunetter and back or for hair that has been high-lighted a lot too.) Recommended use, once a week.

AVOCADO 1 WHOLE
(FRESH IS BEST)-It is Rich in Vitamin A, Vitamin C and Vitamin E.
JOJOBA OIL 4 0z.
(good for hair and scalp)
CALENDULA 2 0z.
( A plant, an Herb that is from the Marigold Family and Vitamins that will help u heal)
ROSEHIP SEED OIL 2 0z.
(Tests has been proven that texture and condition of hair will be improved.) It is loaded with Essential Fatty Acids or "Vitamin F".

Cedarwood Oil 6 Drops
(Good for dry damaged hair. It has a natural astringency to it, but will not dry hair out, just calm the cuticle.)
Geranium Oil 4 Drops
(It renders the tissue more supple and more water or moisture that it needs and has such a bright uplifting aroma.) Also, balances of Sebum production.
Lavender 4 Drops
(Also balances Sebum productioin. )
Carrot Seed Oil 4 Drops
(Treats skin conditions like burns, but since our hair is in extreme condition, from the chemicals that basically fried ur hair, it is excellent for it.)
Bag hair with plastic baggy of some sort, put under dryer, if can. Wash and enjoy the benefits.
Hair will even feel lighter in weight.



EVERYDAY MAITINENCE  BLEND: 8 0z. bottle.
GOOD FOR EVERYDAY USE, TO ENHANCE AND BEAUTIFY TRESSES.

Eucalyptus Radiata Oil 5 Drops
Palmarosa Oil 5 Drops ( Helps even out the oil production of ur hair)
Rosemary Oil 5 Drops (Great for Dark hair, but if u use it on a blonde, it will darken it)

Base:
Apple Cidar Vinegar 3 0z. ( The Acid evens out the Ph Balance out. It calms the cuticle down.)
Spring Water 5 0z. So, it will be diluted.
Use cobalt blue Cap it and shake vigorously. Usually, essential oils are gently rolled, but since this is water-based and not all of the oils are water soluable, u have to shake it up everytime u use it. Put it on wet hair, wash. Sprinkle it on good, use a comb if u want and make sure to get to the scalp good, let it run or rinse through all of ur hair. U will feel a cool tingling sensation, then rinse it out. U don't have to leave it on long(5 min.) and u won't smell like pickles. As soon as u blow dry, u won't smell the vinegar. It is cheap and a whole lot better for u, than what u would buy at the store.

DRY HAIR BLEND:  2 Oz. Bottle after blended 
Start with: 3 DROPS OF LAVENDER
                  2 DROPS OF JUNIPER
                  6 DROPS OF SANDLEWOOD
add base of 1 0z. of each Rose Hip Seed oil/ 1 0z. Olive Oil. All oils are water-soluable and will mix, when you gently roll it vertically, after capping.
Part ur hair and message the blend throughout the scalp. Leave on ur hair for at least an hour or two, if possible. It is best if left over-night. Get up the next morning and wash ur hair, like usual.

Need a cobalt blue glass or dark Ember in color to keep the oils fresh.

NOW I SEE THE WHOLE PICTURE!!!

NOW, I CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT HAS STARTED THIS BALL TO ROLLING, AFTER RESEARCHING INTO IT ALL OF THESE YEARS.
I HAVE BEEN IN SO MUCH PAIN, FOR SO LONG...AND I KNOW, IT IS HARD FOR SOME TO REALLY UNDERSTAND THE DEGREE OF PAIN, BUT I THANK THOSE THAT DO...AND FOR THOSE, WHO ARE TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT I HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH...THE PAST 6YRS.
IT HAS BEEN SO HARD ON ME THAT THERE IS NO WAY TO EXPLAIN IT ALL...AND I HAVE MISSED SO MUCH TIME WITH MY FAMILY...AND THAT I BARELY REMEMBER MYSELF, WHO I WAS B4 ALL OF THIS CAME ON ME.
YES, IT HAS BEEN THAT HARD AND IT IS SO HARD...TO EVEN PUT INTO WORDS...JUST WHAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED,  BUT I DO KNOW THAT SOME OF U...U CAN UNDERSTAND...AND U DO FEEL MY PAIN. THEREFORE, U CAN RELATE TO EVERYTHING THAT I AM SAYING.
                                                                      Felt great here...when Gary and I were dating.:))



FOR THOSE OF U WHO ARE SUFFERING, I PRAY THAT THE LORD TRULY BLESSES U AND TAKEs AWAY UR PAIN.:))<3

I HAVE BEEN SO ILL, FOR SO LONG....TRYING TO GET BACK ON MY FEET. I HAVE TRIED SO HARD, TO FIND THE ANSWERS...TO GET MY LIFE BACK...

I HAVE DONE HAD NECK SURGERY,(C5-C6 spinal diskectomy)...AND SO MUCH PAIN. I WAS BITTEN BY A TIC BACK IN '08 AND HAVE THOUGHT THAT I HAVE HAD LYME. WELL, EVEN THOUGH IT HASN'T BEEN PROVEN...YET. SOMETIMES, IT TAKES SEVERAL TEST TO FIND IT. IT IS SO ELUSIVE AND HARD TO DETECT. AFTER, HAVING 3 TESTS ALREADY THAT WERE NEGATIVE, I JUST THOUGHT THAT I DIDN'T HAVE IT. WELL, SINCE I HAVE ALL OF THE SYMPTOMS...THEY ARE TESTING ME AGAIN. hmmmm?? DOES THAT MEAN THAT I COULD STILL HAVE IT??...OR ARE THE TESTS THAT ARE GIVEN THAT WRONG OR INCLUSIVE? I WONDER WHY LYME IS SUCH AN EPIDEMIC NOW. THEY SAY, IT IS MORE PREVALENT THAN AIDS.


...I WASN'T GETTING VERY FAR, ANOTHER WORDS...AFTER 6 YEARS...UNTIL I PUT TWO AND TWO TOGETHER.
I'VE HAD TO TRY AND RESEARCH MY SYMPTOMS MYSELF, SINCE IT SEEMS LIKE IT IS TAKING FOREVER TO GET A DIAGNOSIS and THERE ARE SO MANY ILLNESSES, DISEASES AND SYNDROMES THAT A PERSON HAS TO TAKE CHARGE THESE DAYS OR WE WILL NEVER GET DIAGNOSED! THEY COULD JUST FALL INTO THE CRACKS AND NEVER GET DIAGNOSED..
THIS ALL STARTED WITH AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT BACK IN '95 AND WHEN MY HEAD HIT THE TOP OF THAT CAR, MY FRIEND WAS DRIVING, I DEVELOPED AN INTENSE HEADACHE, BUT THAT WAS ALL. SO, I THOUGHT IT WAS OVER, BUT NO, IT WAS ONLY THE BEGINNING.
I CAN SAY NOW... TO NEVER....NEVER UNDERESTIMATE WHAT CAN HAPPEN, IF U HAVE A HEAD INJURY...OR THE REPERCUSIONS THAT IT CAN MAKE ON UR LIFE.

I FELT SO BAD THAT NIGHT, AFTER MY HEAD HIT THE ROOF OF THAT CAR...THAT ALL I WANTED WAS TO GO HOME AND TRY TO GET RID OF IT, BY RESTING. AFTER THAT, I NEVER DID GO TO THE ER, I JUST FELT BETTER...SO IT WAS FORGOTTEN. 

I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, BECAUSE I HAD NEVER REALLY HAD ANYTHING HAPPEN TO ME LIKE THAT.  I NEVER KNEW, FOR A LONG TIME...REALLY WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO MY NECK, AFTER MY HEAD HIT THE ROOF OF THAT CAR.
ALL I KNEW, WAS THAT MY HEAD HURT AND I DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT, BUT THE HEADACHE WENT AWAY .
I DIDN'T GO TO ER...LIKE, I SHOULD HAVE. 

HOWEVER, WHEN I DID GO TO THE CHIROPRACTOR AND GOT IT LOOKED INTO, THEY WEREN'T REALLY WORRIED  SO MUCH @ WHERE I HIT MY HEAD!...THEY WERE MORE CONCERNED @ ALL THAT HAD COME, FROM HITTING MY HEAD. THEY WERE MORE WORRIED HOW IT AFFECTED MY VERTEBREA, IN MY NECK. 
I CAN UNDERSTAND, SINCE EVERYTHING HAD BEEN PUSHED DOWNWARD...FROM THAT WRECK.  ONE CHIROPRATOR IN MS., HAD TOLD ME THAT I HAD LOST THE CURVE IN MY NECK AND THAT MY SHOULDERS.. THE DOCTOR QUOTED."WELL, THEY ARE ALL MESSED UP".:P

SO, I AT THE BEGINNING, WHEN IT HAPPENED, I HAD SOME TREATMENTS AND ADJUSTMENTS AND WENT RIGHT BACK INTO LIVING MY NORMAL LIFE.
I GUESS, THEY FELT EVERYTHING WAS FINE WITH ME.
I WENT ON AND NEVER THOUGHT OF IT AGAIN...NOT UNTIL YEARS LATER, WHEN IT RESURFACED. IT WASN'T BAD, AT FIRST...I JUST GOT TO WHERE I COULDN'T SLEEP AT NIGHT. I COULDN'T FIND A PLACE TO REST MY HEAD AND I WAS WORKING 60+ HRS. A WEEK.  IT WAS TOUGH, BUT I WAS A WORKER, ONE WHO LOVED TO WORK, BUT IT DID MAKE IT HARD NOT GETTING ENOUGH SLEEP.
HECK, I WISH THAT WAS ALL I WENT THROUGH NOW...

ALL THAT I CAN SAY IS...THAT IT HAS CAUSED ME AND MY FAMILY SO MUCH GRIEF.
FOR ANYONE ELSE THAT GETS HIT ON THE HEAD...PLEASE, MAKE SURE THAT U GET THAT ISSUE ADDRESSED THEN!! A HEAD INJURY IS NOTHING TO FOOL AROUND WITH AND IT CAUSES OTHER PROBLEMS LATER ON...DOWN THE ROAD. DON'T WAIT...UNTIL THE BOTTOM FALLS OUT OF UR LIFE...LATER, LIKE MINE HAS DONE.
KEY, IS TO ALWAYS FIND THE RIGHT DOC, FOR WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. RESEARCH AND MAKE SURE U HAVE FOUND THE APPROPRIATE DOCTOR, TO TREAT THE  RIGHT AREA OF THE BODY THAT IS WHERE THE PROBLEM LIES...AND ONE...THAT WILL GET U ALL BETTER, WITHOUT SUFFERING FOR YEARS WITH IT!! U WANT TO GET TO THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM...NOT JUST TREAT THE SYMPTOMS...TRUST ME!!

U DEFINITELY WANT TO GET ANY KIND OF HEAD INJURY RULED OUT. IF U HAVE BEEN HIT ON THE HEAD, TO BEGIN WITH. IF, U EXPERIENCE OTHER SYMPTOMS....ON TOP OF A HEADACHE...DON'T WAIT.
U COULD HAVE INJURED SOMETHING SIGNIFICANT AND NOT EVEN KNOWN IT. 
 
IF U BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE AN INTENSE ACHING, CRAMPING, BURNING, THROBBING...AND PAIN THAT NEVER WANTS TO GO AWAY KIND OF PAIN..THEN, UR SOUNDING LIKE ME...AND THAT IS NOT GOOD.:((

THE HEAD INJURY CAUSED ALL OF THIS!
WHAT I AM EXPERIENCING NOW ...WON'T QUIT OR THE MEDICATIONS, THEY HAVE PRESCRIBED...WON'T HARDLY PHASE IT...AND I HAVE A WHOLE NEW SET OF PROBLEMS...IT SEEMS, ALMOST EVERYDAY
EVERYDAY IS A CHALLENGE, FOR I NEVER KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO HIT ME...
THIS HAS TO BE RESOLVED AND TAKEN CARE OF, FOR I AM SO WEIRY WITH IT...
IT'S JUST THAT I HAVE SO MANY SYMPTOMS...AND IT IS SO HARD...IT IS JUST SO HARD, BUT IF, I DIDN'T HAVE THE LORD...I DON'T THINK THAT I WOULD BE HERE...SERIOUSLY, IT IS THAT BAD...AND HE MAKES ME GET THROUGH IT.:D

I KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOME...THAT ARE HAVING A HARD TIME UNDERSTANDING JUST WHAT ALL IT ENTAILS...OR JUST HOW BAD, IT IS!!
THE SYMPTOMS ARE LIKE THIS...THE MORE THAT I MOVE...THE MORE THAT I HURT!! SERIOUSLY, IF I MOVE...I PAY FOR IT AND THAT MAKES IT PRETTY HARD TO GET ANYTHING DONE. ESPECIALLY, IF THERE IS SO MUCH THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE...AND TO A WOMAN, IF HER SURROUNDINGS ARE A MESS, THEN...SHE FEELS MESSY TOO.:P
WELL, I MUST ADMIT THAT I DO HAVE A WONDERFUL HUBBY THAT WORKS SO HARD AND EVEN, AFTER A HARD DAY...HE WILL COME IN AND DO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. HE WASHES DISHES, CLOTHES...AND HE HAS EVEN FIXED MY BATHS FOR ME. HE KNOWS THAT IT IS HARD FOR ME TO DO ANYTHING AND I THANK THE LORD, FOR HIM EVERYDAY AND I LOVE HIM SO MUCH!!:D
I HAVE TO SAY THAT MY MOM AND DAD DO SO MUCH FOR ME TOO. SHE HAS COME OVER AND RUBBED MY LEGS WITH LOTION AND MADE ME LAUGH. OH, DID I MENTION THAT SHE COOKS SO MUCH!! I TRY AND TELL HER TO TAKE IT EASY, BUT SHE JUST WON'T LISTEN AND SHE REALLY NEEDS TO TAKE IT EASY SOME. SHE CAN OVER-DO IT EASILY AND HAVE ONE OF THOSE EPISODES THAT SHE DOES.
I HAD TO EEEK MYSELF OVER TO HER HOUSE TO CALM HER DOWN AND HELP HER BREATH. OF COURSE, HERE LATELY...SHE HAS BEEN LETTING THINGS GET TO HER...AND IT GET HER UPSET. SHE HASN'T FELT WELL AND I AM PRAYING THAT SHE WILL GET WELL AND THAT DAD WILL BE ALRIGHT TOO. HE WORKS SO HARD, FOR HIS AGE. HE IS 74 AND HE IS STILL A WORKIN'. I SHOULD BE WELL, SO I CAN TAKE CARE OF THEM. IT IS SO HARD ON ME NOT TO BE ABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE DOING ALRIGHT. I AM SO STUCK IN THE BED SICK...NOW, THAT IS DOES WORRY ME SOME...I HAVE TO ADMIT. I DON'T THINK THAT I COULD HANDLE IT RIGHT NOW, IF THERE WERE SOME KIND OF EMERGENCY. I REALLY DON'T THINK THAT I COULD HANDLE IT..NO, I SERIOUSLY DON'T. THE LORD IS TAKING GOOD CARE OF THEM, FOR ME. HE KNOWS, RIGHT NOW THAT I AM DOWN SICK WITH SOMETHING AND IT COULD BE A NUMBER OF THINGS AND I AM HAVING TO STICK IT OUT...WAIT IT OUT...TOUGH IT OUT, UNTIL THEY FIND EXACTLY WHAT IT IS THAT HAS ME...
BRYAN, MY YOUNGEST...DOES SO MUCH FOR ME TOO. HE KEEPS ME COMPANY, MAKES ME LAUGH, IRRITATES ME(hehe..some:)...BUT, I KNOW THAT HE HAS KEPT ME GOING TOO. HE HAS ENCOURAGED ME SO MUCH TO KEEP FIGHTING. SO HAS MY SHANE, HE...JUST KNOWING THAT HE IS DOING ALRIGHT...HAS GOT ME THROUGH...AND THE TIMES THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE CONTACT...I USUALLY FELT WORSE, BECAUSE I HAD HIM ON MY MIND...HE IS LEAVING NEXT MONTH FOR BASIC







I WOULD ADVISE NOT TO WAIT, AT ALL IF U HAVE A HEAD INJURY, FOR U NEVER KNOW WHAT CAN COME OUT OF IT.
NEVER JUST THINK....AH, I JUST GOT A HEADACHE AND IT IS OVER NOW...EVERYTHING IS ALRIGHT.  NOO, MAKE ABSOLUTELY SURE, AT THE BEGINNING...SO, THINGS ARE MADE ALRIGHT THEN AND NOT HAVE TO WAIT SO LONG, UNTIL U FIND THE "ORIGINAL" CULPRIT.  MAKE SURE....IF, UR SUFFERING THAT BAD, TO GO BACK AND FIGURE OUT HOW IT ALL STARTED!!

POST THAT I FOUND TO EXPLAIN THE PERCENTAGE OF HOW MANY HEAD INJURIES ARE OUT THERE AND THE CONNECTION BETWEEN HEAD INJURIES AND OTHER AUTOIMMUNE RESPONSES THAT COME WITH A HEAD INJURY:

Signs and symptoms

Unequal pupil size is potentially a sign of a serious brain injury.^[32]

Symptoms are dependent on the type of TBI (diffuse or focal) and the part of the brain that is affected.^[33] Unconsciousness tends to last longer for people with injuries on the left side of the brain than for those with injuries on the right.^[7] Symptoms are also dependent on the injury's severity. With mild TBI, the patient may remain conscious or may lose consciousness for a few seconds or minutes.^[34] Other symptoms of mild TBI include headache, vomiting, nausea, lack of motor coordination, dizziness, difficulty balancing,^[35] lightheadedness, blurred vision or tired eyes, ringing in the ears, bad taste in the mouth, fatigue or lethargy, and changes in sleep patterns.^[34] Cognitive and emotional symptoms include behavioral or mood changes, confusion, and trouble with memory, concentration, attention, or thinking.^[34] Mild TBI symptoms may also be present in moderate and severe injuries.^[34]
A person with a moderate or severe TBI may have a headache that does not go away, repeated vomiting or nausea, convulsions, an inability to awaken, dilation of one or both pupils, slurred speech, aphasia (word-finding difficulties), dysarthria (muscle weakness that causes disordered speech), weakness or numbness in the limbs, loss of coordination, confusion, restlessness, or agitation.^[34] Common long-term symptoms of moderate to severe TBI are changes in appropriate social behavior, deficits in social judgment, and cognitive changes, especially problems with sustained attention, processing speed, and executive functioning.^{[27][36][37][38][39]} Alexithymia, a deficiency in identifying, understanding, processing, and describing emotions occurs in 60.9% of individuals with TBI.^[40] Cognitive and social deficits have long-term consequences for the daily lives of people with moderate to severe TBI, but can be improved with appropriate rehabilitation.^{[39][41][42][43]}
When the pressure within the skull (intracranial pressure, abbreviated ICP) rises too high, it can be deadly.^[44] Signs of increased ICP include decreasing level of consciousness, paralysis or weakness on one side of the body, and a blown pupil, one that fails to constrict in response to light or is slow to do so.^[44] Cushing's triad, a slow heart rate with high blood pressure and respiratory depression is a classic manifestation of significantly raised ICP.^[3] Anisocoria, unequal pupil size, is another sign of serious TBI.^[32] Abnormal posturing, a characteristic positioning of the limbs caused by severe diffuse injury or high ICP, is an ominous sign.^[3]
Small children with moderate to severe TBI may have some of these symptoms but have difficulty communicating them.^[45] Other signs seen in young children include persistent crying, inability to be consoled, listlessness, refusal to nurse or eat,^[45] and irritability


The most common causes of TBI in the U.S. include violence, transportation accidents, construction, and sports.^[35][46] Motor bikes are major causes, increasing in significance in developing countries as other causes reduce.^[47] The estimates that between 1.6 and 3.8 million traumatic brain injuries each year are a result of sports and recreation activities in the US.^[48] In children aged two to four, falls are the most common cause of TBI, while in older children traffic accidents compete with falls for this position.^[49] TBI is the third most common injury to result from child abuse.^[50] Abuse causes 19% of cases of pediatric brain trauma, and the death rate is higher among these cases.

Adrenal Crisis, Addison's/Adrenal Insufficiency

THIS IS A SITE THAT APPROVED SHARING, SO I WANTED TO POST THIS, FOR ANYONE THAT COULD BE SUFFERING FROM AN ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY OR ADDISON'S DISEASEI DID POST A COMMENT AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE, but READ ALL OF THIS, JUST IN CASE, U KNOW OF SOMEONE THAT IS SUFFERING AND NEEDS HELP. WHO KNOWS, U COULD SAVE THEIR LIFE..:))<3 Karen

 

911! Adrenal Crisis, Addison's/Adrenal Insufficiency

NEW!Podcast: Adrenal Crisis

Be sure to print this page to carry with you.

Health Alert: Adrenal Crisis Causes Death in Some People Who Were Treated With hGH
Recently, doctors conducting the follow-up study of individuals treated with hGH looked at causes of death among recipients and found some disturbing news. Many more people have died from a treatable condition called adrenal crisis than from CJD. This risk does not affect every recipient. It can affect those who lack other hormones in addition to growth hormone. Please read on to find out if this risk applies to you. Death from adrenal crisis can be prevented.
Adrenal crisis is a serious condition that can cause death in people who lack the pituitary hormone ACTH. ACTH is responsible for regulating the adrenal gland. Often, people are unaware that they lack this hormone and therefore do not know about their risk of adrenal crisis.
Most people who were treated with hGH did not make enough of their own growth hormone. Some of them lacked growth hormone because they had birth defects, tumors or other diseases that cause the pituitary gland to malfunction or shut down. People with those problems frequently lack other key hormones made by the pituitary gland, such as ACTH, which directs the adrenal gland to make cortisol, a hormone necessary for life. Having too little cortisol can be fatal if not properly treated.
Treatment with hGH does not cause adrenal crisis, but because a number of people lacking growth hormone also lack ACTH, adrenal crisis has occurred in some people who were treated with hGH. In earlier updates we have talked about how adrenal crisis can be prevented, but people continue to die from adrenal crisis, which is brought on by lack of cortisol. These deaths can be prevented. Please talk to your doctor about whether you are at risk for adrenal crisis.

• Why should people treated with hGH know about adrenal crisis? Among the people who received hGH, those who had birth defects, tumors, and other diseases affecting the brain lacked hGH and often, other hormones made by the pituitary gland. A shortage of the hormones that regulate the adrenal glands can cause many health problems. It can also lead to death from adrenal crisis. This tragedy can be prevented.

• What are adrenal hormones? The pituitary gland makes many hormones, including growth hormone and ACTH, a hormone which signals the adrenal glands to make cortisol, a hormone needed for life. If the adrenal gland doesn't make enough cortisol, replacement medications must be taken. The most common medicines used for cortisol replacement are:
  
  • Hydrocortisone
  • Prednisone
  • Dexamethasone

• What is adrenal crisis? Adrenal hormones are needed for life. The system that pumps blood through the body cannot work during times of physical stress, such as illness or injury, if there is a severe lack of cortisol (or its replacement). People who lack cortisol must take their cortisol replacement medication on a regular basis, and when they are sick or injured, they must take extra cortisol replacement to prevent adrenal crisis. When there is not enough cortisol, adrenal crisis can occur and may rapidly lead to death.
• What are the symptoms of lack of adrenal hormones? If you don't have enough cortisol or its replacement, you may have some of these problems:
  • feeling weak
  • feeling tired all the time
  • feeling sick to your stomach
  • vomiting
  • no appetite
  • weight loss

When someone with adrenal gland problems has weakness, nausea, or vomiting, that person needs immediate emergency treatment to prevent adrenal crisis and possible death.
• Why are adrenal hormones so important? Cortisol (or its replacement) helps the body respond to stress from infection, injury, or surgery. The normal adrenal gland responds to serious illness by making up to 10 times more cortisol than it usually makes. It automatically makes as much as the body needs. If you are taking a cortisol replacement drug because your body cannot make these hormones, you must increase the cortisol replacement drugs during times of illness, injury, or surgery. Some people make enough cortisol for times when they feel well, but not enough to meet greater needs when they are ill or injured. Those people might not need cortisol replacement every day but may need to take cortisol replacement medication when their body is under stress. Adrenal crisis is extremely serious and can cause death if not treated promptly. Discuss this problem with your doctor to help decide whether you need more medication or other treatment to protect your health.
• How is adrenal crisis treated? People with adrenal crisis need immediate treatment. Any delay can cause death. When people with adrenal crisis are vomiting or unconscious and cannot take medicine, the hormones can be given as an injection. Getting an injection of adrenal hormones can save your life if you are in adrenal crisis. If you lack the ability to make cortisol naturally, you should carry a medical ID card and wear a Medic-Alert bracelet to tell emergency workers that you lack adrenal hormones and need treatment. This precaution can save your life if you are sick or injured.
• How can I prevent adrenal crisis?
• If you are always tired, feel weak, and have lost weight, ask your doctor if you might have a shortage of adrenal hormones.
• If you take hydrocortisone, prednisone, or dexamethasone, learn how to increase the dose when you become ill.
• If you are very ill, especially if you are vomiting and cannot take pills, seek emergency medical care immediately. Make sure you have a hydrocortisone injection with you at all times, and make sure that you and those around you (in case you're not conscious) know how and when to administer the injection.
• Carry a medical ID card and wear a bracelet telling emergency workers that you have adrenal insufficiency and need cortisol. This way, they can treat you right away if you are injured.
Remember: Some people who lacked growth hormone may also lack cortisol, a hormone necessary for life. Lack of cortisol can cause adrenal crisis, a preventable condition that can cause death if treated improperly .
Deaths from adrenal crisis can be prevented if patients and their families recognize the condition and are careful to treat it right away.
Adrenal crisis is a medical emergency. Know the symptoms and how to adjust your medication when you are ill. Taking these precautions can save your life.
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I WAS DEFINITELY DIAGNOSED WITH ADDISON'S DISEASE, ON THE 1ST OF THIS MONTH AND IT WAS CONFIRMED, BY MY ENDOCRINOLOGIST, DR. GASMANOV.
HE CONFIRMED HIS BELIEFS, THAT HE HAD WHEN I WAS THERE, ON THE 20TH OF LAST MONTH. I HAVE KNOWN, FOR @ A LITTLE OVER A WEEK NOW, BUT WHEN I RAN ACCROSS THIS SITE...IT SCARED ME. I NEVER REALLY LOOKED IT UP THAT MUCH, FOR I HAD FOUND THE ANSWER AND THE DOC WAS TREATING ME. NOW, I AM GREATFUL, BUT PRAYING THAT IT WILL BE CURRABLE.
HE HAD HIS SUSPISCIONS THEN...THAT ADDISON'S WAS THE ANSWER, BUT TOOK MORE BLOOD, FROM ME...JUST TO MAKE ABSOLUTELY SURE, IT WAS THE ANSWER. IT CAME BACK POSITIVE...
HE IS SUPPOSE TO BE A VERY GOOD DOCTOR, SO...I NOW BELIEVE THAT HE HAS PUT THE FACE ON THIS "NIGHTMARE OF PAIN". THIS IS, WHAT HAS BEEN WRECKING MY LIFE ALL OF THIS TIME AND KEEPING ME DOWN.:(

AFTER READING THIS, I WAS TOTALLY BLOWN AWAY...BECAUSE, I NEVER KNEW OF THE SERIOUSNESS, OF IT. I HAVE BURNED,ITCHED, FELT STABBING, PIERCING,STINGING, CRAWLIING AND ANYKIND OF FEELING U WANT TO CALL IT, PAIN. IT CAN BE SO BAD...SOMETIMES, THAT I CAN FEEL IT DOWN TO MY BONES EVEN, BUT NEVER REALLY KNEW...JUST HOW BAD THE CULPRIT WAS, UNTIL NOW..AS I READ IT.
BEING SO SICK, I HAVE ACTUALLY FELT LIKE I WAS DYING, AT TIMES. SO, FOR THE PAST 5 OR MORE YEARS, I HAVE ONLY GOTTEN WORSE AND BEEN STUCK HERE, IN THIS BED, BUT NOW...THEY KNOW OF WHAT THIS IS, THEY CAN WORK ON ME AND WITH UR PRAYERS...I WILL BE UP AGAIN.."LORD WILLING".:)

I KNOW, I NEED TO GET UP AND THERE IS NOTHING I WANT MORE, THAN TO DO THINGS AGAIN AND HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET THERE...FOR, WHAT SEEMS LIKE FOREVER. I HAVE RESEARCHED SO MANY THINGS AND ACTUALLY, FOUND THIS AND POSTED @ ADDISON'S ON MY OTHER SITE( FEEL 2 MUCH).
I HAVE PUSHED MYSELF, FOR SO LONG WITH THIS STUFF, BUT WITH MY BACK HERNIATIONS TOO, ON TOP OF THE ADDISON'S DISEASE...HAS ALMOST MADE IT, UTTERLY IMPOSSIBLE TO DO ANYTHING OR FINISH IT. I WAS ALWAYS RAISED TO FINISH WHAT I STARTED, BUT WITH THIS, A PERSON CAN HARDLY EVEN START ANYTHING...PERIOD, MUCH LESS, FINISH IT!
UNFORTUNATELY, WITH "AD"...UR SO TIRED AND UR BODY FEELS LIKE IT IS DEPLETED OF ANY ENERGY, IT DID WHAT-SO-EVER HAVE, AT ONE TIME. SO, IT STOPS U, B4 U CAN GET ANYWHERE.
PEOPLE KNOW ME AND HOW, I USED TO ALWAYS WORK AND I AM SURE THAT THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A PERSON THAT WAS DRIVEN, A GO-GETTER AND WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A SOLID REASON,TO NOT DO ANYTHING. I CAN TELL U NOW, I WOULD NOT JUST RESIDE, IN A BED...WHEN THERE IS SO MUCH LIFE, OUT THERE TO LIVE.:D

SINCE, THIS ADDISON'S HAS HIT ME, I CAN TELL U THAT I AM NOT GOING VERY FAR AWAY...FROM THIS BED AND TO TELL THE TRUTH, I AM SO GREATFUL FOR IT, BECAUSE IT HAS HELPED ME LIVE...A LITTLE LONGER, I THINK. 
THE GOOD DAYS, THAT ARE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN, I SPEND WITH THE ONES THAT I LOVE, BUT I DO TRY TO CLEAN UP MY HOUSE SOME...AS MUCH AS I CAN, THAT IS.
I MUST SAY, TRYING TO MAKE MY HOUSE LIVABLE, IS HARD FOR ME TO DO AND I AM GREATFUL TO MY HUBBY FOR THAT...WHO WORKS SO HARD, DOING WHAT HE WAS SO RIGHTLY TAUGHT BY HIS MOM. HE MIGHT WORK 14 OR 15 HOURS A DAY, AT HIS JOB...BUT WHEN, HE COMES HOME. HE WORKS HERE, AS WELL. I LOVE U, MY BABIES.:)
I CAN TELL U THIS TOO...IF, I DIDN'T HAVE MY MOM(or Bryan) FIXING ME SOMETHING TO EAT OR GETTING ME THIS OR DOING THAT FOR ME...I DON'T KNOW HOW, I WOULD HAVE MADE IT THROUGH THIS. I HATE FEELING LIKE A BURDEN, BUT MAYBE, IT WON'T BE FOR MUCH LONGER.:P
MY DAD IS THE ONE WHO IS CONSTANLY RUNNING THE ROADS, TAKING ME TO DOCS. HE HAS WORKED MIGHTY HARD TRAVELING TO THOSE DESTINATIONS, BUT I THANK HIM FOR TRYING SO HARD, TO GET ME WELL AND I LOVE EACH AND EVERYONE OF THEM.:D
I WANT TO SAY THAT MY SON, SHANE HAS ALSO PLAYED A ROLE HERE. HE AND I HAVE BEEN DOING A LOT OF TALKING AND IT HAS HELPED ME SO MUCH, TO BE IN TOUCH WITH HIM.

NOW...I KNOW, THIS COULD TAKE ME AWAY FROM HERE...AND I THINK OF HOW TRULY BLESSED, I AM TO HAVE GOTTEN A DIAGNOSIS, when I DID. I DO WISH, IT COULD'VE BEEN SOONER THOUGH, FOR I HAVE MISSED SO MANY IMPORTANT DATES AND THINGS, IN EVERYONE OF MY FAMILY'S LIVES...BUT, IT TAKES SO LONG, SOMETIMES...FOR, SOME THINGS TO SHOW UP. ALL I CAN SAY, IS THAT BEING DOWN AND HAVING TO DEPEND ON OTHERS, SURE WILL HUMBLE U, BUT THAT IS A GOOOD THING.:D
I HAVE BEEN VERY SICK, FOR SO LONG AND AM SO GLAD THAT THEY FOUND THE ANSWER, BUT...I KNOW, IT IS NOT OVER...JUST YET. ALSO, I DO KNOW, THERE COULD BE AN UNDERLYING ILLNESS LIKE...RA OR SARCOIDOSIS,ETC. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF THINGS, THAT CAN CO-RESIDE WITH ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY. SO, I WILL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE, JUST WHAT ALL THE DOC FINDS, FROM MY BLOODWORK.
I SEEM TO HAVE EVERY SYSTEM AFFECTED, IN MY BODY...LIKE MY BONES AND JOINTS, MY VEINS AND SKIN...AND MY BACK...BUT, THE MAIN THING IS THAT I HAVE FAITH...AND I AM STILL FIGHTING, THE GOOD FIGHT AND...I AM ALIVE.
I JUST PRAY THAT I DO GET BETTER AND THE DOC OR DOCS, CAN JUST GET THINGS STABLIZED...AND ME, BACK TO ME.
U KNOW, ONE THING...WHEN THEY GET ME WELL...OR IF, THEY GET ME WELL...THAT IS....I AM GOING FISHING...WHEN THEY DO.:D<3 Karen