Customer Reviews

Isocort

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I have been diagnosed as being hypothyroid. Lots of times one also has weak adrenals with that condition, though the blood tests often will not show this. (I found the Stop The Thyroid Madness website to be a wonderful fountain of info on thyroid plus adrenal help, personally.) It takes time for the Isocort to work. Maybe a month or more. But there are no side effects that I've seen at all. It is a natural product, not a pharmaceutical. In just the couple of weeks that I've been using it I've slowly but surely been getting over extreme fatigue and weakness. However, I also began using more than the 8 tablets they conservatively recommend, as for one thing I am tall and for another I believe I am careful to monitor things like temp rises and dips and pulse, blood pressure, etc. (P.S. After having a doctor listen to me about my adrenal concerns and getting - not blood but - urine testing, I was put on Cortef
which with a prescription is cheaper and also more powerful than Isocort.
But if you can only get Isocort, it is still very good. By the way both Isocort and Cortef may only need to be taken for 6 months or so as the body will heal the adrenals if it is given enough support and not too strong doses of Cortef (20 mg. will not cause dependency). If you feel your heart racing about an hour after taking the meds, it may be not only a sign that you need to decrease your dosages some, but a sign that your adrenals are healing! Rhodiola, Macca tablets and Ashwagandha have also helped many with adrenal problems including me. Oh, and don't forget lots of Vit. C. Doing what you can to decrease your stress levels is of course going to help you heal faster. Be sure to check out Dr. Michael Lam's website, or his Forum on Curezone at Ask Dr. Lam if you even suspect you have adrenal issues.)

I only wish I'd discovered Isocort a few years ago. This has been a wonderful product to help with my chronic fatique. I'm also a porph so there are very few drugs and supplements that I tolerate safely, but this one is okay for me and has helped alot. I can't take anywhere near as much as some or as much as is recommended on various websites,,,,,,,I start with one half to one tablet-chewing them seems to work the best, I've never taken more than three in a day.

I have Addison's Disease and I use this in conjunction with regular oral hydrocortisone. This product DOES contain cortisol. I did several saliva tests on my own via Diagnostechs Lab through canaryclub.org and found that if I took 2.5 mg. of regular hydrocortisone in the morning 1.5 hrs. later it raised my baseline levels of saliva cortisol from 3.2 to 4.5 (a.m. range 7-10). I then did another test taking 2 Isocorts and measuring a baseline then 1.5 hrs. later it actually raised my cortisol from 3.3 to 7.0. This assured me that there is real cortisol in the tablets (which are made from sheep adrenals). I have used Isocort now for about 2 years with good results. HOWEVER! I would caution that a person spend the money for a 4 part saliva cortisol test to measure cortisol BEFORE starting on any replacement regimen of either Isocort or regular oral hydrocortisone. Adrenal problems can have many of the same symptoms as hypothyroidism and chronic fatigue.

And, if you do use more than the 8 recommended tablets of Isocort a day, perform periodic saliva tests. If you measure an a.m. baseline before starting therapy and begin to see that baseline start to decrease significantly, it can be a signal that the adrenals are recompensating for the replacement cortisol. Some people can get the adrenals to regroup and start producing on their own over time but it can be a difficult and uncomfortable process.

After being sick I began to have episodes of weakness and shaking throughout my body. I went to an orthodox medical doctor who took blood test and told me there was nothing wrong and prescribed ativan saying it was my nerves. after 3 months of her telling me there was nothing wrong I went to a Naturopath (Natural doctor) who new what the problem was immediately, confirming his diagnoses with a blood test. My Adrenal Glands were not producing enough hormones. After prescribing this product my problem began to disappear as he adjusted the dosage over a 3 week period and it was totally gone within 2 months. I thank god for this product an for Natural Doctors.

THis is a wonderful product to restore the adrenals back to vitality. . . which will in turn assist in thyroid function.
Be sure not to overdue it and think more is better....it works well and fast..but overstimulated adrenals are as bad as sluggish ones!

This product really works for me; I use it to help get my thyroid under control (in conjunction with my levothyronine). Especially useful if, like me, you're under a lot of stress for a long, long time. It really helps my system cope with the destruction caused by endless loads of adrenaline being dumped into my system. I notice a huge difference in my moods, my weight, and my abiltiy to cope when I'm on it.

I'm not sure how to rate this because I bought it thinking I was getting "Freeze-Dried Adrenal Cortex." I didn't realize that it was reformulated and now contains "Fermented Plant Derived Cortisol." I think it did help, but the original Isocort is what was recommended to me. I'm not sure why they changed the formula when the original formula supposedly worked so well. My thoughts are, "if it's not broken, don't fix it."

So far, I am thrilled with using Isocort. It appears to be just enough for my adrenals without overstimulating and I feel much calmer and energetic at the same time.

The first day I took Isocort, I felt amazing. I had so much energy that I was able to do so many things and experience again those long gone productive days. Isocort produced, however, a major insomnia on the same night...I couldn't sleep until 3 am or later...The next day, I was very tired...I took 8+ pellets and they had absolutely no effect on my energy level...I'm still going to use it for a while and see if it can produce any good results. I had little hope that it's alleviate, much less fix, my persistent and baffling mental fatigue...Disappointing...

I have no complaints about the product, have ordered it through other websites in the past. I am extremely disappointed however, that I ordered three separate items and they each had a shipping charge, which I did not expect when ordering through amazon.