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Boosting Cortisol Levels Benefits CFS And Fibromyalgia Patients

Boosting Cortisol Levels Benefits CFS And Fibromyalgia Patients A California doctor had claimed that chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and fibromyalgia can be treated by boosting stress hormone cortisol with low doses of hydrocortisone. According to Dr. Kent Holtorf, the treatment offers great health benefits with less risk, compared to other treatments for the two conditions.

Doctor Holtorf believes that patients with chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia have low levels of steroid hormone cortisol. These conditions are due to dysfunction in a brain system that regulates response to stress, known as the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis.

From WebMD:

Boosting levels of the stress hormone cortisol with low doses of hydrocortisone could help patients with chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia feel better, a California doctor says.

Kent Holtorf, MD, says the simple treatment carries significantly less risk and greater potential for benefit than widely accepted treatments for the two conditions.

Holtorf believes the majority of CFS and fibromyalgia patients have low levels of the steroid hormone cortisol due to dysfunction in a brain system that regulates response to stress, known as the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis.

Holtorf routinely treats patients with chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia with low doses (5 to 15 milligrams a day) of the steroid hydrocortisone, in addition to other treatments, to boost cortisol levels.

Of 500 consecutive patients treated with the steroid at his Torrance, Calif., clinic, Holtorf says 94% showed some improvement and 62% showed substantial improvement by the fourth visit.

William C. Reeves, MD, director of the chronic viral diseases branch of the CDC, believes that most patients with CFS and fibromyalgia could benefit from taking low-dose hydrocortisone, but he says the treatment is not without risks.

Based on the experiment conducted by Dr. Holtorf, the treatment showed that significant percentage of chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia patients have improved. However, some patients also experienced side effects especially those administered with higher steroid doses.

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