RT Journal
A1 Straus SE, McKenzie R, Demitrack MA
T1 LOw-dose hydrocortisone for chronic fatigue syndrome—reply
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 1999
FD May 26
VO 281
IS 20
SP 1887
OP 1889
DO 10-1001/pubs.JAMA-ISSN-0098-7484-281-20-jbk0526
UL http://dx.doi.org/10-1001/pubs.JAMA-ISSN-0098-7484-281-20-jbk0526
AB 
Dr Baschetti and Dr Teitelbaum and colleagues suggest that the dosage
we used was too high. We based our regimen on our prior observation
that CFS patients secrete approximately 30% less cortisol per day than
healthy subjects.2 Our hypothesis was that modest
glucocorticoid supplementation might ameliorate CFS symptoms.