Adrenal Fatigue

everyone. I will continue to be proactive. I have to get myself back (physically).

Adrenal gland exhaustion causes clinical depression also. There are books on diet for the adrenals and accupuncture really helps. Try and find a naturapathic physician or a chinese herbalist. The adrenals affect the glandular system especially the thyroid. It is burn-out that you are feeling. Yoga is also very helpful as it causes a form of stretching that stimulates electrical charges in the joints and that helps restore balance. TaiChi does the same. You have to watch alcohol, sugar, flour etc. Time tends to help but you need to take some pro-active actions in order to get your life back. You are smart to look for answers instead of just accepting a doctors opinion.

Hi Jessika, I know exactly what you mean - I was jumping at my own shadow after D&D in September. I was getting two or three hours sleep a night and then waking up in a panic - never had a sensation quite like it before and am not doing it justice in describing it now. Couldn't nap during the day time and was bone tired but scared to go to sleep because I'd have a startle response (as though I'd had a nightmare I couldn't remember) two or three times a night. For about two months I was waking up at 4am on the nose and couldn't get back to sleep. I also lost 15lbs that I really couldn't afford to lose. I went to see an acupuncturist who immediately told me that I was on adrenal overload and obviously had been for some time. No kidding. I started seeing him twice a week and it made a huge, huge difference. Still took a while for me to come "dpwn" but it's good to remember how low I was at the time. Also went for a full physical and my doctor told me I was really low on B and iron. I started taking supplements and my appetite has come back. I've gained almost all the weight back. I slept for 10 hours straight last night (for the first time in about two years) and my next step is to start getting some decent exercise to boost the endorphins. The acupuncturist basically said that when you're in constant fight or flight mode, your body never gets a chance to recover. The adrenal system goes haywire and all the energy that's usually distributed to other functions (like appetite and digestion) take a backseat to your staying on "high alert" for attack. Now why would we have been on high alert for attack ... :-) Well, I was, for months. Not sure whether this will help but for me, acupuncture saved my bacon. Without decent nutrition and rest, our emotions can be so overwhelming at the best of times. With all that adrenaline rushing around (for months) it starts off a really awful cycle that's hard to break. Hope you're feeling better soon - I -love- Kava Kave by the way, nature's valium! Curly.

Our friend Sandra Brown suffers from Adrenal Fatigue... you should pop her an email - ask what she suggests. http://www.lisaescott.com/forum/2009/12/07/adrenal-fatigue http://howtospotadangerousman.blogspot.com/2008/07/stress-adrenal-fatigue.html http://www.adrenalfatigue.org/ http://www.project-aware.org/Resource/articlearchives/adrenalfatigue.shtml IBUPROFEN? ridiculous! and tests often look FINE... I can't say if you will recover. I realize now I had this issue along with PTSD most of my life - it was never validated or treated and eventually the stress of pathological abuse, a lifelong hormone disorder, exposure to toxins and psychopathic abuse - just pushed me into the Complex PTSD forever category. You need to find the right DOCTOR too. AF is a component of PTSD and this is why I tell women to STAY IN THERAPY and work with their therapists and doctors for at least a year AFTER the final CONTACT. ~~~~~~~~~ The truth will set you free... but first it will piss you off - Gloria Steinem Visit My Abuse Website