Stress & Adrenal Fatigue - Essential Information for All

mmasters

I think this is a subject that everyone here should be aware of, I feel lucky to have found this information for it has made all the difference in my ability to recover from what was a miserable existance for the past few months leading into a nervous breakdown.

Months back my energy had been declining. Being in a negative pressured work situation I think was the main cause. Though to add to it I seperated from a long term relationship recently, had a death in the family and of course have been heavily envolved mentally in PO and related subjects. So I kept pushing on but started getting fatigued and in a perpetual state of seeking stimulation to motivate me whether it be getting in an angry state, listening to music constantly, eating comfort food, watching porn, indulging in posting here, working hard at the gym, etc... More recently the fatigue got worse and my ability to handle stress completely degenerated as did my work situation. I ended up resigning.

At that point the pressure was off but I couldn't control my stress levels, was having panic attacks, my digestive system was all screwed up, insomnia became severe. Basically I was a mess. I went to a doctor and all the tests came back fine except for high cholesterol. So according to the doctor nothing was really wrong.

I then started researching on the net and found some articles on adrenal fatigue. I wasn't sure this was the problem though it sounded like it. Out of desperation I adhered to the strict diet, lifestyle and vitamin supplements recommended for adrenal fatigue. I didn't think it would do anything but to my surprise it very much did and instantly my problems subsided. I feel better now than I've felt in months.

I'm still not back to 100% as that will probably take a couple months but I am doing a world better than I was a week or two back.

So after my experience with this phenomenon I feel compelled to tell others of it so they can avoid having a bad result as I did. Also as I've become more aware of this issue in myself I can see many others suffering mild to moderate forms of it.

PandaFi · Coal Joined: Oct 09, 2007 Posts: 2

Thanks - This is really useful info!!

Ferretlover

I must agree. If you are feeling fatigued, go to the doctor!
My brother got to the point he was so tired, he could barely get off the couch.
Went to the doctor, and found out it was leukemia.
Go to the doctor!
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mmasters

Ferretlover

I know-they only practice medicine...
But, then, my brother didn't expect the cancer... Just thought he was overworked (he's in construction).
Anyway, I am glad that you feel better! Smile

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MattSavinar · Elite Joined: May 09, 2004 Posts: 1990

fish oil, digestive enzymes, rhodiola, b-vitamins and vitamin c, celtic sea salt, organic eggs and meat, lots of fresh fruit and fiborous veggies, eliminate soy and high fructose corn syrup, some type of daily light-to-moderate exercise, plus a hammock in the sunshine and a loyal & playful dog if you got 'em. . .

a search for "adrenal fatigue" at http://www.testosterone.net will yield more.
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Ferretlover

Or, playful ferrets! Wink

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vision-master

EndOfGrowth

mmasters, Prolonged exposure to stress depletes serotonin levels in the brain which can induce depression and feelings of lethargy. 5-htp (5-Hydroxytryptophan ) facilitates the production of serotonin in the brain. You can buy it over the counter at most good chemists. I have suffered chronic anxiety and mild depression for years and have tried a number of prescription drugs to alleviate the symptoms, all of which had awful side effects. 5-htp has none and is organic and highly effective for treating depression, stress/anxiety (they are the same thing).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5-HTP
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vision-master

Why do these doctors keep pushing crap that don't help?

When the mood gets unbearable, nothing better than a little green prozac. Wished I lived in Cali, I'd go see the dope doctor................

FYI: DHEA - Dehydroepiandrosterone

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dehydroepiandrosterone

Kingcoal

Isn't DHEA the main active ingrediant in penis enlargement pills? If that's the case, a growing penis is enough to lift any man out of depression!
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PhebaAndThePilgrim

Good evening from Pheba, from the farm:
I have been diagnosed with a lot of stuff over the last 12 years. I became ill while working a high pressure corporate job. Quit the job. I still did not get better. I have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia, depression, adrenal exhaustion. Lyme disease (yes, I did have a tick bite), lupus, mixed connective tissue disease, rheumatoid arthritis. (blood work was positive for all of the above).
The past two years blood work has been negative. I am on a simple antibiotic, a tetracycline drug. I have been on the drug for 2-1/2 years, and I have my life back.
I still can't handle a lot of stress, and suffer a lot of joint and muscle pain. I am 52 by the way.
Being PO aware is stress enough. I do not work outside of the home.
There is a web site called www.roadback.org that discusses antibiotic protocol for rheumatoid arthritis and related illnesses.
The treatment has worked a miracle for me.
Now, concerning the soy. On top of all of the above problems I am also a cancer survivor. Specifically endometrial uterine cancer.
One instruction my oncologist was very specific on was not touching any soy whatsoever.
Soy has estrogenic effects and my cancer was estrogenic based.
Also, most people do not know that soy consumption should be limited to once or twice a week.
There are properties to soy that science does not fully understand.
The estrogenic effects of soy are especially troubling.
Also, I have allergies, and when I was tested I had a very bad reaction to the soy. The allergist said soy is a common allergen.
Soy is not all it is cracked up to be.

Pheba.

PhebaAndThePilgrim

PS from Pheba.
I went to the Missouri cancer center a few years ago to discuss having the DNA test done for bad cancer genes. I have a big family history of cancer. I did not have the test done. But, while I was waiting to speak with the DNA specialist I was perusing a poster on ways to avoid cancer, and things to avoid during chemotherapy. Right there on the chart was the following:
Avoid all soy and soy products.
Go figure.
Pheba.