Adrenal Fatigue Questions

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Hi All,

I'm sorry that I don't post more often and I barely have time to read the posts. I switched to digest just so I could still be on the group but not have my mail box get too full.

Anyway, I have a question or two about adrenal fatigue. When I joined this list in September I learned a whole lot about how that goes hand in hand with thyroid stuff and I immediately began taking some adrenal glandulars. They didn't seem to work for me though and I got some cortef which seemed to work wonders. I am taking 20mg of it a day and have been doing great on it until very recently. It seems that the adrenal fatigue symptoms are coming back again and I am not sure why. Has this happened to anyone else? And if so, what did you do? Is it okay to go up again for the cortef? I thought I had read that you couldn't take any more than 20 mg. Next time I get some adrenal support, I am going to try Isocort to see how that works for me.

This is what else I am on: 6 grains Armour (not a typo); 20 mcg of cytomel, allergy meds (allegra and rhinocort). nexium, and a bunch of vitamins/minerals separately since I can't take a multivitamin (am I the only one that get sick from those?): iron (2x/day), b-complex, c, calcium, zinc, selenium, DHEA 7 keto (I was breaking out with the regular DHEA) anc CoQ 10 for now.

I think that I am thyroid resistance or I just don't convert the free t4 into free t3 very well because I was still feeling like crap and added the cytomel. And when I started feeling better I started working out every day again like I used to, even up to the point where I could start my kickboxing classes once a week again. And I am starting to feel the adrenal fatigue set in again, I have the shakes, really sore muscles and joint and a bad headache that doesn't seem to go away. I know that I still need to add some more cytomel because my free t3 is still low, but am I stressing my adrenals by doing so? I'm not going to do any changes or additions any time soon though. Did I mess myself up by starting to work out again?

I really hope I haven't messed up with the work outs, I was feeling so great. And, between the medication and my being able to work out and get up and move even at home, I have managed to lose 30 pounds. So back down to 160 and 130 is my goal. So that is good....but this week that I haven't been able to work out because of the adrenal symptoms, I have felt terrible. UGH!

Okay...before I continue blabbering endlessly, does anyone have any suggestions or insight? I am on digest so you can email me directly, otherwise I will be able to check back in a few days.

Hugs,

Deb (in Chicago)

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I would try cutting the allergy meds down. The RhinCORT (read cortisone) is already giving you some extra cortisone, you may already be on too much. Have you had any adrenal testing?

Artistic Grooming Hurricane, West Virginia

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Deb

Is there any possibility that you may have a good old case of the flu? Have you taken your temp? What is your schedule like? If you've been suffering from adrenal fatigue, you can't let too many stressors take you over because that is also part of the recovery program for this, otherwise, the Cortef is for naught. It all works together when suffering from this. Are you keeping a very tight schedule with the "rush rush rush" syndrome? It is not possible to have this disease, still be in recovery, and do this.

Adrenal Fatigue Questions

Hi All,

I'm sorry that I don't post more often and I barely have time to read the posts. I switched to digest just so I could still be on the group but not have my mail box get too full.

Anyway, I have a question or two about adrenal fatigue. When I joined this list in September I learned a whole lot about how that goes hand in hand with thyroid stuff and I immediately began taking some adrenal glandulars. They didn't seem to work for me though and I got some cortef which seemed to work wonders. I am taking 20mg of it a day and have been doing great on it until very recently. It seems that the adrenal fatigue symptoms are coming back again and I am not sure why. Has this happened to anyone else? And if so, what did you do? Is it okay to go up again for the cortef? I thought I had read that you couldn't take any more than 20 mg. Next time I get some adrenal support, I am going to try Isocort to see how that works for me.

This is what else I am on: 6 grains Armour (not a typo); 20 mcg of cytomel, allergy meds (allegra and rhinocort). nexium, and a bunch of vitamins/minerals separately since I can't take a multivitamin (am I the only one that get sick from those?): iron (2x/day), b-complex, c, calcium, zinc, selenium, DHEA 7 keto (I was breaking out with the regular DHEA) anc CoQ 10 for now.

I think that I am thyroid resistance or I just don't convert the free t4 into free t3 very well because I was still feeling like crap and added the cytomel. And when I started feeling better I started working out every day again like I used to, even up to the point where I could start my kickboxing classes once a week again. And I am starting to feel the adrenal fatigue set in again, I have the shakes, really sore muscles and joint and a bad headache that doesn't seem to go away. I know that I still need to add some more cytomel because my free t3 is still low, but am I stressing my adrenals by doing so? I'm not going to do any changes or additions any time soon though. Did I mess myself up by starting to work out again?

I really hope I haven't messed up with the work outs, I was feeling so great. And, between the medication and my being able to work out and get up and move even at home, I have managed to lose 30 pounds. So back down to 160 and 130 is my goal. So that is good....but this week that I haven't been able to work out because of the adrenal symptoms, I have felt terrible. UGH!

Okay...before I continue blabbering endlessly, does anyone have any suggestions or insight? I am on digest so you can email me directly, otherwise I will be able to check back in a few days.

Hugs,

Deb (in Chicago)