Re: This is Part 2 of the Those of Us Who Take Adrenal Support

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I think the biggest problem with Adrenal suppport is not enough

doctors test for it..too many natural health food stores sell it

with out proper dosing, regulations or need for control of strength.

Adrenal fatigue is a real medical issue. Unfortunately few docs test

for it and usually when they do they test only a few hormones and

supplement those hormones only. The follow up testing is even worse

so whether a person is overdosed underdosed the doctor is clueless.

I do not take adrenal support. But my take on the issue is every

hormone adrenal or not has a balancing hormone in the body..some

have two or three..when you take support you increase one which

lowers the other.short term this is good, long term the lowered

hormone allows the supoorted hormone to increase and run free..or if

the problem is not low levels but suppressed levels from the other

hormone being too high or the body accustommed to high levels of the

other hormone then you run into issues of it working for a week then

needing to increase and repeating this..

To me support should be given slowly to increase the levels and then

slowly weaned off with testing to see what is needed to maintain

these levels...

JMO..but those who need the support are not getting proper treatment

unless it involves an internist and involves another medical

contition directly related to the condition.( tumor, physical damage

to the adrenal gland etc.)

Most people have stressed adrenals because of another medical

condition. Supporting them makes you feel good..but this is a

secondary condition and although Natural paths tend to understand

the need for support.they also tend to try and balance it.

Although there is nothing to stop me from walking to the local

health food store and buying a bottle of replacement hormones

because it helped a friend with acne and I don't want to get acne

and then me going back in 6 months thinking well I don't have acne(

never did but did not want to get) grabbing more but grabbing the

bottle beside it too cause I am noticing my hair is thinning now and

well it must be because my dad lost his a 70 so genetics with out

even thinking it is a result of the meds I am taking for acne..

This cycle goes on and on..

Rambling sorry..not a fan of most newer health food stores with

cashiers uneducated willing to sell everything to anyone..but I can

see the point of the discusion on adrenal support, why it works and

why it doesn't.

Keep in mind that most pharmacutical drugs are synthetic forms of

natural products..science daily is taking old cures , old medicines,

herbs and seeing why they work , why they don't and synthetically

making drugs with stronger strengths and some have very low

therapuetic indexes meaning it only takes a small amount to work and

even a smaller amount to cause adverse side effects.

I have nothing against herbs and natural supplements but you must

know why you are taking them, what they will do to you, both good

and bad and why..unfortunately working where I work I have seen

people buy a pill because it is pink..or refuse one because it is

pink..with no regards to what the medicine is or actual does and

over 1/2 the people I konw take a pill cause a friend takes it and

it works the friend it has to work for them..so I understand the off

balance on results the discussion takes.

(Topper take your soapbox back and hide it, my brain is in overdrive

and I apoligize if this makes no sense)

Kats3boys