Re: AF and menstrual cycle?

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Many wonen seem to get worse adrenal sympotoms righ tbefore and at th

estart oif their periods. I am not ppsitive o fthe cause but the

cahnging hormones thta are low or high at that time I suspect is why.

Progesterone may be helpful and some women need ot stress dose a little

extra HC at this time if symptoms are bad.

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Yes, I thought about iron. I take a multivit that should help a tad

bit. I just can barely move the first day of my period...its

horribal. Extreme weakness!

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> > Yes, my symptoms go crazy the week before my cycle starts. I

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> > Does your menstrual cycle make your adrenal fatigue symptoms

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> > I notice I feel twice as bad around that time of the month, why

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> > I get more intense,scary symptoms when my period gets closer.

> > Some of which sound like low cortisol, adreniline, or simply

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> > extremely hypo.

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> I am also curious to know if those of you who are tracking your temps

> notice that they are higher at certain times during your cycle. I

> don't have a uterus anymore but still have my ovaries and therefore a

> cycle that I can't really track. Just wondering if you notice a

> change on a certain day.

Definitely. I have kept charts for twelve years now, and there are

certain clear patterns. I should say at the outset that you take your

temperature on waking, vaginally not orally, and in celsius.

In a nutshell, what happens is this: the first day of bleeding is Day 1

of your new cycle. Between now and ovulation, which is usually but not

always around Day 14, your temp will wobble around a baseline. Within

a few hours of ovulating, your temp will rise. You carry on taking

your basal temp of course. The rule for pinpointing the day of

ovulation is that at least one of the three temps is at least 0.2

degree/C higher than all of the preceding six. After ovulation, your

temp will wobble around a higher baseline until the corpus luteum fails

and menstruation is triggered. This sudden drop in temp can happen

either before you start to bleed - in which case, you know you are

going to bleed that day (useful to know) - or the day after.

If you are pregnant, there will be a second temperature shift as you

get even hotter for the duration of the pregnancy. If you keep charts,

you'll know you are pg before your period is due.

For instance, my pre-ovulation temp varies between 36.0 - 36.4 but

could be up to 36.6 if I've had a disturbed night. After ovulation, my

temp range is 36.6 - 36.8.

If you still have your ovaries you might well still see these

patterns. I for one would be very interested in your results :-)

Rosie/5