Re: Re: and others---here's my theory about my problem--Comments??

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But Janie

Yes, the cortisol would have been formerly high, in the beginning, but when

they go caput, they can no longer produce these high levels of cortisol, so

come the symptoms of adrenal fatigue, a.k.a., LOW output of cortisol, after

the first stage of high cortisol. This is what makes the adrenals weak, all

the stress from physical, mental, genetics, environment, etc.....makes them

" crash " . I do believe in testing for this, rather than to treat blindly.

You may have low cortisol issues, but you won't be that sure if you don't

test. I know I haven't done that yet either, but I'm pretty sure of it.

The xtra cortisol given for treatment simply allows the adrenals to rest in

recovery, while it picks up the pace, so that they can build (with thyroid

hormone) up again, to handle things normally. It'a vicious cycle that has

to be corrected. I was undertreated for thyroid for so long, plus the

zillions of emotional stressors that were happening to me over many yrs,

that I was bound to have had adrenal fatigue. Who wouldn't, after all that

crap? I believe also, that some people were simply born with a stronger

pair of adrenal glands that can weather a whole lot more than other peoples

glands. Genetics, for that part of it. All these sites on adrenal fatigue

talk about the Stepwise fashion of how it all comes into being.

Re: and others---here's my theory

about my problem--Comments??

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> Ok, laughing at myself. I am trying to sift through all of your

> response and see where I fall in all this. It's similar to Lam's

> great info, too.

>

> If low progesterone and estrogen are common in adrenal fatigue, how

> do we look at low estrogen and low progesterone due to menopause?

> I've never had low hormones, nor have I ever noticed adrenal

> fatigue...So my low hormones are not necessarily due to adrenal

> fatigue--they are due to a natural process (meno).

>

> But, if my low female hormones are causing my adrenal glands to work

> harder, then that could explain what is happening to me---i.e. my

> adrenals are working hard not just because of my low female

> hormones, but they are also working to help me with everyday stress

> that my store causes---and the two combined result in the crashing I

> start the experience the minute I leave the store.......sound right?

>

> Before my female hormones started changing, my adrenals were able to

> handle the stress of my life and the store. Now.......they are

> overreacting, and I am crashing when I relax.........

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> So.......if I can raise the bar of my progesterone level, I am

> hoping the stress can be taken off my adrenals........and I won't

> crash so hard when I leave the store.........I am making enough

> estrogen still, even if lower than when I my body was younger......

>

> Or, I could be in the beginning stages of adrenal exhaustion--a high

> output of cortisol is the sign, and I think I am having that every

> day that I work.