Re: Symptoms & remedies for adrenal stress

[Guest guest]

Disturbed sleep is not always part of adrenal problems. Both my kids

have slow adrenals, and they sleep fine at night. As do I and my

adrenals are wiped out. Cold hands and feet is thyroid usually. The

other signs are adrenal. Do you have a DDI hair test? That will

indicate adrenal/thyroid issues.

My son eats sea salt like it's a food group..I still have to give him

adrenal cortex every morning.

Symptoms: anxiety, tantrums, meltdowns, light sensitivity, noise

sensitivity, mood swings, trouble falling asleep at night, tired or

hard to wake up in the am, craving salt. Probably a ton more....

Use Sea salt only. Table salt holds little to nothing you want in your

child. Iodine is good for thyroids (iodoral). You can try licorice or

ashwaghanda if you know there is an adrenal problem. I found adrenal

cortex helpful for myself and both my kids. My son (age 5) only needs

1/4 cap a day. His adrenal fatigue seems to be mild. My dtr who is 12

is pretty bad. I did a saliva test on her...so she takes upwards of 4

a day.

If your really in doubt you may need to do a saliva test on her for

adrenal and thyroid levels. If this is not possible...do the

flashlight test for adrenals. Go into the bathroom, take a flashlight,

have her stand in front of the mirror. Turn on the flashlight, turn

off all other lights. Now have her look straight into the mirror while

you shine the light into the side of her eyes. Watch her pupils! Do

they constrict and stay that way? If so, good. They should. If they

constrict, and get larger, then smaller, then larger. and keep going

and can't stay constricted...She needs adrenal support.

Andy has said it is fine to give adrenal cortex for this.

Hydrocortisone is not recommended without a doctor and not unless the

natural stuff doesn't work.

For thyroid you would need to convince a doc to test T3, T4 and TSH.

To see if she needs iodine, take some betadine and rub it on her

arm..time how long it takes to absorb. Go to

www.stopthethyroidmaddness.com They tell you how to do this and how

long it should take to absorb it. If it absorbs really quickly, like a

few hours...she needs iodine. Which will help her thyroid.

Hope that helps...

>

>

> I think that my daughter has adrenal fatigue. She craves salt & asks

> for it with every meal and she seems to have other associated symptoms

> like heightened anxiety, cold hands/feet, and sensory integration

> problems. BUT she sleeps like a log and since disturbed sleep is also

> a sign of adrenal stress, I'm questioning my observations.

>

> I'm wondering what the other symptoms are of adrenal fatigue for our

> kids and what the necessary remedies are.

>

> I read somewhere that for some people, it's sufficient to increase

> their daily salt with some potassium as needed. Has this worked for

> others on the list? Or do our kids really need adrenal cortex extract

> to address adrenal stress? And if yes, how much & for how long?

>

> The other night, I gave my kids GFCF chips with their dinner,

> something I rarely do. These chips were *very* salty & my daughter

> gobbled up 3 helpings. By the time we had story time, I noticed that

> she seemed unusually calm, more attentive she also handled tensions

> with her brother without the usual meltdowns that happen when she's

> tired. Could an intake of salt have such positive results so quickly

> or am I on the wrong track?

>

> Any insight into this is appreciated.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

>

>

> I think that my daughter has adrenal fatigue. She craves salt & asks

> for it with every meal and she seems to have other associated symptoms

> like heightened anxiety, cold hands/feet, and sensory integration

> problems.

Here are a few good links with info

http://www.drrind.com/scorecardmatrix.asp

http://www.drrind.com/adrensupport.asp

Dana

[Guest guest]

Dear ,

Have your tried Natrium muriaticum/ Natrium chloratum in a homeopathic

potency like C10? It is simply diluted salt and can solve the problem of

cravings.

All the best

Dorothee

On 12/1/07, iam2l84t <mam78@...> wrote:

>

>

> I think that my daughter has adrenal fatigue. She craves salt & asks

> for it with every meal and she seems to have other associated symptoms

> like heightened anxiety, cold hands/feet, and sensory integration

> problems. BUT she sleeps like a log and since disturbed sleep is also

> a sign of adrenal stress, I'm questioning my observations.

>

> I'm wondering what the other symptoms are of adrenal fatigue for our

> kids and what the necessary remedies are.

>

> I read somewhere that for some people, it's sufficient to increase

> their daily salt with some potassium as needed. Has this worked for

> others on the list? Or do our kids really need adrenal cortex extract

> to address adrenal stress? And if yes, how much & for how long?

>

> The other night, I gave my kids GFCF chips with their dinner,

> something I rarely do. These chips were *very* salty & my daughter

> gobbled up 3 helpings. By the time we had story time, I noticed that

> she seemed unusually calm, more attentive she also handled tensions

> with her brother without the usual meltdowns that happen when she's

> tired. Could an intake of salt have such positive results so quickly

> or am I on the wrong track?

>

> Any insight into this is appreciated.

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I was waiting to get hair test results to answer this & now that I

have them, they are confirming the adrenal fatigue.

Thanks for all the replies & Jada for the tip about the flashlight

test. I tried it & it also supports the idea of fatigue so I will

order the adrenal cortex to see if that helps.

>

> Disturbed sleep is not always part of adrenal problems. Both my kids

> have slow adrenals, and they sleep fine at night. As do I and my

> adrenals are wiped out. Cold hands and feet is thyroid usually. The

> other signs are adrenal. Do you have a DDI hair test? That will

> indicate adrenal/thyroid issues.

>

> My son eats sea salt like it's a food group..I still have to give him

> adrenal cortex every morning.

>

> Symptoms: anxiety, tantrums, meltdowns, light sensitivity, noise

> sensitivity, mood swings, trouble falling asleep at night, tired or

> hard to wake up in the am, craving salt. Probably a ton more....

>

> Use Sea salt only. Table salt holds little to nothing you want in your

> child. Iodine is good for thyroids (iodoral). You can try licorice or

> ashwaghanda if you know there is an adrenal problem. I found adrenal

> cortex helpful for myself and both my kids. My son (age 5) only needs

> 1/4 cap a day. His adrenal fatigue seems to be mild. My dtr who is 12

> is pretty bad. I did a saliva test on her...so she takes upwards of 4

> a day.

>

> If your really in doubt you may need to do a saliva test on her for

> adrenal and thyroid levels. If this is not possible...do the

> flashlight test for adrenals. Go into the bathroom, take a flashlight,

> have her stand in front of the mirror. Turn on the flashlight, turn

> off all other lights. Now have her look straight into the mirror while

> you shine the light into the side of her eyes. Watch her pupils! Do

> they constrict and stay that way? If so, good. They should. If they

> constrict, and get larger, then smaller, then larger. and keep going

> and can't stay constricted...She needs adrenal support.

> Andy has said it is fine to give adrenal cortex for this.

> Hydrocortisone is not recommended without a doctor and not unless the

> natural stuff doesn't work.

> For thyroid you would need to convince a doc to test T3, T4 and TSH.

> To see if she needs iodine, take some betadine and rub it on her

> arm..time how long it takes to absorb. Go to

> www.stopthethyroidmaddness.com They tell you how to do this and how

> long it should take to absorb it. If it absorbs really quickly, like a

> few hours...she needs iodine. Which will help her thyroid.

> Hope that helps...

>

>

[Guest guest]

I've read many recommendations from members on this list for Adrenal

Cortex Extract from Nutricology.

Could someone please confirm if this is the right product:

http://www.iherb.com/ProductDetails.aspx?c=1 & pid=3415 & at=0

There is another product called Adrenal Organic Glandular and I'm not

sure if it's the same thing as the above product.

This is for a 40 lb child. Thanks again for your help.

[Guest guest]

>

> I've read many recommendations from members on this list for Adrenal

> Cortex Extract from Nutricology.

>

> Could someone please confirm if this is the right product:

> http://www.iherb.com/ProductDetails.aspx?c=1 & pid=3415 & at=0

Yes, this is it.

>

> There is another product called Adrenal Organic Glandular and I'm not

> sure if it's the same thing as the above product.

This is also fine.

>

> This is for a 40 lb child. Thanks again for your help.

>