I've always wondered why alcohol was able to allievate my fatigue symptoms (constant yawning, stingy, watery eyes, and general exhaustion)within a very short space of time (after a pint of lager in most cases). It was quite incredible really. I wouldn't even be drunk or anything, just a relatively small amount of alcohol and I was no longer tired and had a healthy complexion again after looking like crap before.
Of course, the next day the fatigue symptoms would increase three or four fold so I knew it wasnt really doing me any good long term. I know it's a stimulant and that stimulants can temporarily get the adrenal glands roused again, but I never got the same effect off caffeine or tea and sodas in general, so I'm wondering why alcohol was different in that sense.
Actually alcohol is a sedative, not a stimulant. Alcohol increases the effectivness of GABA in the brain relaxing us. So it could be as simple as reduced adrenal stress.
Would your adrenal herbs correct an overactive adrenal gland?
In most cases it should definitely help. Most cases of "overactive" adrenal function result from either autoimmunity, or simply the adrenals overreacting to stress. Adaptogens can help in both cases. It would not work though in cases of hyperadrenalism from adrenal tumors.