Wouldn't want you chasing down therapy for "Adrenal Fatigue" and finding out that you had some other illness instead, and that you wasted all that time being unhealthy while trying to solve the wrong problem.

One of the unfortunate things about AF is that it's got a lot of the sort of vague symptoms that many other illnesses have. A few diseases are already called "the Great Imitator", just to give you an idea of how easy it is to mistake one illness for the next.

How much do you have of each of these?

* excessive fatigue and exhaustion
* non-refreshing sleep (you get sufficient hours of sleep, but wake fatigued)
* overwhelmed by or unable to cope with stressors
* feeling rundown or overwhelmed
* craving salty and sweet foods
* you feel most energetic in the evening
* a feeling of not being restored after a full night's sleep or having sleep disturbances
* low stamina, slow to recover from exercise
* slow to recover from injury, illness or stress
* difficulty concentrating, brain fog
* poor digestion
* low immune function
* lowered libido
* food or environmental allergies
* premenstrual syndrome or difficulties that develop during menopause
* consistent low blood pressure
* extreme sensitivity to cold
* feeling of asphyxiation
* sense that bones are weak
* cold hands and feet

Some of those symptoms are better differentiators of Adrenal Fatigue than other symptoms. Feeling tired frequently is a sign of Adrenal Fatigue, but it's also a sign of hundreds of other illnesses. So, even if you match with 95% of the symptoms, make sure to think about how unique to AF those symptoms are.

I think the following symptoms are particularly good for differentiating an illness as Adrenal Fatigue:

* dehydration
* Sugar craving (from low blood sugar)
* salt craving (from low blood sodium)
* frequent urination (if taking in water)
* dizziness standing up (orthostatic hypotension)
* sensitivity to cold

Have you tried the pupillary reflex test? Have you tried the orthostatic hypotension test? See these tests here: http://www.precisionnutrition.com/what-do-the-adrenal-glands-do


Can you tolerate extra potassium? If you're low on sodium, as with most AF sufferers, extra potassium will make you feel awful — they need to be kept in careful balance. Keep some salt handy to balance yourself out. Eat a banana or other high potassium food and see if you feel strange half an hour afterward. Maybe have a second banana if you didn't sense anything with the first.

You may be able to mail away for a saliva cortisol test. I think I saw you interested in getting one earlier? Check out Canary Club (ZRT Labs), or ... who else was recommended, people?