Re: Finally, Adrenal Fatigue it is then...

It really is a travesty that Doctors will let people suffer with AF, candida, "CFS" "GED" and all those other "its in your mind" illnesses.

Last year when my health went south, I was admitted to the ER with the most extreme panic attack I've ever had in my life. It happened during a spinning class and was so bad that I couldn't breathe and blacked out. My heart was racing a million miles and hour and wouldn't stop, and I was paralyzed from the waist down. They ran a bunch of tests on my heart, took blood, and told me I was suffering from anxiety and needed to take it easy.

So a month later after trying to go on vacation for New Years and spending the whole time in the hotel room due to crippling anxiety, I went to my GP of 20+years for more tests. He told me I was fine, it was all in my head, and to go on beta blockers and see a shrink. I NEVER had issues with anxiety in my life! and this was the Dr who gave me my first physical to enter kindergarten.

I refused the beta blockers and determined to get to the bottom of this. I found out about candida and started there. Went to the ER 2 more times in 2 months and when I mentiond AF and candida to them they looked at me like I had grown a third eye! One said that systemic candida only happens to people with AIDS, and the other actually chuckled and suggested Zoloft.

I do believe that western medicine has it's place, for sure. They've patched me up a few times after injuries, and there are some docs who actually still want to help people. I've encountered both MDs and NDs who genuinely wanted to help people, and those who were just in it for the $.

I always went the natural route first, but this monster is getting too big, and all the NDs, DCs, and nutritional counselors can;t seem to get me over the hump. So I broke down and made an appointment for tomorrow with a highly recognized endo specializing in adrenal disorders. They have a plethora of tests available, and I want to be sure it's not something going haywire in my pituitary or anything serious like that.

Once I have test results I will make decisions. I've never been quick to jump on pharmaceuticals, but if it's something serious I need to know. I'm half expecting the "your adrenals are fine, you're hypothyroid" answer, which will tell me to continue to search for the right combo to heal my AF. But at least then I will know that I can rule out Addisons, tumors, etc.

In my opinion, the best way to go is to use a combination of approaches. Get lots of opinions and do lots of research, and don't let any of these docs-traditional or natural- take advantage of a sick person in a desperate situation.

Strength and faith will get you through it. Persistence really does pay off, and keeping a positive attitude is so important. In my darkest hours, these are the things that have pulled me through.

Don't ever give up. We will all get healthy :)