Re: Success Story

Hi Everyone

Well I am typing this two years later since the last apparent post. Paulette, how are you doing????

I am posting here to see possibly what "stage" I am in, and how to go from here--I am seeing an MD soon but thought that adrenal fatigue was only accepted in the naturopathic community, not western medicine?

After seeing a naturopath since February (it is now November), I feel like I am actually getting worse with my status of adrenal fatigue. It could have been that before I quit my super physically taxing job I was just running on constant adrenaline and did not even realize how tired I was. Right now I feel like I have to sleep about 12 hours a night to feel well-rested, and still need a nap. I work a split shift job with kids (8-930, 230-6) after having taken the summer off, and have to usually sleep in between. I crash after mild exercise and/or eating too fast, also can't seem to walk more than a 1/2 hour either without getting sick or needing to stop. I get sick (stomachache/headache) after eating when something is on my mind or I have had a stressful day.

I have started to get semi-panic attacks and have trouble breathing sometimes. I get very nauseous before the kids come into class, as part of anxiety. My blood Sugar level crashes after acute stress. What really sunk my level of adrenal fatigue over the past year is I suffered a structural back injury and now have thoracic outlet syndrome and am always am in some kind of discomfort or pain. I used to be very active also, used to dance, and now I am afraid I will never have that energy back.

I see a therapist and want to change my thought processes, but since I am tired all the time it's hard to think positively. I am wondering if I should move back home but also wondering if starting all over and moving away from friends will create more stress.

One thing I have noticed is that my eyes don't seem to drag anymore, and when I do feel good, I feel pretty good, but when I feel bad, I feel reaaaaaaaaaaallllllly depressed and sick, like I'm sinking. Is this part of a detox/recovery stage? My naturopath has me on Adrenal Support which includes mostly Ashwaghanda Root, and just Vitamin D and probiotic, and essential oils to support hormone/menstrual cycle function. I've noticed that coffee is a bitch but can't help but drink it maybe once or twice a week (used to be every day), also can't quite give up Sugar yet.

Anyway, I am just curious if any of this sounds hopeful, I thankfully am still able to "function" somewhat, but wondering what else I can do or if I should consult Dr. Lam. Should look back on the website.... Tweet