My god....let's not figure out why the thyroid is over-active....lets' just remove it. What a shame.
Very sorry to hear about your son.
You don't need to physically see a doctor or other practitioners for effective treatment of adrenal fatigue. You can get very effective treatment with phone consults and lab work.
I've been dealing with adrenal fatigue for years and finally making good progress. There is a program that many of us here have gravitated to...called “Nutritional Balancing”
There are people here that have tried everything and nothing worked, but they are getting better on this program.
It uses hair analysis to determine your mineral status. They can tell a lot from mineral ratios and levels. There are many practitioners of this program.