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Old 11-12-15, 08:51 AM  
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I am betting there are many books on adrenal fatigue. No, most traditional doctors are not well versed in this. They just don't teach it in medical school. I would also look for a functional medicine doctor. I heard a podcast from a functional medicine doctor on this and it was quite good and they had also written a book.

OK, looked it up. It was The Adrenal Reset Diet by Alan Christiansen and Sara Gottfried (both functional medicine doctors...Sara Gottfried is also an MD...he might be as well, don't know).

My understanding is that it is related to chronic, high level stress so your adrenals are ON all the time and get burned out. I am pretty sure you can just treat this yourself, but a functional medicine doctor might be helpful to guide you and make suggestions.
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Old 11-12-15, 08:57 AM  
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Precision Nutrition has a bunch of info regarding Adrenal Fatigue on their forum, blog and if I remember from blog post have done work with people on recovery from it. Sorry about the diagnosis and wishing you quick relief!
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Old 11-12-15, 09:02 AM  
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Edited to add: endocrinologists, from my experience, do not acknowledge adrenal fatigue. If it's not Addisons or Cushings disease, they will not feel there is any issues with the adrenals.
Yup. And by then you're in a real mess.

So hydrocortisone worked for you?
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Old 11-12-15, 09:55 AM  
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Edited to add: endocrinologists, from my experience, do not acknowledge adrenal fatigue. If it's not Addisons or Cushings disease, they will not feel there is any issues with the adrenals.
Agreed. My cortisol level came back at the same level in the mornings as it is for most people when they go to bed at night. It then proceeded to drop throughout the day. Do you know what my endocrinologist prescribed me? Metformin. It's what they give to people who are prediabetic or have PCOS. My periods were regular. My blood sugar was perfect. She winked at me and said that it would help me lose the weight that I'd gained since the fatigue hit me. I never filled the prescription and never went back to her again.
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Old 11-12-15, 10:09 AM  
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Is it relate to stress and lack of sleep?
I think so! I was a train wreck of health problems earlier this year and I think adrenal fatigue was a big part of it, yet no doctor wanted to touch that topic. Stress and lack of sleep were big contributors to my health unraveling for sure. I was lucky to find a chiropractor/naturopath/acupuncturist to finally address adrenal fatigue and other issues.
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Old 11-12-15, 11:05 AM  
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Hi Ladies!
I am a Functional and Integrative Nutritionist and Registered Dietitian. I am trained to work with adrenal dysfunction and am recovering from it myself. Feel free to PM me
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Old 11-12-15, 02:13 PM  
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Hi Ladies!
I am a Functional and Integrative Nutritionist and Registered Dietitian. I am trained to work with adrenal dysfunction and am recovering from it myself. Feel free to PM me
Will you PM me? I can't get anything to work for me on VF these days.
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Old 11-12-15, 02:25 PM  
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For those of you who think or know you have adrenal fatigue - what kind of workouts do you do? I've heard that cardio is bad for us - only makes it worse. I tend to focus on barre and strength/lifting - yet I'm still tired and can't lose weight. I'm thinking about doing some TA....

what do you guys do that's beneficial?
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saliva test?

I thought adrenal insufficiency only had blood and urine tests.


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Old 11-12-15, 02:41 PM  
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Is it relate to stress and lack of sleep?
I was going to say the same thing.

over the past 4 years, I've managed to incorporate meditation, do more yoga, and focus on getting more sleep. I was laid up the past few days due to illness, and was getting 8 hours of sleep plus naps. I feel really good now!

sleep is the new status symbol, I read somewhere.

EDITED TO ADD: reducing stress and increasing sleep sounds like a "chicken or egg" dilemma, but the process is more iterative than sequential. in other words, you may need to have a strategy that works on several things at once, re-evaluate, then continue with that strategy. Also, it takes a lot of time, with or without meds.
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