Okay, y'all! I have to celebrate!!!

And where better to celebrate than with one's friends that understand???

So for the last three years, I've lived with severe adrenal fatigue and hypothyroid, besides my lovely infections (don't leave home without them! ha ha!). When my adrenals first went down, I was only able to sleep a little over 3 hours a day total. When I started treatments, I slowly worked my way up to 5 hours a day, my improvements stopped at 5 hours and sometimes 6 hours of sleep a day and I've been stuck there for the last 18 or so months. Dog tired comes no where near explaining it, as those of you that deal with this know.

Guess what?!?!?! I just slept 10 HOURS!! I only woke two times, and went right back to sleep! It's wonderful to be able to sleep that long!! I have soooo needed it for the last 3 years!!

What a break through! I don't expect to sleep another 10 hours tonight (but how wonderful that would be if I could!!), but to know that my body is capable of it once again, shows that I'm healing again!! Yay, yay, yay!!!!!

I'm so proud of my body!! LOL!

That's wonderful! Yes that is definitely healing going on. Set your expectations that you will sleep again that well. No self-defeating thoughts.

WOW! What are you taking?! I need some o'that ASAP! I only sleep 2 to 2 and half hours at a time. Four hours total if I am lucky. Like this for over 20 years. WOW - Happy Mother's Day to you Trav. that is the best gift ever! Hope it continues for sure! Many Congrats! AMAZING!

Wowza!! That is so very wonderful Trav. I couldn't be happier for you after knowing just a tiny piece of the hell you've been through with adrenal/thyroid issues. Here's to more healing sleep for you!!!

How awesome!! I am so very happy for you. Long time coming but you did it.

Traveler...that is great news! It certainly gives me hope! Can I get the NatraBio Adrenal, NatraBio Thyroid online and if I have hypothyroid but am not sure about adrenal fatigue or what that is, is it safe to take and also how much Ashwaganda are ou taking, I take it but its not working as well now as it did to start. I take two droppersful. Thanks for sharing! Denise K

Thank you PeteZa!

NatraBio is available over the counter, although I have been ordering mine from iherb. They are very quick and have good prices - but please do be sure you have been tested for thyroid and adrenal problems before taking it. No need to compound our issues, we have enough as it is!!

I started out on whole desiccated adrenal and desiccated thyroid. At first they were a wonder pill for me as they stopped my downward spiral, but after being on them for a year, I felt like I had plateaued and was no longer improving. I pleaded with my doctor to change my doses many times, but she refused, so I finally fired her (another thing I DON'T recommend!!) as I had followed her advice to the letter and was having no improvements, and she wouldn't even consider raising my doses or moving me to other meds. But the ensuing chaos in my life for two solid weeks while I was scrambling to figure out how I was going to do this without a doctor, what to use and to get started and find what dose this all correlated to was not something one should take on lightly.

I started out with just one ashwagandha a day, and have built up to taking a larger dose than most will likely need. It takes both the ashwagandha and the thyroid and adrenal meds to keep me going right now. Oh, and I use pills, not tinctures - Not sure just how much difference that would make or how it would be different (if one is stronger or better absorbed, of if it's purely individual).

So I'm up to 3 ashwagandha pills in the am (450 mgs ea) and 2 ashwagandha at 2 pm (450 mgs ea)

I take 3 NatraBio Adrenal as soon as I'm awake (and stumbling around), and then 2 at 2 pm.

I take 3 NatraBio Thyroid 20 minutes after the am adrenal meds, then 2 more 20 minutes after the 2 pm adrenal dose.

Why 20 minutes? These are sublingual homeopathic preparations that are chewed and placed under the tongue. You have to have a "clean mouth" (believe me! It makes a massive difference) before taking these meds. Nothing but water during those 20 minutes you wait before taking them.

And again, a few words of caution - PLEASE be sure you are tested to know if you need these, then start off on low doses and raise your doses slowly!! Not everyone reacts the same to homeopathic remedies, and just because they work really well for me, that doesn't mean they will for anyone else, or the doses will work for any one else. But it may just be the answer some of us are looking for. It sure was for me!

That is wonderful news, Traveler...I'm so happy for you. There's nothing like a good sleep, hey?


"What a break through! I don't expect to sleep another 10 hours tonight (but how wonderful that would be if I could!!), but to know that my body is capable of it once again, shows that I'm healing again!! Yay, yay, yay!!!!!"


YES! That's exactly how I feel when I have a good day...almost symptom free...if it happened once...it can happen again....something good IS happening!!!

Great news, Traveler. We all want the best for you.

Patty. xo

Girlie, Bluelyme, Summer, and Pirouette - thank you so very much for joining in with me in celebration!!!

And thank you for the Happy Mother's day wishes, Bluelyme! I do hope that all the mothers (even if your "baby" is your dog/cat) have a most wonderful, cozy Mother's Day today!!