Stress and toxins could definitely contribute to adrenal dysfunction. I forget the science behind it. Excess cortisol (stress, fight or flight syndrome) is terrible for your health.
Plus, it's a compounding effect, because you're stressing about
your stress, stressing about
your health. So, while I realize it's much easier said than done, try not to lose your crap over it, you know? Just keep chipping away at things, keep picking yourself back up.
One of the biggest helps for me is just that knowingness - me freaking out, being pissed off about
my health, it's contributing to the illness. It's giving it even more momentum. Lyme loves when you're sad, hopeless, etc.
Already been said to you, but, again, toxins, neurotoxins are a huge. I think half of my level of sickness is just toxins that I can't get out. If I could push them out on a daily basis, I feel like I'd be a halfway normally functioning person.
Good luck to ya
edit: I used to experience a lot of adrenal/thyroid symptoms. Maybe I was just lucky enough to have my body find its balance again, or maybe problems still exist, just not to the same extent?
What I'd do is, whenever I felt these weird disturbances in energy (the rushes up through your body, like you mentioned), I'd pretend nothing was wrong, because I just couldn't afford/access certain tests or treatments for adrenal/thyroid issues.
"Adrenals, what are those? Thyroid level? I'm fine." That was my logic. Just tried to relax and forget about
it. In the back of my mind, I'd always be like, okay, just take it easy as much as you can. Rest and relaxation are crucial. Don't push yourself too hard. Some of this is probably common sense, though.
Obviously, medical treatment is important, and it's funny, because doctors so often try to write Lyme off as a mental thing, but I wonder how much our thinking CAN affect our health?
Post Edited (NotQuiteAntonio) : 7/7/2017 6:47:51 AM (GMT-6)