Treating Adrenal Fatigue

I'm taking Eleuthero(1 gram), Ashwaganda(2 grams) Licorice (weak tea) for it. I know Traveler and some others have been taking Adrenal support complexes but I would prefer to just stick to what I already have. I'm not really improving yet and it's been three days. I was about 9 days late on my period when I really crashed and I took a lot of eleuthero coccus, I felt better that day but then my period started and I crashed again. I really am hoping this gets better in a couple days. I'm too weak to exercise which is not good! Lymph.

Are these dosages sufficient for short term improvement?

Adrenals are very, very slow in healing. They are one of the main glands in the body that helps the rest of the body function, so they have a lot on their plate. As PeteZa said, it will take a lot longer than 3 days if your adrenals are truly compromised.

I just got back from an overnight get away with my hubby 2 days ago - I took everything I usually do, but I was out of the house for most of 2 days, slept in a different bed, ate differently, and I'm still not recovered. I knew I would need to support them more while out like that, and I did, but I'm still struggling with increased adrenal (& thyroid! ugh!) issues due to these small changes.

You might not need the level of support I do (hopefully!), but it still takes time - think weeks not days.

Another thing you need to be aware of and careful to not do is to overstimulate your adrenals, this would bring them crashing back down to where you are worse than you were before, and can start a very, very vicious cycle! I did this unknowingly before I was diagnosed with severe adrenal fatigue. It was an eye opening experience!! If you feel "tired but wired", that's your adrenals on high speed, and they will burn out doing that.

Another thing to consider (and you may already be doing this) is that you may need divided doses. I take my adrenal supportive things first thing in the am and then again no later than 2 pm so that it doesn't interfere with my sleep.

Healing adrenals is much like treating Lyme, there is a lot of trial and error, even if you have a doctor.

That's one of many symptoms of adrenal fatigue. I used to eat a lot of salt, and to top it off, I had low blood sodium. I would go into my kitchen and pour a small pile of salt into the palm of my hand and eat it like it was the best tasting stuff in the world - which is when I knew things weren't right. Once, maybe even twice, I would have chalked it up to one of those weird things that can happen, but it kept on happening!

I agree, slow and steady wins the race and I need to not over-stimulate my adrenals that sounds awful! I never want to crash like that again.

I am now on 1 gram Eleuthero, 4 grams ashwaganda, two weak cups of licorice tea a day. I guess this is day four and after another 3 hrs in the hot sun I think I have improved! I also fasted yesterday because every time I ate my fatigue would increase 10 fold. So I fasted yesterday and half of today and I just had a bag and a half of boiled spinach and an iron pill because from my mad cravings I am obviously iron deficient.
It also seems to go hand in hand with blood loss/period :P

I have hope now that in couple days my energy levels may be restored...My hands and feet are no longer constantly ice cold and my appetite, while shaky, is holding if I'm careful.

Yes need to take it slow i know- i'm still learning that part.

I'm obviously not astroman! LOL! but here is a good link to a trusted site that talks about the same kind of home test: www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/adrenal-info/

You'll have to scroll down just a bit to read it.