Does anyone's symptoms subside when they are distracted?

Oh my gosh yes!!! On the days I had to work I felt better. I think it was because those annoying symptoms, well, I just had no time to bother with them....

I have no idea but working meant less symptoms to me.

Then I found out that hobbies were just as good. So I thought I would learn to paint. You know Close Encounters of the Third Kind? I had a lot of weird mountains. LOL!! But it was fun, distracting and I enjoy it and am getting better.

Oh my gosh trader - Metallica to relax just about spewed my water on the monitor!
Our age difference - I go for the Beatles to relax, or the BeeGees or the Beach Boys, but I do love me some country too, and Adele!. LOL

Thx for responding guys. Its very weird. I'm doing this personal development program and we are supposed to meditate and that is when all my symptoms amplify. It's really really hard to clear your mind when you are buzzing and ringing out of control. Lol. It must me a central nervous system issue.

It's true about music. I can play guitar and am fine. Stop, feel everything. Singing seems to calm my vagus nerve. So does humming, chanting.

Why do you think I have so many posts on here? LOL! Helping others figure out what's going on and how to deal with it helps me to stay distracted - and I learn!! LOL!

I must almost always have music on to help distract me, even when I'm feeling pretty good. I'm not completely sure what's up with that, but my brain actually works better when it's slightly distracted.

Honestly, it depends on what I'm doing. No matter how good I might feel on any particular day, it doesn't take very long of activity on my feet until I begin to break down in every way. I do feel better when I see my daughter, but even then once I am active for even 15 minutes I begin to shake all over, sweat, lose my ability to talk, the pain on my full back comes on and I start crying. I get to my computer desk and quiet as soon as I can.
I just spent maybe 10 minutes feeding my horses (with help), giving some cats fresh water and hanging a thermometer in my bedroom and I'm shaking so bad I have to type with the heals of my hands on the desk to steady them.
I'm vibrating like a time bomb. But in a short while after being on line, I should be good for another round of activity. Distraction helps big time, as long as I'm not moving much.

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YES, a lot! Also I never used to get symptoms while I was sleeping, (lucky me). Must be a brain body connection.

I'm so sorry you are dealing with the same kind of doctors I do in my area.

You can order your own tests of many of the hormones we need here:
www.truehealthlabs.com/Stop-the-Thyroid-Madness-STTM-Recommended-Test-Panels-s/1947.htm?searching=Y&sort=5&cat=1947&show=100&page=1

But I too understand that you have to have the money to order tests, no matter how bad you may need them.

You can likely use this very good site to determine if you really are dealing with adrenal issues:
/www.drlam.com/articles/adrenalexhaustion.asp

What I've had to do is use over the counter meds for my adrenals and thyroid, because of having doctors like what you described and not being able to get the meds I need. I have been having good luck with NatraBio adrenal and thyroid 'supplements'. They are homeopathic remedies, so in my state, I can buy them over the counter and online. The best place I have found for price and quick deliver is iherb.

As for the lymph drainage massage - only do it as long as you can. If you can only do it 3 times, then only do it 3 times right now. Every little bit helps, and don't forget to detox lots! Remember, you are pushing toxins on through the lymph glands when you massage them!

Thank you sooo much Traveler! This part of the disease has been the hardest for me. I have pills for the pain, but to have to just sit out life, well, we all know first hand that's not living.


If I could, I would hug you for helping me on this issue.

I thought I'd posted this, but apparently not, which is ok. I've been reading quite a bit on that link. (It must be practically his whole book!), and I see that there's a possibility I can discern some of my adrenal problems through self evaluation, if need be.

That being said, I am now hugely aware that both self guiding myself to try to bring them back is bad, as well as trying to get treated from a physician that isn't correctly educated on the matter. That's a tough one to figure out.

I also see that I'm at stage 4.

Traveler, what did the Naturalpath(?) that led you out of your first go-around suggest for you to get your adrenals up and functioning better?

Should I start a new thread on this?


I did notice he mentions Fibromyalgia often, but not Lyme or any of the Tick diseases.

Yes, it's unfortunate that he doesn't know enough about Lyme and company to know that they too have a horrid impact on the adrenals - but as we know, that is common.

It wasn't a Naturopath that I was finally able to get a diagnosis of severe adrenal fatigue (bottom of stage 3) and help from a MD that no longer took insurance and specialized in adrenal and thyroid issues in my area. If you are at that late of a stage, you could be in real danger, so do be careful and also you will need to have your thyroid carefully checked, as it was my adrenals crashing that brought my thyroid function down severely as well.

I started out on what those in the "adrenal healing" world call controversial - it was a combination of whole adrenal and adrenal cortex, Standard Process brand 'adrenal' (/www.pureformulas.com/adrenal-desiccated-90-tablets-by-standard-process.html). I took a fairly high dose too - 3 upon waking and 2 no later than 2 pm, as well as Armour thyroid.

I stayed on that for about a year, and did well, but then plateaued. My doc would not listen to me and raise my dose - she kept blaming my diet, even though we tried 5 different diets!!! So I finally fired her and went out on my own. I choose to go back to using NatraBio brand 'Adrenal', as it worked for me previously - and I could get it inexpensively and over the counter. I found it difficult to find a supplier that could get the Standard Process brand items on a regular basis as it took 3 bottles a month to keep me going.
(NatraBio 'adrenal': www.iherb.com/natrabio-adrenal-support-60-tablets/6624 - and I also use their thyroid med as well now.)

Now, I do NOT recommend doing this on your own, but if you simply can't get a doctor that can help, it's better to carefully learn everything you can, lean on a few highly knowledgeable people and have a go at it, because otherwise I was never going to survive it all without a functioning set of adrenals and thyroid.

:) (((hugs)))