Adrenal dysfunction

Keep us posted, this is something many of us are dealing with, sounds like you're set up to deal with it pretty well!

Question, do your levels match with the idea that high cortisol at that end of the day results in being wide awake at bed time?

julymorning said...
Keep us posted, this is something many of us are dealing with, sounds like you're set up to deal with it pretty well!

Question, do your levels match with the idea that high cortisol at that end of the day results in being wide awake at bed time?

Very much so. I have a horrendous time falling asleep. Even when I'm exhausted.

funny my wife has the exact opposite her cortisol is very low all day and she walks around like a zombie. how the heck can she get it back up? she takes some adrenal supplements and eats clean but not helping much.

I'm glad you got diagnosed, ChickNorris!! Adrenals are a real bugger to heal in my experience!

Here are two posts that I found from Buhner's site about healing adrenals:
buhnerhealinglyme.com/herbs/how-to-stimulate-adrenals-to-start-making-dhea-again/

buhnerhealinglyme.com/symptoms/thyroid-and-adrenals/

And, adrenals are like Lyme - what works for one doesn't necessarily work for another. I had to start out on adrenal cortex and whole adrenal supplements to get them kicked into working again, now I've transitioned over to homeopathics and herbs to help support them and let them do more of the work.

Healing adrenals is a very long process because we rely on them constantly to stay alive. The smallest amount of stress is like a truckload too, and so when you are chronically ill on top of adrenal issues, it takes a great deal of care and time to get them to heal. I like to think of it as coaxing them to heal.