So you guys may remember me stating that I tried a homeopathy remedy for adrenal fatigue given to me by my chiropractor and I felt really good (except for a little shortness of breath a 1/2 hour or so after taking it). I did this for 10 days as instructed. What you don't know is that probably about
2 weeks after this I felt dreadful. I was extremely fatigued and dizzy....like my body was literally trying to simply function. And excruciating morning anxiety and panic attacks. I have never felt like this in my entire life. I even considered going to the hospital. I began taking my Thorne Adrenal Cortex again but it just wasnt enough.
So I began examining all the things I was taking that could potentially lower cortisol further. So I stopped taking lysine and a few others. Then I started thinking what, if anything, did the homeopathy do to me. I really felt like though it may have helped, it also may have caused the current symptoms.
Anyway, as of last week, I started very low dose hydrocortisone and I am slowly starting to feel better. Very low doses (physiological....20 mg or less) do not cause the issues that medicinal dosages do. My doctor has been trying to get me on this since September. At that time though the Thorne was working fine. I'm taking 7.5-15 a day depending on how I feel. I'm still trying to tweak the dosages. So I figure once I'm built up enough (3 months or so), I'll transition back to the Thorne if needed.
So I was doing some research and ran across this article. I believe wholeheartedly that this is EXACTLY what happened to me. The lesson is homeopathy can be great, but it even has to be taken with precautions.
www.adrenaladvice.com/homeopathy-adrenal-fatigue.shtml