HealingWell
Search Close Search
☰

Taxed adrenals? What to do?

Support Forums
>
Lyme Disease
✚ New Topic ✚ Reply
❬ ❬ Previous Thread |Next Thread ❭ ❭
Posted 12/9/2019 2:51 PM (GMT 0)
I'm going on four mos. In on treating Lyme, Bart, and possibly Babesia. I now get severe shortness of breath and panic attack symptoms following herxes.

It isn't enough for me to take Alka Seltzer Gold. I've made great strides and am over 90% over neuropathy in my arms. Now it's hit my legs and feet, so I have to treat, but can't bc it appears my adrenals are taxed.

I've been taking L-theanine. But in spite of taking it yesterday, I was still hit hard! Suggestions?
Posted 12/9/2019 2:55 PM (GMT 0)
Shortness of breath seems like typical bartonella and babesia symptoms. What symptoms specifically lead you to suspect adrenal insufficiency?

Have you ever tried taking hydrocortisone?
Posted 12/9/2019 2:59 PM (GMT 0)
Its hard to explain. It's like really bad shortness of breath and feelings of doom.

Not a heart attack, but very physiological response. No, never tried hydrocortisone is that a steroid? Wouldn't that make it worse?

Thanks!
Posted 12/9/2019 3:51 PM (GMT 0)
Hydrocortisone is a steroid produced by the adrenals. If your adrenals are not working, this would be the usual treatment.

Shortness of breath really just seems like bartonella or babesia.
Posted 12/9/2019 3:57 PM (GMT 0)
Okay, thank you! I will ask my doc at my next appointment!
Posted 12/9/2019 3:58 PM (GMT 0)
I think Vit. C can help adrenals.
Posted 12/9/2019 3:59 PM (GMT 0)
ElizKA26- Dont jump to hydro just yet.

There is a gray area with adrenal function in which adrenal support without steroids can help.

You say your adrenals are taxxed. Have any testing results?

You absolutely with out a douldt need a complete thyroid panel before pursuing any of this.
Posted 12/9/2019 4:04 PM (GMT 0)
Yeah, I was wondering about this! Okay, thanks a bunch! Thanks Astro! Also, thanks ChristianwLyme!
Posted 12/9/2019 10:07 PM (GMT 0)
I have adrenal fatigue, it hasn't prevented me from doing an aggressive protocol. I stopped taking Cytomel and Synthroid because my adrenals couldn't keep up with demand, it led to an overall improvement, this was only possible because I'm not truly hypothyroid.
Posted 12/9/2019 11:59 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you for sharing your experience. I do know whenever I take my ABX or herbs this sensation follows. Don't know if it's a side effect or herx.
Posted 12/10/2019 12:08 AM (GMT 0)
Ashwaganda seemed to help me. Good luck
Posted 12/10/2019 12:16 AM (GMT 0)
Thank you HeartinPain.
Posted 12/10/2019 12:45 AM (GMT 0)
Rehmannia Endurance Planetary Herbals is a good one to try

Also an adrenal glandular might be worth trying
Posted 12/10/2019 4:28 AM (GMT 0)
Okay, thank you! What is an example of an "adrenal glandular?"
Posted 12/10/2019 4:42 AM (GMT 0)

ElizKA26 said...
Okay, thank you! What is an example of an "adrenal glandular?"

https://www.amazon.com/thorne-research-adrenal-cortex-capsules/dp/b000fgwday/ref=sxin_0_ac_d_rm?ac_md=1-1-ywryzw5hbcbjb3j0zxg%3D-ac_d_rm&keywords=adrenal+glandular&pd_rd_i=b000fgwday&pd_rd_r=c9d9bf3f-48bc-46b2-889a-e53e3a55e756&pd_rd_w=ahwhk&pd_rd_wg=l3jua&pf_rd_p=6d29ef56-fc35-411a-8a8e-7114f01518f7&pf_rd_r=ff0kvxsmw6rk7gr9dh8d&psc=1&qid=1575953301
Posted 12/10/2019 5:04 AM (GMT 0)
Should the above link cause you any troubles (it worked fine for me), here's a shortened version:

https://www.amzn.com/b000fgwday
Posted 12/10/2019 2:21 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks Dude & Lapis!
Posted 12/10/2019 3:23 PM (GMT 0)
Adaptogenic herbs can be great, but start slowly with tiny doses. If your adrenal system is depleted, then you may react strongly as your system produces more hormones. A drop of holy basil kept me awake for 48 hours, and a drop of eleuthero made me sleep for 24! Everyone reacts to them differently, so it's worth buying a few small bottles of tinctures and seeing what works. My favorite is undoubtedly ashwagandha, and DGL (licorice with the blood pressure-affecting compounds removed) helps me as well.

I also used an adrenal glandular for a few months after a crash, and it was helpful but only at a small dose - a fourth of a pill! Any more than that would make me feel awful - headache, kidney pain, tachycardia, etc. - so do what your body says. Get a hormone-free glandular, like Dr. Wilson's Adrenal Rebuilder.

Don't use any stimulants right now, like caffeine. Some doctors will prescribe a steroid for short-term use, even for those with Lyme, if the adrenal issue is at a life-threatening stage. Others will never prescribe a steroid because doing so stimulates the adrenal system and drains it even more, so you feel better for a time but are left with a bigger crash later. Also avoid stressful people and situations, including suspenseful books and movies. You really cannot be wasting any cortisol, adrenaline, etc. right now!

Also be sure that you are doing well nutritionally. Your body can't make more hormones if it does not have the right ingredients! Keep your minerals and omega 3 fatty acids plentiful.

Make sure your other systems are in balance, too - pituitary hormones, thyroid, etc. They're all connected and easily throw each other off-course.

Really the best thing for your adrenals is time and rest. There's no quick fix that's actually a fix.
Posted 12/11/2019 4:38 AM (GMT 0)
That was very helpful Saraeli! Thanks so much for the explanation!
✚ New Topic ✚ Reply