Adrenal Fatigue Support Community Group

We are a support group for individuals who have been diagnosed with (or suspect that they have) Adrenal Fatigue. Adrenal Fatigue lies somewhere between Addison's and Cushing's and is very underdiagnosed. We hope to provide support and education on treatment for this illness.

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SEvans 11/23/2017

Hoping to revive this group. Stage 2 adrenal fatigue here, with low cortisol and positive Epstein Barr virus. Not able to work even part time for over 7 months now. Hopeful because I was feeling a lot better about 6 weeks ago - every time I started walking more and increasing activity it seems I would crash again and go back to just being able to dress, shower, cook and go to the store, that kind of thing. Finally am sleeping better though! This is huge. I am also starting to take my gut health way more seriously, and eating an anti-viral diet with foods higher than lysine than arginine to help the Epstein Barr virus go inactive. I take only Garden of Life supplements, vit d, started on reishi mushroom tea and lemonbalm tea at night, zinc, selenium, eating liver once every 2 weeks, raw milk, whole food diet, avoiding chocolate (most of the time - not even craving it right now), and no caffeine. I was taking sleep aides here and there, and some pain killers like tramodol 25 mg and hydrocodone. I have stopped that, they may not have been helping the situation from some reading I have done on them. I also started olive leaf extract and oragano oil p73 for epstein barr, but after 3 days of a regular dose, had to back off due to the fact that they are hard on they system - I need to go slow with every new thing, I know that is key. Both of these kill virus but also good bacteria and bad bacteria - so I upped my probiotics and backed off for a few days. It is important not to stress the adrenals while killing the virus - so I am in a pickle but am hopeful. I do not have insurance so have to pay cash at doctor. I went to a naturopath initially and that is how I got the information about what is going on in my body - but she was not much help unfortunately.

aussiedi 01/13/2018

Hey there. I'm still here. I've been overloaded with personal issues and not very centred getting on here. I hope you manage to get on disability . Obviously you deserve it. Love Di xo

SadieBee 02/24/2018

Are you guys still on here? I'm new and am looking for support with this horrible health problem.

SEvans 02/27/2018

Hi Sadie, yes still here. I have been away as I have learned so much about WHY my adrenals have been fatigued. Myself I have made progress since I last posted, by making some serious dietary changes. First eliminating all dairy, grains, corn, and eggs, working on eliminating meat Diane! You are right to be a vegetarian from my research (meat is too hard for the human body to digest and it rots in our intestines - plus contrary to what is out there - red meat is worse than caffeine for the adrenals). I have been off gluten and sugar for a year anyhow. But the kicker is - now I have started juicing 2-3 times a day, about 6 weeks ago - 2/3 of which is dark leafy greens - the rest fruit and celery. This is all a part of focusing on my gut health - found out I have candida overgrowth. My diet is now 80-90 percent veggies and fruit - 50-60 percent dark leafy greens. It has been very hard to get off cheese, boy oh boy. Anyhow yesterday I was able to walk NORMALLY - not slowly - up the small hills around our apartment - which is HUGE for me. I have also changed to Oharras probiotics. A raw foodist recommended it and I have not found any success from Garden of Life for candida overgrowth. The other thing is my naturopath said I am deficient in magnesium since when I stick out my tongue it quivers ( my blood test showed mag. was normal so you cannot count on the blood tests for accuracy ) she also said i was deficient in b12 - so am trying a sulingual form that absorbs easier than the usual b12. Only taking a small amount of it, not the whole tablet, and for the first time getting results from a b12 supplement! I am here to be support but also for anyone who is still fighting and trying to get well. I am not interested in living with this - I am interested in getting well and exchanging ideas. Hugs to all!!!

SEvans 04/27/2018

Just for whoever is interested - it is 2 months later and I am just getting better and better. Can now walk up 5 hills at a time around our apartment and walk daily without crashing. I have continued on quality whole food supplements and been able to add kelp to my diet without getting a crash from the iodine. Continued with no dairy, corn, gluten, sugar (just honey) and grains. I was able to go out to dinner 2 days in a row and walk around the mall with my family like a normal person. I still need a lot of sleep - 10 hours a night or I am tired during the day. I take lysine daily. This has been a long road - but for whoever is interested please watch videos by Dr. Randall Tent. They have literally changed my life. I hope this helps someone out there who wants to know if things will get better. It has taken me a full year to recover, and without the right dietary and supplemental tools I would not have recovered, this would have dragged on for years.

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