I have read a bit of the questions on adrenal fatigue. I have been to MD and she checked various things, thyroid came back normal, adrenal cortisol by blood test came back at 17.6 at 1:00pm in the day. My doctor said the range is 3 to 17. she acts like nothing is wrong, but my symptoms are flushing terribly bad in evenings occasionally, bed time, blood rushing to head, any confraontation no matter how small I flush, cannot think clearly, it was doing all this so badly that I think it caused a myriad of other symptoms, I went from walking uphill 1/2 mile everyday to hjardly getting out of bed, any little stresses cannot handle, heart/chest area feeling squeezed, stomach quivery, -herblist has told me it is adrenal all along and has me taking B vitamin, pantothenic acid separately, adrenal support, I am taking l tryptophan, st johns wort (it has caused much nervousness and anxiety), and a hormone balancing combination. I don't want a medication (unless no side effects and it would help!) but I i would like to know more, will this progress into addisons or cushings (I have lost weight, not gained, I onlyu started out at 100 lbs anyway, now down to 97.
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