Adrenal Fatigue - Why is this Ignored?????

[MastaProcrasta]

I’ve only just discovered this subject. I’ve been complaining of Tiredness, Lack of Energy/Motivation for years. Just get offered Anti-Depressants (which thankfully I refused).


Been sent for so-called “FULL” Blood Tests & told I’m perfect, when I clearly didn’t feel perfect.


Apparently our little Adrenal Glands affect virtually every organ, function & Feeling we have. If (due to stressful events etc) they start to produce too little or too much Cortisol, the results can be devastating.


Blood Tests don’t even show accurate Adrenal function. A simple & Cheap Saliva test does.


Why is this being ignored?

[Stefan]

im don't know anything about the adrenal gland but i will google some info about it now, ty

edit:
i did some reading in wikipedia and now i ask the same question you did
because the adrenal gland effects the impulsiveness of the body
when the adrenal gland does not work correctly it can cause difficulty dealing with noise, high light, and different mental conditions and also problems with attention, focusing, memory,depression and Anxiety in simple wordAD(H)D =)

[Xeon]

It's all falling into place.... My addiction to energy drinks that contain Tyrosine..... my problems with bright light, excessive noise, depression and anxiety.

You might be on to something here...

[MastaProcrasta]

{www.adrenalfatigue.org}

We were more likely to get a diagnosis 30 years ago!

But the pharma companies need to sell pills, so there ya go

[Stefan]

Tired for no reason?
Having trouble getting up in the morning?
Need coffee, colas, salty or sweet snacks to keep going?
Feeling run down and stressed?

one of my biggest problem is getting up in the morning i dont know why for me is so hard and because of that i have troubles in school all my life

[sarek]

Originally Posted by MastaProcrasta

But the pharma companies need to sell pills, so there ya go

As with all such 'sudden' revelations it is more likely that adrenal gland problems are no more than just another part of the puzzle almost certainly more accurately to be considered a condition that mimics ADHD but which is in itself not the real thing.
Perhaps more independent corroboration can be found because the link mentioned above strikes me as strongly commercially oriented itself.

[MastaProcrasta]

Originally Posted by sarek

As with all such 'sudden' revelations

I think not

Originally Posted by sarek

the link mentioned above strikes me as strongly commercially oriented

Well he's selling a book. hardly up there with the pharma companies. Info on the Website is free.

Originally Posted by sarek

it is more likely that adrenal gland problems are no more than just another part of the puzzle almost certainly more accurately to be considered a condition that mimics ADHD but which is in itself not the real thing.

??? Well with respect (& I’m really NOT having a go here), you’ve just dismissed the function of something that plays a part in every Organ & Feeling.

[sarek]

Originally Posted by MastaProcrasta

??? Well with respect (& I’m really NOT having a go here), you’ve just dismissed the function of something that plays a part in every Organ & Feeling.

I have no doubt that it does. Neither will I dismiss out of hand the possibility that problems in its functioning can indeed cause the symptoms described.
What I do doubt however is that it is malfunctioning in a significant percentage among those members of the population who suffer from ADHD(like) symptoms.

[Xeon]

Yeah, well this site is also selling dietary supplements without listing the active ingredients, or amounts of any of them. The site also fails to cite any sources to the information they are providing. It looks like everyone of those other sites trying to sell you something to treat some condition. For lack of a better word, trying to scam the gullible into possibly buying nothing more then a caffeine or sugar pill.

[MastaProcrasta]

Originally Posted by sarek

What I do doubt however is that it is malfunctioning in a significant percentage among those members of the population who suffer from ADHD(like) symptoms.

But on what basis? The delicate measurements are not (apparently) picked up by Blood or Urine tests (as used by our Health Services). They can be read with a simple & cheap Saliva test.


Btw, I am not here to dismiss ADHD. Concerta has certainly helped with SOME of my Symptoms. My brains is massively calmer. unfortunately, it's done nothing for other symptoms (Tiredness, feeling weak, lack of energy etc.) This led me to have a Testosterone Test, which was found to be really low & I'll soon be getting treatment.

I'll be having further tests first to determine the cause. Cortisol has a big influence on T & that is produced by the Adrenal Gland.


I'm only sharing what I've found. if it's of use to anyone, Fantastic!!

[sarek]

Sure it is MastaProcrasta,

Every bit of information is always welcome. So much is not yet known. And its a good thing you brought this possibility to everyone's attention.

[wifeandmom]

Interesting possibility. Here's what the Mayo Clinic (for those outside the US, a well respected medical center) has to say, though, about adrenal fatigue:

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/adr...atigue/AN01583

[Annwn]

It is interesting how you condemn pharma companies which are strictly monitored and accountable but have a (still legal) profit motive, but some guy wants to sell a book and supplements to help people with a condition that he is essentially telling them to self diagnose and we are supposed to assume he is the paragon of altruism?

Where are the medical journal articles? Where is the peer review, where is the research?

This man is not a medical doctor, he is not an endocrinologist, he is a chiropractor with products to sell you.

[mADD mike]

I have often wondered about overuse of the adrenals myself, due to stress and such. I've never done much research on the subject, but I have wondered before if it is actually our ADD and the stressful life it brings us that leads us to burning out our adrenal glands to some extent. Does that make any sense?

I've also wondered about the effects of ADD meds on the adrenals. Now this is a subject that I'm even more ignorant on, as I'm not even on meds nor do I care to be. However, it is said that drugs like meth burn out one's adrenal glands. If that is the case, then what about ADD meds that are methyl...whatever. Do ADD meds have an adverse affect on the adrenals?

Anyone know much about these things? It seems to me that the constant search for stimulation that is ADD would cause us to do things that stress us and burn out our glands to some extent, and meds it seems would further exacerbate things.

[Xeon]

Well I'm starting to wonder if in my case, all the resources of my adrenal gland are going towards producing stress hormones rather then dopamine. Leading to horrible anxiety, paranoia, low energy levels, lowered ability to feel pleasure, and my other problems. It's all just a theory at this point, and I don't have the money to good blood work done to verify if I have high or low levels of any chemical in my blood.