I ask this because I think most of what Fibromyalgia is may be related to an exhausted adrenal gland. I'd been on Cymbalta for over a year and a half and due to finances, stopped taking it. I never realized all this drug had done for me! The muscle pain, fatigue, tender points, brain and total drain on energy all came back with a vengeance. Months went by and I saw a holistic specialist. She mentioned to me all the symptoms I mentioned sounded very much like adrenal fatigue. I went home and googled it (if interested, you should do the same) and it matched exactly to how I was feeling on a daily basis!!! And matches the discription of fibromyalgia too. The Cymbalta worked wonders for my fibro. The doctor couldn't tell my how/why it did, so I did some research.

Here, Cymbalta is a norepriphrine upper ---- which is ADRENALINE!!!!

my adrenal gland may be sooo shot, it gives me no adrenaline (no adrenaline =no energy + lack of hormones + host of other problems). I can honestly say i do not get the adrenaline rush I need at times because I am to weak to yell at my kids or get into an arguement about anything. LOL!!

anyhow, I am taking supplements for my adrenal health and am starting back up on the Cymbalta. I also set up an appointment with an endocronologist for later this month so she can do a total check-over on those bummered out adrenal glands.

Anyone else seen an endocronologist for their fibro symptoms???


Thanks!! Vanna

i was diagnosed with adrenal fatigue 2yrs ago...........i've had it quite a bit longer........i don't know about cymbalta, but i will look into it.......

what i want to say to u is, i've done alot of research on this & all the effects of it on so many parts of the body........i also believe that fibromyalgia is a symptom of adrenal fatigue.........

i can tell u, that the adrenals cannot recover from stress or while u r resting, w/o sodium.......i take celtic sea salt.......i use it on food & take it during the day.........& a little potassium........

the adrenals control blood glucose & electrolyte balance, which is why u need the sodium & potassium, to give ur body what it needs........when they r fatigued, some of the adrenal hormones will dump the sodium & potassium, by stimulating the kidneys to flush them out.......

u can end being borderline dehydrated all the time........this will make u feel really lousy........& u can't get the water into the cells, w/o sodium........it's a carrier.......potassium is held in the cells & the sodium is outside the cells, they have to b balanced........

i have found that with adrenal fatigue, the imbalance is very hard to control, so u have to do it.......by experimenting with different amounts of each, u get to know what works for u.........

kelp is good for them, too.......there r others, but can't think right now......

chris......

Thanks this is a new thought for me now too. I have never heard about
adrenal fatigue but I will be looking into it.

Donna