Please let us know how this is working out for you. I saw a doctor who does acupuncture and complementary medicine and he said when I first saw him that I had adrenal fatigue also. He was also the person that made me change my vitamin D amount. My vitamin D was very low for a long time so he asked me to try using 50,000 units two or three times a week. This got my hydroxy 25 test for vitamin D up to 53 I believe. He also mentioned that my hormones were off and I needed to fix my testosterone levels. It took six months to get my testosterone levels back to normal by doing injections twice a month. I had just started B12 injections and he told me to double that so I was taking 2000 mL twice a month. This got my B12 to be in the 800s rather than almost nothing. But testosterone took so long because of the high dose of narcotics I was on, at least that's what I was told. But at least now I can sleep a few hours and sometimes I even get a five-minute dream in. It's been years since I've had a dream. I've been in several sleep studies and they say that I never got above phase 2 out of the six phases. Phase 4 or level IV or whatever it's called is when you get into a deep enough sleep to dream.

I went back to my notes to see what he wrote up for adrenal fatigue. Vitamin C 1000 mg three times per day.
Pantothenic acid(B5) 250 mg twice per day.
B. complex 100 mg.
Coenzyme Q10 100 mg daily.

Major herbs are ginseng, licorice. A better approach is a combination of a variety of herbs such as Astragalus, ginseng, licorice,Rehmannia,Atractylodes and others.

In the last month I started taking One-A-Day gummy bears. They're easy for me to remember to take in and previous multivitamins always had something in it that upset my stomach and these don't.

I did not try the herbs but taking the vitamins and testosterone has greatly helped me feel better.

If anybody is taking anything different than what I have listed please let me know as I would like to try it.

Thanks and be well,

Every one of these posts hits the nail right on the HEAD! I bet if we connected these posts all into ONE, it would solve the entire mystery of the UNIVERSE!!!

Without a doubt, narcotic pain meds/Benzo's, etc DO deplete our hormones! Thru blood tests, ALL my hormones were pretty much flat-lined.....didn't even register on the charts! That goes for Testosterone too! Women need it too.
However, I'm also Hypothyroid.....but I'm glad to read the details about the adrenal fatigue....I never was real clear on that. NOW it's plain to see a connection to all these issues that have been hit on.
AND, YES, the Milkthistle works wonders, especially when our liver enzymes get elevated (mine went back down after taking it)
The diet thing, ALLLL play an important roll. Spiking bloodsugar levels are culprits for causing our pain issues (especially neuropathy)....So, by leveling out the glycemic index, the supplements.....everything mentioned .. SO lmportant!
Thank you all for sharing! VERY valuable info here!


Every time i latch on to posts such as these, it reminds me to run in to the kitchen and take the stuff! Vit D, C, B's.....
Also, there's a strategy about how and when to take some of these, such as B12 - make sure on empty stomach.
Some, take WITH food.

Keep us posted Vanna!

You are so right, the problem I find here is that because I'm perimenopausal doctors just dismiss this as being normal. I had to search for a doctor who would take me seriously and work with me to help me to restore my hormones to a reasonable level. Still because of this time of life my hormones are all over the map, this combined with RSD pain makes it very difficult to measure hormone levels. I'm finding the best way for me to manage this is to keep track of my symptoms with a perimenopausal diary. My doctor then reviews it with me. It's been trial and error but I'm now taking cyclical progesterone in the form of a gel that I get in Europe and a small amount of testosterone (about 1/16th of a mans dosage) once every 3 days.

My dietary changes have helped improve things big time too. I do take many supplements but I still try to get the majority of my vitamins and minerals from my diet, but it's just not possible as I just can't eat that much.

I've eliminated almost all processed foods. I think that is a very key step as there are so many chemicals in processed foods. Be careful at the health food stores too, just because something has "organic" on the label doesn't always mean it's a healthier choice. I'm shocked at how much processed foods Whole Foods stocks on their shelves. There's nothing "whole" about a bag of Pirate booties, their answer to a Cheeses snack. Anyone see the documentary "Food Inc."? It's an eye opener that's for sure. If I don't know where the food is coming from I don't want to eat it. The fresher the better is my motto now. I try to support local farmers as much as possible. I still can't give up chocolate so I try to get the 70% dark chocolate to get the anti-oxidants.

Rest and relaxation is also key...

Wishing you all well.

MsL

I have NO idea what they are but I'm a NUT for silly words!!

I'm gonna go to sleep tonite with a smile on my face
Pirate Booties.....

Thank you MsL ! Good posting !



P.S. I'm perimenopausal too..... innit fun ?!