ADRENAL FATIGUE; LET’S PLAY 21 QUESTIONS

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Some have questioned if adrenal fatigue is actually a real disease. It’s not. What it is, is a medical disorder or syndrome. The term “adrenal fatigue” has been used to explain a group of symptoms that are said to occur in people who are under long-term mental, emotional, or physical stress. It is said to occur when the adrenal glands have become overtaxed by excess cortisol release that is a result of intense stress and can no longer produce levels of cortisol necessary for optimal body function.

  1. HAVE WE EVER BEEN MORE STRESSED?

One year. A year that locked us down and left us from enjoying life as we were used to. Lives where kids couldn’t go to school, businesses had to close their doors and millions of people ended up on unemployment. We worried about everything. From getting COVID to getting our sourdough yeast to rise. We tried to figure out Zoom and worried we would never be able to wiggle out of our sweats into our jeans. You get the idea. Every day became like Groundhog Day This kind of chronic stress can wreak havoc on your body and your mind. It all starts with your adrenal glands.

  1. WHAT DO ADRENAL GLANDS ACTUALLY DO?

Adrenal glands are small triangular-shaped glands located on top of both kidneys that produce hormones that help regulate your metabolism, immune system, blood pressure, and other functions including response to stress. High levels of continuous stress cause the adrenal glands to produce the hormone cortisol.

  1. WHY SHOULD I CARE ABOUT CORTISOL?

Cortisol is one of what are often called our stress hormones. Along with adrenaline and norepinephrine, they are responsible for the “fight or flight” response that happens in dangerous or stressful situations. It is the body’s way of helping to protect itself from harm. When stressors are always present and you constantly feel under attack, that fight-or-flight reaction stays turned on. The long-term activation of the stress-response system and the overexposure to cortisol and other stress hormones that follow can disrupt almost all your body’s processes.

  1. COULD IT GET ANY MORE REAL THAN THIS?

It’s bizarre how illnesses and conditions today are dependent on the health insurance code attributed to it. If you see a doctor and insurance rejects his diagnosis, they will just look for a different code. What the doctor determined was wrong with you takes a back seat. Adrenal fatigue is one of those conditions. But does no code mean no illness? Ask anyone who has suffered through its symptoms. And there are many. More than 60% of the population. Just note that you don’t have to have all the symptoms to have adrenal fatigue. The ones listed below are just examples.

  1. CAN’T KEEP YOUR HEAD UP AND CRASHING THROUGH THE DAY?

Extreme fatigue and low energy are the most common things people experience.

  1. DON’T HAVE THE ENERGY EVEN TO THROW THE ALARM OUT THE WINDOW?

You could have a dreamy night of sleep, but no matter how many hours you get, you need more. Getting up in the morning? Forget it. Especially getting up and going.

  1. COUNTING SHEEP? OR GOATS? OR HENS OR WHATEVER YOU COUNT?

While it is important that you get your zzz’s, some people can’t even make it to ttt’s. Insomnia can stress you out on its own.

  1. ALL DAY CRAVINGS DRIVING YOU CRAZY?

We’re not talking about the pandemic penchant for snacking. We’re talking non-stop cravings for salt.  And when it’s not something with enough sodium to give an elephant water retention, it’s enough sweet stuff to make dentists ecstatic.

  1. HATE THE DRY SKIN YOUR’E IN?

When we’re stuck indoors a lot, we have a lot of time to look at ourselves in the mirror. Not to mention a lot of time to Insta “How to have more beautiful skin”. But adrenal fatigue can cause your face to go into oasis mode. Peeling is one of the perils.

  1. ACHY BREAKY ALL OVER?

Are we moving enough? Probably not. But with adrenal fatigue, you can feel the kind of body aches and soreness of someone who has Tik Tok danced with Olympian intensity.

  1. SWEATPANTS STRETCHING A BIT MUCH?

And we’re not just talking from lockdown largess caused by excess hours in the fridge and pantry.

  1. PEEING REPEATEDLY?

No, it’s probably not a bladder infection. Frequent urination is a symptom of adrenal fatigue.

  1. SEX DRIVE TAKING A NOSEDIVE?

There are many things such as low testosterone that can cause low libido making sex the last thing on your mind. (Yes, that can happen and no one in the world wants that?) But it’s important to rule out the real cause. And yes, it could be adrenal fatigue.

  1. JUST HOW STRONG IS YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM?

A weakened immune system can also be the result of many conditions. But if ever you wanted yours to be tough, it’s now. And adrenal fatigue can cause it to be less than you’d like it to be.

  1. GROUCHY, GRUMPY, CRANKY, SNAPPY?

Irritability. Mood swings. Yep, you got it.

  1. THINK YOU’RE THE ONLY ANXIOUS ONE OUT THERE?

We’ve all been living with fear and frustration as constant roommates, feeling things may never be the same. With adrenal fatigue, those feelings can last even afterlife is open for business again.

  1. END OF YOUR ROPE?

Constant anxiety can easily cause depression in anyone. When the adrenal glands aren’t functioning as a result of too much stress, it can only pile it on, with depression looming large. But depression needs a proper diagnosis. Adrenal fatigue?

  1. WHAT’S REALLY GOING ON HERE?

Exactly the point. As we’ve said, many of these symptoms can be attributed to other illnesses and conditions, and ruling things out is a key element of any true diagnosis. Practitioners who treat adrenal fatigue take into account the expansive function of the adrenal glands and the range of deficiencies that may occur when they aren’t functioning optimally. Without question, they have a very profound effect on the entire body. While the adrenal glands are the first to respond to stress, they are also the first to suffer as a result of stress. It takes a highly educated hormone professional experienced in treating adrenal fatigue, to understand its complexities.

  1. COULD ANYONE KNOW MORE ABOUT ADRENAL FATIGUE THAN DENVER HORMONE HEALTH?

No, that would be a good answer. The experts at Denver Hormone Health don’t just do one thing, they do everything. And Denver Hormone Health knows everything about the hundreds of your different hormones and the effects they can have on your overall health. And your overall health is what everyone at Denver Hormone Health cares about most. Because they care about you. They don’t just want you to feel better, they want you to feel your best. Could you be suffering from adrenal fatigue? There’s only one way to find out. And Denver Hormone Health is the best.

  1. SHOULD YOU CALL DENVER HORMONE HEALTH FOR AN APPOINTMENT NOW?
  2. DO YOU NEED TO ASK?

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Hormonal Wake-Up Call

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SICK AND TIRED OF FEELING SICK AND TIRED

Seems you’re tired all the time. No, exhausted. No, crushingly fatigued. Something has to be wrong, right? Without question. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), also referred to as myalgic encephalomyelitis(ME), is a medical condition characterized by long-term fatigue and other symptoms that limit a person’s ability to carry out ordinary daily activities. It’s an energy-draining tiredness that doesn’t improve with rest or sleep. Even a solid 24 hours won’t touch it. And the worst? (Well, not worst, worst) You could be suffering from it and not even know it. All you know is that you feel outta gas. All the time. Sick, huh?

LEAPING NOWHERE

The main symptom of CFS is severe (that would be understatement) fatigue that lasts for 6 months or more. You also have at have at least four of these other symptoms:

  • Feeling unwell for more than 24 hours after physical activity
  • Muscle pain
  • Memory problems
  • Headaches
  • Unexplained muscle or joint pain
  • Sleep problems
  • Sore throat and a feeling of swollen glands in the neck
  • Tender lymph nodes

Any of these could make you just want to pull the covers over your head and worry what the heck is going on with you. That is, if you’re able to stay awake long enough to even think about it.

NO FIGMENT FEELS LIKE THIS

You feel like a constantly miserable mess. You think it’s all in your head (not your body), so you put off going to see what’s really going on. And if you don’t know, a lot of doctors know even less. They agree with your misconstrued self-diagnosis that nothing is really wrong, but they put you through a searching-in-the-dark battery of tests that tell them, well…nothing. It’s in your imagination they say. Maybe it’s fibromyalgia. Or mono. Lyme disease? Maybe (and “maybe”, is the big part) it’s an infection. Or obesity. Alcohol. Narcolepsy? This is a diagnosis? Where is the part where they connect it to a hormone imbalance? Fatigue is one of the most common symptoms of a hormone imbalance. Excess progesterone can make you sleepy. Too little thyroid hormonecan sap your energy. Just a few examples. Hormones are chemical messengers that impact the way your cells and organs function. Yet we don’t often appreciate hormones until they aren’t working like they should.  It’s well documented that low amounts of hormones are found in the brains and endocrine glands of people with chronic fatigue syndrome. Who knew? Not your doctor, obviously.

OH, WOMAN, OH MAN…

Research shows that Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is six times more likely to affect women than men. But while Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is usually thought of as a woman’s illness, men can get it, too. Actually, long-term fatigue was once considered a male disorder caused by societal pressures. Just over 100 years ago, it was primarily upper-class men in intellectual professions who were affected. “Neurasthenia,” as the condition was called at the time, was a physical diagnosis with high status. The typical patient was a man, and not just any kind of man. He was “civilized, refined, and educated, rather than of the barbarous and low-born and untrained.” (Just who were the scientists dreaming this garbage up?)

Today, both male and female CFS sufferers, suffer from some of the same symptoms. But men tend to suffer in silence. Men’s perception of their worth is typically tied to their careers, earning potential, and/or their ability to take care of themselves or a family.When a man starts having chronic symptoms, he may feel less masculine, even afraid, choosing  to ignore his symptoms. In some cases, men may push even harder to tough it out, which only adds to their fatigue. (Like who needs that?)

HORMONAL “HELP!”

Time to take this distressing and debilitating condition seriously. And we know just the place: Denver Hormone Health.There isn’t anything they don’t know about hormones and the health issues imbalances can cause. And no one knows better how to get you back to balanced and feeling your best. Just talking to one of their experienced, knowledgeable doctors is enough to give you a hopeful shot of energy. With simple tests, they can determine if your hormones are having a field day with your health.  They’ll know if one hormone might be off track, or if it might be several. They’ll know, and know just what to do, creating a tailored, integrated treatment plan that can let you plan on feeling happy instead of haggard. Don’t suffer another day, wondering what’s what. Call Denver Hormone Health and take your life back.