Adrenal Freaking Fatigue

SHIT. I am tired.

I haven't kept you all updated, because I am exhausted, because in fact--I have adrenal fatigue.

What is adrenal fatigue?

I don't know. I don't know the sciency stuff...but I know it is a gland on top of my thyroid that helps me deal with stress and mine is tired. Not BURNED out, but it is very tired. They test to decide if you have this, by having you spit in a little tube four times a day for 1 day...I sent out the test to a lab company (all done through the local compounding pharmacy) and they reply and tell you yes, you have a reason to feel so exhausted your adrenals are fatigued or no, you are fine. Perk up and go get em.

Well the spit tests your cortisol level and my spit in the morning is the best it's gonna get, but still quite below optimal and then throughout the day my cortisol level dramatically drops and is almost nothing.

So I have had these results, along with my extremely low progesterone levels (they said I am peri-menopausal with a level of .2 and the acceptable range is 4-20). I have been on progesterone therapy for 1 month and have started some minimal adrenal therapy healing work through vitamins, supplements, and backing off on my training.

Did I mention I weight 160 lbs? Which is almost where I started when I started this very blog 7 years ago? Did I mention that that makes me want to cry my eyes out and punch every stupid stupid thing in the face? My comfy weight is 145. Did I mention that I AGAIN have acne like stupid crazy and that ALSO makes me angry?

Long story short. My protocol for my dieting and training is one of the best there is out there. I know that. I have looked into other protocols and I have tried this that and the other thing, and even after speaking with a regular doctor, an endocrinologist, a hormone specialist, another hormone specialist, a naturopath, and a regenerative medicine doctor--they all agree with my protocol but there must be a reason my body isn't responding and hasn't for 18 months. There must be a reason....no one can find anything substantial until now, maybe this is what the problem is.

My adrenals are taxed and that is what helps me deal with stress, my body wont let go of this stupid mother %#@^#8% weight that it has decided to hold on to, until my body goes back into "Code 4" everything is safe mode.

So, alas, I start my new vitamin protocol this week. Melinda at Eagle Health and Wellness might be my favorite person in the entire world if I can get my body on board and to respond to my lighter exercise regimen and my substantial increase in vitamins.

Have you had adrenal fatigue? Do you feel like you might have hormone issues? What have you learned? I'd love your input!