While you may “look normal” without any obvious signs of degenerative disease, your constant fatigue and lower than lowest energy levels are the dead giveaways for adrenal fatigue syndrome.
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Here’s how your other symptoms might play out:
- Morning fatigue. You don’t really seem to wake up until 10 a.m., even if you’ve been awake since 7 a.m.
- Afternoon “low” (feelings of sleepiness or clouded thinking) from 2 to 4 p.m.
- A burst of energy at 6 p.m. when you finally feel better from your afternoon lull
- Sleepiness around 9p.m. to 10 p.m. However, you resist going to sleep
- A “second wind” at 11 p.m. that lasts until about 1 a.m., when you finally do go to sleep
- Cravings for foods high in salt and fats
- Chronic low blood pressure
- Sensitivity to cold and feeling chilled
- Increased PMS or menopausal symptoms
- Mild depression
- Mood swings
- Mental fog
- Memory problems
- Lack of energy and feeling rundown
- A decreased ability to handle stress
- A decreased ability to recover from illness
- Muscular weakness
- Increased food allergies
- Lightheadedness when getting up from a sitting or lying down position
- Decreased sex drive
- Frequent sighing
- Inability to handle foods high in potassium or carbohydrates unless they’re combined with fats and protein
- You crave sugar
Not only are your energy levels affected. Your bodily organs and functions will also reflect diminished efficacy. Your heart and cardiovascular system will be compromised; so will your immune system in fighting off infections; and other systemic functions, as well. In all, adrenal fatigue is a systemic blow to your body.
I know right? Wow I was thinking I was just going crazy but its nice to know it wasn’t all in my head.
Comment by oldschoolrocker — September 19, 2009 @ 6:04 am
Thanks so much for this list. I have a lot of these symptoms!
Comment by chimichong — September 19, 2009 @ 4:03 pm
Thank you very much for doing this article about adrenal fatigue. This is a great and informative site that really gives you insights what is the cause and effect of adrenal fatigue. I have experienced this before and it really took a toll on my personal life and even job! It is troublesome and at first I didn’t know that I already have this problem. So, I researched and found out alternatives and solutions to really beat adrenal fatigue.
I really recommend checking this site, they have the best supplements and solution for beating adrenal fatigue.
http://www.myadrenalfatigue.com/adrenal-fatigue-supplement-guide
Comment by Ken — October 27, 2009 @ 1:16 pm
Great list! My New Year's res is to finally care for my adrenals. Here's another chart that you might find helpful — compares healthy adrenals with AF, Cushings, Addison's symptoms (helps you figure out where you are on the spectrum)… Adrenal extremes — could you be on your way to Cushing’s or Addison’s disease? Scroll down about halfway for the chart.
Comment by Jacqueline — December 31, 2009 @ 5:23 pm
Great find Jacqueline! Good luck with the adrenals, new years definitely is a great time to recommit to getting healthy.
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