The symptoms of adrenal fatigue (low cortisol)

[Lorien]

When treating mental ilness many doctors neglect to look at low adrenal/ cortisol levels. Here are some of the symptoms to lok for:

*continuing hypo symptoms with a high free T3, or high amount of Armour
*shaky hands; shakiness
*diarrhea
*bad palps
*feeling of panic
*weakness
*inability to handle stress
*inability to handle interactions with others
*inability to focus
*rage or sudden angry outbursts
*emotionally hyper sensitive
*overreacting
*highly defensive
*feeling paranoid
*exacerbated reactions to daily stress
*no patience
*easily irritated
*mild to severe hypoglycemic episodes
*taking days to recover from even minor stress
*taking days to recover from a dental visit
*flu-like symptoms
*headache
*all over body ache
*super-sensitive skin
*extreme fatigue
*scalp ache
*hyper feeling
*jittery
*clumsy (drop things, bump into things)
*confusion
*suddenly feel extremely hungry
*low back pain
*dull
*cloud-filled head (happens when this patient is due for a next cortisol dose)
*jumpiness
*muscle weakness
*”air hunger”
*dizziness
*light headedness
*motion sickness
*coffee putting patient to sleep
*vomiting even running up the slightest incline
*almost passing out every time patient gets up
*dark circles under my eyes
*waking up in the middle of the night for several hours
*difficulty falling asleep
*frequent urination
*IBS symptoms
*worsening allergies

More information can be found here: http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/adrenal-info/

[Odin2005]

1. Wow, I experience most of those.

Interestingly, I've read that many of us on the autism spectrum have chronically low cortisol levels.