Other symptoms of adrenal fatigue include:
Not exact matches
Like thyroid disease, the
symptoms are very real to those who have it, but difficult for
others to see, so many
of those suffering from
adrenal fatigue are told that they are just depressed, tired, or making it up.
«To attribute all
symptoms to a single diagnosis
of «
adrenal fatigue» risks missing the detection
of other treatable underlying diseases.»
A diet high in refined carbohydrates and sugars can also lead to
adrenal fatigue, common
symptoms of which include feeling mentally and emotionally stressed, sugar and salt cravings, mood swings, feeling weak and lethargic, brain fog, depression, dizziness and a host
of other complaints.
Lethargy, weight gain, low mood, energy crashes, and a lack
of motivation for life — although a classic description
of the
Adrenal Fatigue sufferer, these
symptoms could equally apply to several
other conditions.
The
symptoms of PMS can also be related to
other conditions which women may experience, such as ovarian cysts, endometriosis, thyroid problems, uterine fibroids and
adrenal fatigue, all potentially contributing to the pervasiveness
of women's health concerns.
Now that you are acquainted with the
symptoms of adrenal fatigue and the stressors that can induce it, you are better equipped to recognize it in yourself and
others.
I also began sleeping better, heading to bed at 9:30 versus 2 or 3 am (this was when my sugar cravings would hit me the strongest and I now know my cravings were likely a
symptom of my
adrenal fatigue, as well as a few
other issues that Dr. Vikki talks about more extensively in her article How To Cure Sugar Cravings... and by George, if she isn't right, I haven't had a craving for sugar in nearly 8 months, WOOT!)
I have cysts on my thyroid and ovaries, and despite various
symptoms of adrenal fatigue, hypoglycemia, insulin resistance, inflammation, and a host
of other ailments, I was not treated for any
of these issues.
I have his humorous as well and this article seems intriguing, however my
symptoms with brain fog,
fatigue and depression (severe) and many
other items to mention have been nearly banishes after 2 weeks
of treatment for
adrenal fatigue... See your naturopath and see what they have for you!
Selye's work was then used as support for the
adrenal fatigue theory, and the idea that low cortisol (i.e. burned out
adrenals) specifically is the fundamental cause
of chronic
fatigue and
other symptoms that can emerge with chronic stress.
In
other words, while the common thinking
of adrenal fatigue proponents is to point to cortisol abnormalities as a causal factor in the disease, there is much research indicating that it may be a reversed direction
of causation — that these
symptoms and lifestyle factors (e.g. poor sleep, excess body fat, medication use, etc.) are causing the abnormal cortisol patterns, rather than the
other way around.