Adrenal Insufficiency

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Bernie mentioned we should treat for adrenal insufficiency before

mercury detox. I found a great list of symptoms of adrenal

exhaustion/insufficiency for anyone who would like to look into this.

" 24. SYMPTOMS

Difficulty getting up in the morning.

Continuing fatigue not relieved by sleep

Craving for salt or salty foods

Lethargy (lack of energy)

Increased effort to do every day tasks

Decreased sex drive

Decreased ability to handle stress

Increased time to recover from illness, injury or trauma

Light-headed when standing up quickly

Mild Depression

Less enjoyment or happiness with life

Increased PMS

Symptoms increase if meals are skipped or inadequate

Thoughts less focused, more fuzzy

Memory less accurate

Decreased tolerance

Don't really wake up until 10am, afternoon low between 3 and 4 pm,

feels better after evening meal

Decreased productivity

SIGNS

On exposure to a light source the iris of the eye contracts, but then

it oscillates wider and narrower instead of holding a stable

increased tone. In severe cases it hardly responds at all.

Low blood pressure and postural low blood pressure - pressure drops

on standing up from lying down - this is known as Raglan's sign, and

getting dizzy when you stand up quick is called postural hypotension.

Sergent's White Line (present in about 40% of people with adrenal

fatigue)

- with the dull end of ballpoint pen lightly stroke the skin of

abdomen - within few seconds a reddened line should appear

- if it stays white for about 2 minutes and widens you probably have

adrenal fatigue!

Lab tests taken alone can be grossly and dangerously unreliable and

misinterpreted.

25. Supplementation with DHEA, 7-keto DHEA, or other hormones may be

indicated concurrently in cases of adrenal insufficiency.

26. Jefferies used cortisone acetate for some time, but reached the

conclusion over the decades that it was far better to use the

biodentical cortisol (hydrocortisone).

27. Much human suffering has been caused by ignorance of the

information contained in this document. Please give this to all

people you know with autoimmune diseases, and all doctors,

rheumatologists, etc. that you come across. "

Beverly

--- In mscured , BERNARD WINDHAM

wrote

> Among the many things that mercury causes (including demyelination

of nerves) are hypothyroid and**** adrenal insufficiency,*** for

which there are simple home tests as well as medical tests. Adrenal

insufficiency needs to be adressed before doing mercury detox.(test

for cortisol and DHEA levels at different times and treat)