I'm just beginning...

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Hello Everyone,

I'm not really sure how this works, a friend of mine recommended I

join to see if I can get some information from all of you who have

been dealing with what I think I am going through currently. I know I

can't expect a diagnosis, but we are currently out of insurance and I

am desperate to feel like my old self.

My husband and I were married in early July of 07 and I was running

myself weary. I have always ALWAYS been a go-go-go kind of person. I

always pack my schedule full and I am a classic overachiever, which I

wish I could change!!! Anyways it was after the honeymoon I started

to notice some of the symptoms that I feel have gotten so severe they

are ruining my life.

I started putting on weight, so I started taking a food journal

thinking maybe I wasn't pay attention of my intake. I also increased

my physical activity to try to shake off those extra 11 pounds. But

still, I kept gaining and gaining. And it is so difficult for me to

get to the gym because I am exhausted allllll the time. I get up in

the middle of the night almost every two hours and I am wide awake

when I do wake. It seems like the hours 12pm-4pm are impossible for

me to stay alert. I feeling like I am thinking in a cloud if that

makes any sense. I have to think really hard and force concentration

just to finish a thought.

I also feel hypersensitive to sounds, I can't explain why. I want to

jump out of my skin when I hear people eating chips or tapping a pen

across the classroom. I get angry so fast and I have been crying

randomly when I am startled or frustrated. I know it sounds crazy,

the whole sound thing but I have never been this kind of person.

If anyone has any idea if I am heading in the right direction by

addressing a possible adrenal fatigue issue I would greatly

appreciate any suggestions. In January, I knew our insurance would be

expiring so I got a work up of thyroid related hormones and they all

came back 'normal'. I read that hypothyroidism can be masked by

adrenal fatigue. Has anyone ever heard this?

I feel miserable, I've lost my life. No social events are ever fun

for me anymore, they only feel like chores. And somedays I wonder if

it is depression I am experiencing because I feel so frustrated,

disgusting from the weight which has climbed from 142 to 189 since

August 07, and the hopelessness is setting in.

Where do I begin as far as supplements, lifestyle changes etc.?

ashley