Adrenal Fatigue/Exercise question

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I'm pretty sure I have some adrenal fatigue - when I first wake up I

feel very hot, and same when I first go to bed, or when I get

stressed during the day. Also if I exercise, I get very hot &

sweaty. Not on an optimal dose of Armour yet, and the increases are

going very slowly. So, should I still exercise? Or should I stop and

wait until I get closer to optimal Armour? Is the exercise causing

more stress to the adrenals?

Joyce

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I've never been really big on exercise, and right now I get out of

breath (and sweaty - yuck!) just climbing a flight of stairs. Since

I have started on the Armour, I have noticed some

adrenal " complications " , so I think I'll hold off on any exercise

for a while, at least until I get the Armour up to around 3 grains

(I'm at 1-1/2 now for 2 weeks) and get the adrenals healed a bit.

I did manage to get down the second cup of licorice tea just now,

and actually don't feel so tired as I have.

Thanks, Tish, (and everyone else) for all the great advice!

Joyce

>

> Dear Joyce,

> In adrenal fatigue, some doctors say to forget excercise. Others

say

> to break it up into short 10 minute sessions spread out in the

day.

> And, some say that you should not do strenuous excercise, but

> something much more moderate and low key. It really all depends on

> your capacity and how much your adrenals can handle. It is not

good

> for the adrenals to be over stressed with excercise. It interferes

> with their recovery because it depletes them of their stores and

> they do not have the capacity to catch up, so it leaves them

> constantly struggling to do their job. This has been shown to

weaken

> them further by the researcher Hans Seyle.

>

> So, you need to determine what you can safely do that does not

give

> you cnsequences later. You can also temporarily do adrenal support

> for excercise. In other words you can provide the hormones you

need

> just for the excercise in order that you can keep doing what you

are

> doing without depleting your adrenals. I used to take 3 IsoCorts

> about 20 minutes before excercise. My former doctor, a hyp

himself,

> would use 10 mg of cortef just before going to the gym. He was on

> all T3 and this made more work for his adrenals.

>

> Anyway, you can figure out what dose will get you through the

> excercise without consequences. This should not make you

dependent,

> especially if just used a few times a week.

>

> If you don't want to do this, then, you will have to figure out

how

> much you can do that does not make you suffer.

>

> Tish

[Guest guest]

Atta Girl, Joyce!

....

From: Joyce Bickford

I did manage to get down the second cup of

licorice tea just now, and actually don't

feel so tired as I have.

Joyce

>brought some to work in a thermos for later

>and left some home for tonight. Maybe I'm

>just getting used to the taste, but it didn't

>seem so bad this time!

[Guest guest]

Atta Girl, Joyce!

....

From: Joyce Bickford

I did manage to get down the second cup of

licorice tea just now, and actually don't

feel so tired as I have.

Joyce

>brought some to work in a thermos for later

>and left some home for tonight. Maybe I'm

>just getting used to the taste, but it didn't

>seem so bad this time!