Re: What does appropriate adrenal support feel like?

[Guest guest]

>

> Coming into this (getting my amalgams replaced and starting chelation)

> I knew I had adrenal fatigue and I was (and am) on adrenal support.

> But I'm realizing I don't know how I should feel with appropriate

> adrenal support. Recently I'm feeling more symptomatic (more fatigue,

> energy swings, less ability to get stuff done) and I can't tell if

At a guess, I would say this sounds like you don't have adequate

adrenal support. If you have not done any testing after being on

support for awhile, I suggest trying that to get an objective idea

of how your cortisol levels are doing. You might need to tinker with

dosing or try a different form of support.

Also, if you haven't tested and treated thyroid and sex hormones,

these can also be important. Hormones have a lot of interactions

with one another.

And just to make things a little more complicated...GI or other

infections can contribute to poor energy and mood, so you may want

to consider GI testing as well.

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> that's just expected or not. Could I get some guidance? FWIW, it's

> been almost 3 months since I got the last of my fillings out, and I

> plan to start ALA pretty soon. I'm functional, but there's a lot of

> lower-priority daily stuff that gets done late or not at all. We're

> getting by because my husband is taking up a lot of the slack.

>

> Thanks for any perspective you can provide.

>

[Guest guest]

has covered the important points with her post - making sure

adrenal support is adequate, and testing for other hormone imbalances

and GI problems.

The other thing to note is that feeling worse at 3 months after

amalgam removal is normal. The thing to do is to start chelating with

low doses.

It's a difficult cycle - a person really needs to find the right

hormone replacements, diet and supplements for gut disorders, in order

to feel well enough to chelate. Chelation may help the person to feel

better, and is what will provide the cure in the long term, so getting

started is a priority.

> >

> > Coming into this (getting my amalgams replaced and starting chelation)

> > I knew I had adrenal fatigue and I was (and am) on adrenal support.

> > But I'm realizing I don't know how I should feel with appropriate

> > adrenal support. Recently I'm feeling more symptomatic (more fatigue,

> > energy swings, less ability to get stuff done) and I can't tell if

>

>

> At a guess, I would say this sounds like you don't have adequate

> adrenal support. If you have not done any testing after being on

> support for awhile, I suggest trying that to get an objective idea

> of how your cortisol levels are doing. You might need to tinker with

> dosing or try a different form of support.

>

> Also, if you haven't tested and treated thyroid and sex hormones,

> these can also be important. Hormones have a lot of interactions

> with one another.

>

> And just to make things a little more complicated...GI or other

> infections can contribute to poor energy and mood, so you may want

> to consider GI testing as well.

>

> --

>

>

> > that's just expected or not. Could I get some guidance? FWIW, it's

> > been almost 3 months since I got the last of my fillings out, and I

> > plan to start ALA pretty soon. I'm functional, but there's a lot of

> > lower-priority daily stuff that gets done late or not at all. We're

> > getting by because my husband is taking up a lot of the slack.

> >

> > Thanks for any perspective you can provide.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

and , thank you both for a bit of much-needed

perspective. I have been thinking in circles for weeks trying to

figure out if I'm just being a whiner, or if this is more than that.

As I re-read my original post, I realized I totally forgot to mention

that I've done rounds of DMSA, without negative side effects.

I will work with my HCP on adjusting my adrenal support and talk

through the thyroid and any other issues that may be involved with the

fatigue.

Thanks again for letting me bounce my questions off you.

> > >

> > > Coming into this (getting my amalgams replaced and starting

chelation)

> > > I knew I had adrenal fatigue and I was (and am) on adrenal support.

> > > But I'm realizing I don't know how I should feel with appropriate

> > > adrenal support. Recently I'm feeling more symptomatic (more

fatigue,

> > > energy swings, less ability to get stuff done) and I can't tell if

> >

> >

> > At a guess, I would say this sounds like you don't have adequate

> > adrenal support. If you have not done any testing after being on

> > support for awhile, I suggest trying that to get an objective idea

> > of how your cortisol levels are doing. You might need to tinker with

> > dosing or try a different form of support.

> >

> > Also, if you haven't tested and treated thyroid and sex hormones,

> > these can also be important. Hormones have a lot of interactions

> > with one another.

> >

> > And just to make things a little more complicated...GI or other

> > infections can contribute to poor energy and mood, so you may want

> > to consider GI testing as well.

> >

> > --

> >

> >

> > > that's just expected or not. Could I get some guidance? FWIW, it's

> > > been almost 3 months since I got the last of my fillings out, and I

> > > plan to start ALA pretty soon. I'm functional, but there's a lot of

> > > lower-priority daily stuff that gets done late or not at all. We're

> > > getting by because my husband is taking up a lot of the slack.

> > >

> > > Thanks for any perspective you can provide.

> > >

> >

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