Adrenal fatigue is related to the adrenal glands, which produce more than 50 essential hormones including cortisol, often called the stress hormone. Adrenal fatigue is the non-Addison’s form of adrenal dysfunction, a condition where the body’s stress response cannot keep up with life’s chronic stressors. This condition leads to a syndrome or collection of wide and varied symptoms that can seriously affect quality of life. The symptoms of adrenal fatigue can be caused by a wide range of disorders but fortunately there are tests that can measure and individual’s cortisol response.
- Feeling wired and tired
- Moodiness
- Confusion, difficulty with focus under stress
- Anxiety, especially in stressful situations
- Insomnia
- Multiple chemical sensitivities
- Heart palpitations
- Low blood pressure
- Low energy, fatigue
- Skin: inflamed such as with rashes, eczema or psoriasis
- Autoimmune: predisposed to Hashimoto’s or connective tissue disease
- Craving sugar or salty foods
- Muscle pain
- Loss of libido
- Weight gain or inability to lose weight
- Low body temperature
