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adrenals fatigue mineralcorticoids

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#1 HappyShoe

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Posted 23 May 2015 - 03:18 AM


So, I've had bad fatigue for a while now, and used to be prescribed amphetamines for supposed ADD, which I now think is a bunch of bullshit, and psychiatrists have proven themselves to lack proper knowledge, common sense, and an actual understanding of the brain. Despite that, I have improved my own understanding of what ails me, and through blood tests I now know that I also have very low levels of Vitamin D, extremely low DHEA(S) levels, borderline low cortisol and aldosterone. I have to pee many times a day, have low blood pressure, and can't seem to hold on to salt. When I 'sweat' it hurts, as I can feel a lack of moisture being pushed through my pores, and salt being shoved through them, and it feels like even thinner versions of pins are pricking me all over my back, or legs, etc.
I read about this online, below:
"The Pupil test and primarily tests your levels of aldosterone, another adrenal hormone. You need to be in a darkened room with a mirror. From the side (not the front), shine a bright light like a flashlight or penlight towards your pupils and hold it for about a minute. Carefully observe the pupil. With healthy adrenals (and specifically, healthy levels of aldosterone), your pupils will constrict, and will stay small the entire time you shine the light from the side. In adrenal fatigue, the pupil will get small, but within 30 seconds, it will soon enlarge again or obviously flutter in it’s attempt to stay constricted. Why does this occur? Because adrenal insufficiency can also result in low aldosterone, which causes a lack of proper amounts of sodium and an abundance of potassium. This imbalance causes the sphincter muscles of your eye to be weak and to dilate in response to light."

This is also the case for me.
I have been burdened by chronic stress which I now do a pretty good job at avoiding, used to take piracetam a while ago(which is supposedly bad for mineralcorticoids in some way?), and have trouble going to bed on time, and have been chronically sleep deprived for some time. I don't exercise although I used to when younger(currently 28) haven't since 21, amphetamines were prescribed 21-25, no longer taking them. I have just started to exercise now, and am starting to get to a more regular sleep schedule. My testosterone levels are naturally extremely high(995ng/dl) I weigh 130 pounds and am 5'9''. I have a small build, but have pretty good amount of muscle, yet I have some stubborn fat on my stomach/chest(from adrenal issue?).
I take royal jelly now, and salt/potassium 2:1 ratio, and NSI-189 for the damage to brain from stress/sleep deprivation.
I have read that DHEA supplements and glandulars either don't work, or are harmful to the adrenals, since they don't help natural production, they just artificially raise it from an outside source. So I won't consider that.
Besides exercise, good sleep, vitamin D, Vitamin C, Pantethine(and other B-Vitamins)royal jelly, and salt/potassium, is there anything I can do to improve my situation?
I also have ashwaghanda and Jiaogulan. I don't know what else to do? Granted I haven't given all this a full run yet, but I just mean to seek out additional advice by someone who possibly knows a lot about this stuff.
I no longer have insurance, and when I got the blood tests at the endocrinologist, I was seeking an ACTH stimulation test, but he deemed it unnecessary, didn't mention my borderline low cortisol/aldosterone, and completely ignored my incredibly low DHEA(S) levels, and at the time I didn't think to ask, it's hard to be taken seriously by doctors sometimes, and many treat me dismissively and I feel reluctant to pursue answers more aggressively. 
I also have the russian peptide bioregulator stuff by Khan or whoever, Glandokort, etc. Will start that soon.



#2 abvmoose

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Posted 25 July 2015 - 03:11 PM

Hi 

HappyShoe, Are you saying that DHEA hormone in the form of tablets are bad or do you mean supplements that boosts DHEA are bad? Do you have a source for those claims cause it's the first time ive heard of it. If my DHEA was dangerously low then I would take DHEA hormone to raise that hormone to healthy levels.

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