Hi all, given the wealth of intelligence on this forum, I'm hopeful someone can help me.
I crashed my nervous system pretty badly, taking high dose caffeine pre-workouts and living on junk protein bars for a year, this stupidly having recovered from severe psych meds withdrawal, taking 3 years to come off benzodiazepenes.
I was overtraining 6 days a week on olympic rings, and went through an emotional trauma, which you'll appreciate is private and I went cold turkey on all the pre-workouts caffeine, etc.
My system crashed hard, severe night sweats (for one night then barely sweated since). Cannot control body temperature, blood sugar issues, I crash on things like soluble fibre, sensitive to sugar alcohols in supplements, waking with startle reflex following a period of severe insomnia.
My stomach is shredded. If I eat some carbs, like sweet potatoes, stomach inflammation eases, but feel blood sugar drops between meals, and always feel like not enough is getting to my brain. If I cut all carbs then I'm in an adrenalised state. It's near impossible to find a happy medium.
I was losing the ability to digest proteins and fats, so added in digestive enzymes, a half capsule of Udo's choice, which helps, but blood sugar issues crop up more now.
I took a teaspoon of glutamine the night before last and last night and slept deeply, but blood sugars crashed this morning.
I took niacin, and this calmed me, helped me sleep at 300mg, but I crashed when it wore off in the morning.
When I crash, the lack of oxygen getting to my brain is scary, digestion slows even more.
I had a cortisol saliva test done and it revealed really high AM cortisol, and high normal curve the rest of the day, this when I was eating strict paleo, no carbs, but thinking all I had to do (as per the nutritionist) was add in more carbs, I had a blood sugar crash two days in.
I think this is HPA axis dysregulation, and cortisol is being sent up and down on extremes.
Flaxseed seems to be mildly soothing, but my nervous system is on a knife edge.
I need something to sedate the nervous system long enough, so I can taper off it slowly then, looking for a long half life sedative (not benzos though).
This is beyond meditation and with my stomach inflamed, even deep breathing hurts.
Hope someone can advise me on anything that might help. I see an integrative doctor in two weeks, but even things to offer as a suggestion to him.
Sincerely, thank you.