2nd June 2007
:wave: Dreem,
I wish i could help you re the injection, but they never gave me one. Like i said in my previous post, i think i got the 'bare bones' test where addison's is concerned. I'll have to get a copy of my tests from my doc, but i don't think i was tested correctly and sufficiently. The 2 endos I've seen over the last decade don't seem to be too versed on adrenals unfortunately. The endo i had back in my 20's is deceased now and he was one of the best endos in Canada. I'm on a major hunt now for a doc who knows what he's talking about. I'll even be willing to head down to Michigan as I live right on the border. For now, i've been doing the natural way with a local naturopath who basically has given me back my life. I'm ever so thankful for her. She's truly been a God-send!! Two years ago i was practically incapacitated and looking at moving into a nursing home as i live alone. This glandular adrenal supplement (which is recommended in the Adrenal Fatigue book), combined with certain vitamins(vitC to help with the poor immune system,multi-B,VitD)minerals (magnesium being the most important one) and a low-carb (no white flour, no white sugar, no fruit juice, no caffeine and good protein at each meal) diet and regular low-impact exercise is what saved me. Getting rest and going outdoors for fresh air is also good.
As for your question about ups and downs. Generally my health was good until my first bout with anxiety in my late 20's. I'll go back a bit....i was 19 when i was sent to Toronto for a week of tests to determine the cause of my not having normal puberty. They did brain tests for tumors....found none. They did blood work aplenty, etc. The answer came when the abdominal surgery revealed a bit of tissue where the ovaries should have been and no evidence of any eggs. I was then put on birth control and soon after had my first period and my stature grew from 5'2" to almost 5'6" in a 3 year period. About that time i was switched form birth control to HRT (premarin and provera) and for the last5 years or so now I've been on a more natural estrace and prometrium.
There is definetely a connection between all these glands....the ovaries, thyroid and adrenals. I'm not an expert by any means, but i know that in women who go through menopause, the adrenals kick in when the ovaries give out to provide some measure of estrogen to sustain bone mass and sexual function,etc. Those adrenals are busy bees :dizzy: !!!! They release dozens of hormones with a myriad of functions that basically affect every function of the body.
I hope you have found a competent endo who can get to the bottom of why you can't tolerate estrogen, etc. I know they're out there.
Please keep in touch and let me know how you make out with your addison's test. I'm so glad i can help in any way. :)
I wish i could help you re the injection, but they never gave me one. Like i said in my previous post, i think i got the 'bare bones' test where addison's is concerned. I'll have to get a copy of my tests from my doc, but i don't think i was tested correctly and sufficiently. The 2 endos I've seen over the last decade don't seem to be too versed on adrenals unfortunately. The endo i had back in my 20's is deceased now and he was one of the best endos in Canada. I'm on a major hunt now for a doc who knows what he's talking about. I'll even be willing to head down to Michigan as I live right on the border. For now, i've been doing the natural way with a local naturopath who basically has given me back my life. I'm ever so thankful for her. She's truly been a God-send!! Two years ago i was practically incapacitated and looking at moving into a nursing home as i live alone. This glandular adrenal supplement (which is recommended in the Adrenal Fatigue book), combined with certain vitamins(vitC to help with the poor immune system,multi-B,VitD)minerals (magnesium being the most important one) and a low-carb (no white flour, no white sugar, no fruit juice, no caffeine and good protein at each meal) diet and regular low-impact exercise is what saved me. Getting rest and going outdoors for fresh air is also good.
As for your question about ups and downs. Generally my health was good until my first bout with anxiety in my late 20's. I'll go back a bit....i was 19 when i was sent to Toronto for a week of tests to determine the cause of my not having normal puberty. They did brain tests for tumors....found none. They did blood work aplenty, etc. The answer came when the abdominal surgery revealed a bit of tissue where the ovaries should have been and no evidence of any eggs. I was then put on birth control and soon after had my first period and my stature grew from 5'2" to almost 5'6" in a 3 year period. About that time i was switched form birth control to HRT (premarin and provera) and for the last5 years or so now I've been on a more natural estrace and prometrium.
There is definetely a connection between all these glands....the ovaries, thyroid and adrenals. I'm not an expert by any means, but i know that in women who go through menopause, the adrenals kick in when the ovaries give out to provide some measure of estrogen to sustain bone mass and sexual function,etc. Those adrenals are busy bees :dizzy: !!!! They release dozens of hormones with a myriad of functions that basically affect every function of the body.
I hope you have found a competent endo who can get to the bottom of why you can't tolerate estrogen, etc. I know they're out there.
Please keep in touch and let me know how you make out with your addison's test. I'm so glad i can help in any way. :)