Posted by bleauberry on May 20, 2009, at 18:36:39
In reply to Re: Adrenal Fatigue, posted by Alexanderfromdenmark on May 20, 2009, at 11:43:46
> Adrenal fatigue I see it is very real. It can be measured, you can feel the symptoms and see the signs. Poople feel better once it's treated and cured. I don't see why so many refuse to acknowledge that only addisons exists.
Very well said. Think of it as the heart. Is a weakened heart function going to be treated? Or are they not going to acknowledge that something is wrong until it literally stops.
The problem with almost all doctors' views of adrenal function is that it is either dead or alive, but anything in between is fine. Or the error the endos usually make is that they do a challenge test to see if the adrenals respond to a stress drug. Doesn't matter that they are barely kicking all the rest of the time, only that they respond to the drug that moment. Which most will, even severe adrenal fatigue, unless they are just completely shot. So you can walk out of the office sick as a dog but the endo says the adrenals are fine, and your own cortisol test from another doctor shows your cortisol in the dumps. The hypocrocy, ignorance, and arrogance. Frustrating.
Anyway, yeah, you're right. You can measure it, you can duplicate it over and over for confirmation, you can see it, you can clearly see the symptoms, and it is treatable.
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