Posted by bleauberry on October 26, 2010, at 16:17:59
In reply to Consistent mood changes during then day, posted by alchemy on October 26, 2010, at 14:43:17
Adrenal exhaustion, adrenal insufficiency, hypoadrenalism....usually a temporary condition that will slowly resolve when the offending factors are removed. If the potential offenders are not dealt with, it will stay the same or worsen. Offenders include food choices, stress, overdoing it, inconsistent sleep schedules, medications, chronic infections, and metal toxicity (lead, aluminum, mercury).
The raciness is the adrenals bouncing back too hard. The sluggishness after noon is them pooping out.
This is unsuspected and undiagnosed with most people, but is easily and cheaply confirmed with a 24 hour 4-sample saliva or blood cortisol test.
This comes on slowly over time, and heals the same way. It takes time and purposeful effort to regain adrenal stability. You
might consider studying up on it and begin some changes.Common treatments include eleuthero root (siberian ginseng), isocort, adrenal extracts, stephania root powder, and when those fail to provide enough support hydrocortison dosed at 2.5mg to 20mg per day for about a year. But it will never resolve completely without determined lifestyle changes. Treatment is longterm. If you think antidepressants are slow, this is even slower. It took a long time to get to the diseased state, and will take some time to reverse it.
Of course it could be something else. It's just that your description is classic. Very easy to recognize when you know what you're looking for, and everyone's descriptions of it are almost exactly the same.
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