Posted by KaraS on August 27, 2004, at 10:29:30
In reply to Re: Adrenal Fatigue Treatment Article - Simus » KaraS, posted by Simus on August 26, 2004, at 23:36:30
> Hi Kara!
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> Thanks for the info and the link. I would have responded sooner, but I had a touch of a virus for a couple of days and I just didn't feel up to thinking or writing. Sorry.
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> The visit with the Naturopathic doctor went well. She reviewed my medical history, my meds, and all my supplements. She agreed with the adrenal fatigue based on my symptoms. And she diagnosed me as low thyroid from a previous blood test that my family doctor didn't think was abnormal. She also ordered another thyroid test panel to verify the numbers. She suspected a candida problem so I am being tested for that too. I requested a food allergy/sensitivity test just to know what to avoid to feel better.
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> She said that since I am doing so well on Wellbutrin, she wasn't going to touch that.
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> She liked the basic supplements I am on now. (Really good quality multi-vit, calcium/magnesium/zinc, C, quercetin, P-5-P (B6), B5, and borage oil. She wanted me to add flaxseed oil to the base supplements. She said that in the future she is going to have me add selenium and chromium too.
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> I told her I drink green tea, ginger tea, and ginseng tea. She told me to avoid the panax(?) ginsengs.
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> She gave me a glandular adrenal support. She is also starting me on licorice - says it is wonderful and she takes it herself. And she gave me a tincture with ashwaganda(sp?), bladderwrack, and coleus.
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> For the insomnia she suggested taking a calcium/magnesium (without zinc) supplement in the evening. She also recommended lemon balm tea.
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> She wanted me to start out on these changes for three weeks, and then come back in for evaluation and to review the test results. There were more things, but she tried to limit the changes to just a few. Since I have been under the weather for the past couple of days, I will probably start with only a couple of the new items tomorrow and give it a go (stomach and intestines willing).
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> I will let you know how it all goes. I must say that it was nice to finally go to a doctor that actually seemed to care and didn't just imply that I was a lazy hypochondriac. I have been too sick for too long to humor any more doctors without answers (not to mention the money I have spent on them).
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> I sound a little self-absorbed here, huh? How have you been? How is work going?
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> Gee, now that we know Hoover...Larry Hoover has a girlfriend and children, it kinda takes the wind out of the fanclub's sails, doesn't it? What do we do now???
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> SimusShe sounds wonderful! It's soooo nice to be taken seriously isn't it? I have to get ready for some temp work this morning and a possible interview this afternoon. I'll write more on this later when I get home. Hope you're feeling better!
Kara
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