Hormone Replacement Therapy
Adrenal Fatigue and BHRT
Producing adrenaline, cortisol, and other hormones essential to supporting your general health and well-being, the adrenal glands are an important component of the endocrine system. Located above your kidneys, adrenal gland hormones help regulate blood pressure, electrolytes, metabolism, and your immune system. When the adrenal glands are not functioning properly, several endocrine diseases could develop, such as Cushing’s syndrome and Addison’s disease. Cortisol overproduction causes Cushing’s syndrome while insufficient production of cortisol may cause Addison’s disease.1
Another disease associated with reduced adrenal gland functioning is adrenal fatigue.
In most cases, symptoms of adrenal fatigue follow a period of prolonged or intense stress or after bouts with chronic/acute infections. People diagnosed with adrenal fatigue often report suffering respiratory infections (especially pneumonia or influenza) before experiencing adrenal fatigue symptoms.2
What are Signs of Adrenal Fatigue?
In addition to overwhelming tiredness and rapid weight gain due to decreased metabolic processes, symptoms of adrenal fatigue involve: 3, 4
- Cravings for salty and/or sugary foods
- Low blood pressure
- Feeling cold all the time
- Hair thinning/hair loss
- Frequent urination
- Recurring illnesses
- Periods of dizziness/vertigo
- Dry, flaky skin
- Insomnia
- Body aches/joint pain
- Numbness/tingling in your fingers and toes due to poor circulation
Adrenal fatigue also interferes with the ability of your adrenal glands to produce sufficient cortisol and other stress hormones. If you suffer from adrenal fatigue, you may have more difficulty than usual dealing with emotional or physical stress. Consequently, the unrelenting tiredness and feelings of apathy associated with adrenal fatigue comes back to abnormally low levels of hormones in the bloodstream.5
How well you cope with physical or emotional stress depends significantly on hormones like adrenaline, norepinephrine and cortisol. These “stress” hormones optimize your awareness, focus and overall strength when you are dealing with stress. Adrenal fatigue reduces hormone output which can directly impacts your ability to handle stress.
Although people with adrenal fatigue may act and appear relatively normal, they frequently report living with a general, pervasive sense of unwellness. This “gray” feeling compels them to rely on caffeine and sugary foods for energy to get them through the day. Unfortunately, consuming unhealthy foods ultimately leads to weight gain, increased tiredness, exacerbation of adrenal fatigue symptoms and recurring infections.
Deep changes occurring in your fat, protein and carbohydrate metabolism, cardiovascular system, electrolyte/fluid balance happen at a cellular and biochemical levels. To compensate for reductions in adrenal hormones, your body tries to respond as well as possible to the negative changes. Unfortunately, it does at a price.6
Treatment for Adrenal Fatigue
If you visit your primary care physician for adrenal fatigue treatment, your physician will likely give you medications to treat your symptoms. However, drugs do not address the underlying cause of your symptoms.7
Adrenal fatigue is real, and it can severely interfere with your quality of life. While learning stress-coping techniques (breathing, mindful meditation), reducing intake of sugar and caffeine and getting more exercise will help get your adrenal glands functioning normally, the best treatment for adrenal fatigue is restoring hormone levels with bioidentical hormone therapy (BHRT).
BHRT increases sufficient levels of hormones like cortisol, norepinephrine, and adrenaline to help you naturally overcome adrenal fatigue and regain your overall health and sense of well-being. In addition, bioidentical hormone replacement therapy optimizes hormone balance to provide a supportive environment in which your adrenal glands can recover.
If you have symptoms of adrenal fatigue, don’t wait another day to learn more about the benefits of BHRT. Call today to schedule a consultation appointment with our doctor.
References
- https://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/adrenalgland/conditioninfo/causes
- https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/adrenal-fatigue-is-it-real#1
- https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245810.php
- https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/addisons-disease/expert-answers/adrenal-fatigue/faq-20057906
- https://universityhealthnews.com/daily/energy/what-is-adrenal-fatigue-symptoms-you-should-watch-for/
- https://opentextbc.ca/biology/chapter/11-4-endocrine-system/
- https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/is-adrenal-fatigue-real-2018022813344
Adrenal Fatigue and BHRT
Producing adrenaline, cortisol and other hormones essential to supporting your general health and well-being, the adrenal glands are an important component of the endocrine system. Located above your kidneys, adrenal gland hormones help regulate blood pressure, electrolytes, metabolism, and your immune system. When the adrenal glands are not functioning properly, several endocrine diseases could develop, such as Cushing’s syndrome and Addison’s disease. Cortisol overproduction causes Cushing’s syndrome while insufficient production of cortisol may cause Addison’s disease.1
Another disease associated with reduced adrenal gland functioning is adrenal fatigue.
In most cases, symptoms of adrenal fatigue follow a period of prolonged or intense stress or after bouts with chronic/acute infections. People diagnosed with adrenal fatigue often report suffering respiratory infections (especially pneumonia or influenza) before experiencing adrenal fatigue symptoms.2
What are Signs of Adrenal Fatigue?
In addition to overwhelming tiredness and rapid weight gain due to decreased metabolic processes, symptoms of adrenal fatigue involve: 3, 4
- Cravings for salty and/or sugary foods
- Low blood pressure
- Feeling cold all the time
- Hair thinning/hair loss
- Frequent urination
- Recurring illnesses
- Periods of dizziness/vertigo
- Dry, flaky skin
- Insomnia
- Body aches/joint pain
- Numbness/tingling in your fingers and toes due to poor circulation
Adrenal fatigue also interferes with the ability of your adrenal glands to produce sufficient cortisol and other stress hormones. If you suffer from adrenal fatigue, you may have more difficulty than usual dealing with emotional or physical stress. Consequently, the unrelenting tiredness and feelings of apathy associated with adrenal fatigue comes back to abnormally low levels of hormones in the bloodstream.5
How well you cope with physical or emotional stress depends significantly on hormones like adrenaline, norepinephrine and cortisol. These “stress” hormones optimize your awareness, focus and overall strength when you are dealing with stress. Adrenal fatigue reduces hormone output which can directly impacts your ability to handle stress.
Although people with adrenal fatigue may act and appear relatively normal, they frequently report living with a general, pervasive sense of unwellness. This “gray” feeling compels them to rely on caffeine and sugary foods for energy to get them through the day. Unfortunately, consuming unhealthy foods ultimately leads to weight gain, increased tiredness, exacerbation of adrenal fatigue symptoms and recurring infections.
Deep changes occurring in your fat, protein and carbohydrate metabolism, cardiovascular system, electrolyte/fluid balance happen at a cellular and biochemical levels. To compensate for reductions in adrenal hormones, your body tries to respond as well as possible to the negative changes. Unfortunately, it does at a price.6
Treatment for Adrenal Fatigue
If you visit your primary care physician for adrenal fatigue treatment, your physician will likely give you medications to treat your symptoms. However, drugs do not address the underlying cause of your symptoms.7
Adrenal fatigue is real, and it can severely interfere with your quality of life. While learning stress-coping techniques (breathing, mindful meditation), reducing intake of sugar and caffeine and getting more exercise will help get your adrenal glands functioning normally, the best treatment for adrenal fatigue is restoring hormone levels with bioidentical hormone therapy (BHRT).
BHRT increases sufficient levels of hormones like cortisol, norepinephrine, and adrenaline to help you naturally overcome adrenal fatigue and regain your overall health and sense of well-being. In addition, bioidentical hormone replacement therapy optimizes hormone balance to provide a supportive environment in which your adrenal glands can recover.
If you have symptoms of adrenal fatigue, don’t wait another day to learn more about the benefits of BHRT. Call today to schedule a consultation appointment with our doctor.
References
- https://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/adrenalgland/conditioninfo/causes
- https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/adrenal-fatigue-is-it-real#1
- https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245810.php
- https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/addisons-disease/expert-answers/adrenal-fatigue/faq-20057906
- https://universityhealthnews.com/daily/energy/what-is-adrenal-fatigue-symptoms-you-should-watch-for/
- https://opentextbc.ca/biology/chapter/11-4-endocrine-system/
- https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/is-adrenal-fatigue-real-2018022813344
