Topic: NATURAL SLEEP & ADRENAL SUPPORT -
Posted by Rivendell (Member # 19922) on :
Eleuthero, rhodiola, ashwgandha.
Licorice root also, if you have low blood pressure.
**Keep an eye on your blood pressure if you take licorice, because it will raise it. If it gets too high, go off of it for a few days, and then start again at a lower dosage.
Posted by Keebler (Member # 12673) on :
- Be careful to "do" licorice root primarily earlier in the day -- and it's best combined with other things. Alone, it can be a bit too stimulating for some of us.
Same with rhodiola. Alone, not past mid-afternoon until see how it works for you. Also "plays best with others." -
Posted by lax mom (Member # 38743) on :
Cortisol Manager helps me (1 at night), but my cortisol is high throughout the day and night.
Posted by lax mom (Member # 38743) on :
It's important to know your cortisol levels because I could have sworn that mine were low and that I needed Cortef.
Nope, the levels were high during all 4 points on the saliva test.
Posted by linky123 (Member # 19974) on :
Isn't it hard to find a mainstream md who believes in adrenal fatigue?
I have heard they don't really recognize it until the adrenals become exhausted and a dx of Addison's Disease.
No alternative doctors around here, so I just figured I'd have to work on this by myself.
Posted by Kudzuslipper (Member # 31915) on :