Laura,
Thanks for the info on Adaptocrine. I looked it up and it has rhodiola which in the past caused me anxiety, insomnia,ect... but I was on a much higher dose then. I too have had so many things thrown at me and I am to easily "energized" and get anxious, heart racing,no sleep, ect.
Pax,
I may owe you a big apology.... I went off the PS and slept well. I continued on the adrenal support with adrenal complex mixture and felt hyper, shakey, yesterday and today which is days after the PS. I think I will stop the adrenal support for a few days and slowlllly start back up to see what is causing this.. maybe just a few bad days, but I doubt it, something is just not agreeing with me. I may have to take individual supplements and start adding slowly. The naturopath is stumped at times too, As I said I am a senstive and tough patient although not by choice.
Thanks al you are the best l!!!!!!!
I take Adaptocrine by Apex Energetics that I get from my Naturopath. It has a good blend and I only take 1 at a time and have never had hyper or bad symptoms from taking it like i have with other things.
acker,
Thanks sometimes I think its just me!! Just too sensitive to some herbs.
I also read take a little salt in glass of water in am, helps your adrenals. I am doing that and it will probably help me alot becaause my blood pressure is so low.
Pax,
Thanks for the ideas on the other things. I have been off the PS for 3 nights now and last night I fell asleep much easier... so we will see tonight. I read it can be stimulating to some people in higher doses ( I was onlly on 100) . I had difficulty falling asleep ( was told it would help me sleep) but would wake up in middle of night WIDE awake and then go back to sleep after 2 hours or so... I have never woke up at night before although I do have difficulty falling asleep. Seems I am wide awake in late evening after being so tired in afternoon. I always thought it was all due to my thyroid or hormones..
Thanks all again. Take care.
K.: hey - i also found the phosphatidyl serine kept me awake! if i thought i was sleeping bad before, this made it worse! i find it contributes to me feeling better, so i take one in the morning, a couple times a week. it's 'supposed to' assist sleep, but for some, like us, it - er - doesn't. i even took it at noon once and i was still jumping after 8.
i also observed that i was being 'difficult'; in one example, a lab had billed me incorrectly, they'd forgotten an item and billed it separately, so i guess that was annoying; then i found myself wanting the invoice to be re-issued and set out a certain way, with all the tests itemised; a fair enough request, but i feel if i was well, and less anxious, i would've just paid the separate item instead of going through the 4 telephone calls etc etc. so it sounds embarrassing, and i'm not proud, but it's just true. once i noticed this obsession with needing the paperwork a certain way, i do my best now to just NOT NEED things to be a certain way, and find things that are more important to attend to! all this just to empathise and hopefully encourage you a bit.
yes, a very gradual process indeed... but today, i feel pretty good!! so go figure.
i will find out more about the adaptogens then...
yes, i'm recovering from hyperthyroid. (that was the 'left' that came after the 'right'; should've stayed down haha.)
thanks for the support. it sure helps
Doubtful it would be the PS. It's probably an adaptogen that's very energizing, like the rhodiola you had a problem with. Something like Korean or Chinese ginseng, perhaps. I think you'd do well with eleuthero and ashwagandha or American ginseng, which aren't stimulating but do support the adrenals. Watch the American ginseng if you have low blood sugar, though -- it's believed to lower blood sugar as well. Normally, that's a good thing, but not always.