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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Adrenal Fatigue, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and Burn out Syndrome

Adrenal fatigue, chronic fatigue syndrome, burn out syndrome are quite difficult to define their causes and medical diagnosis. Feeling like low energy with no reason occurs when Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis have lost their balances in stress responses. Usually, stress responses function between endocrine systems and nervous systems—Neuroendocrine. Stress is the main factor of Adrenal fatigue.

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Stress means both mental stress and physical stress. Cortisol hormone is an essential substance in stress management of the body. When Cortisol is insufficient, the body is not able to manage stress properly. Another essential substance that helps the body controlling sodium and potassium levels during stress is Aldosterone. When the body is under stress, Aldosterone is secreted making some amount of sodium trapped in the tissues, water trapped in the tissues, and hypertension. However, in some cases of Adrenal fatigue, hypotension can also occur.

Benefits of Cortisols

  • Control blood sugar levels

  • Reduce inflammation

  • Suppress immune functions

  • Constrict blood vessels

Symptoms of Adrenal Fatigue

  • Hypoglycemia

  • Brain fog

  • Palpitation

  • Anxiety

  • Difficulty losing weight

  • Insomnia

  • PMS

  • Salt craving

  • Low thyroid function

  • Depression

  • Low libido

Symptoms of Adrenal Fatigue can be classified into 4 stages based on severity.

Stage 1: in this stage, our body has an immediate reaction to the oncoming stressors. The stressors could be something very simple like hard working, long-distance hiking, heavy exercise, or even some quarrels or life-changing events. As long as you know that those things causes you stress, you can recover from them by getting yourself enough sleep and relaxation.

Stage 2: The stressors continue to elevate severity or some other stressors come simultaneously. For examples, you are catching the flu while you are having high workloads. You will feel overloaded and have effects of overexerting the adrenals.

Stage 3: the effects of overexerting the adrenals on the stress are obvious and hard to neglect such as regular infection, insomnia, feel like no energy, abnormal menstruation, or depression.

 Stage 4: this stage is a stage 3 plus diseases such as metabolic syndrome, polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), and hypothyroidism.

Diagnosis of Adrenal Fatigue

In Anti-aging method, the diagnosis of Adrenal Fatigue can be done though blood testing for cortisol levels and DHEA or saliva Adrenal Stress test, in order to see fluctuation of hormone levels in relation to Adrenal Fatigue. Sex hormones and immune cells may be needed to be tested to find the causes of Adrenal Fatigue too.

Treatments of Adrenal Fatigue

  1. Balanced lifestyle

    • Regulate eating habits. Avoid having foods 3 hours prior to sleeping

    • Avoid consuming food addictive

    • Drink plenty of water

    • Sleep before midnight

    • Breathing exercise

  2. Detoxification from pollutions and free radicals

  3. Vitamins, minerals, and free-radical-resistance substances

  4. Hormone replacement

  5. Mental and emotion therapy by Emowave or Bach’s Flower

Tools for Diagnosis

  • Blood—Cortisols, DHEA, sex hormone levels

  • Saliva—Adrenal Stress test

  • Mental and Emotional—Emowave, Maxpulse test

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