Carla, I'm sorry you are having to go through something like this. It is frustrating in so many ways, not the least of which is the fact that you are "not sick enough" for doctors work hard to find the solution for you. My symptoms and problems are different, but similar in some ways.

For me the most helpful treatments have come from acupuncture, an integrated massage therapist, and electro-dermal testing by a naturopathic practitioner. The NP has me on a protocol that is helping in leaps and bounds! Basically, the testing uses electrical impulses (which are so mild you can't feel them), along your chinese meridiens, to determine which organs and functions are balanced or not. Her testing would determine if the only issue is adrenal or not, and she can test to see what the root cause is - in some cases this could be a parasite, bacteria, virus, environmental poison, etc.

Interestingly, last week she told me that the doctor who designed the system and mixes the remedies recently created a new protocol specifically for adrenal support. This may be something that can help you in your situation.

I will be seeing my NP tomorrow and can ask her if there is such a practitioner in your area - where are you? PM me if you are interested.

I have found that the testing also helps in that I can see my acupuncturists and my massage therapist, let them know what the testing found most recently, and that can help guide their treatment of me.

In the last six weeks, since I have been off the drugs the specialist had me on, and have been seeing only these practitioners and following these protocols, I have felt better than I did for the past year. My energy is up enough that I even have walked to work the last two days. I can now actually imagine getting back on my bike and doing a serious ride sometime in the future.

Yes, listen to your body, but also try to find a translator for it....mine never seems to speak the same language as me!

Hugs and butterflies full of healing and understanding,
~T~