Adrenal Dysfunction

Beyond fight or flight

Your adrenal glands, which are right above your kidneys, produce hormones all the time in response to your stressors (both actual and perceived.) When they produce too little or too much, patients can feel less than their best. Symptoms typically take time to manifest, frequently over several months, but can include fatigue, difficulty maintaining a healthy weight, brain fog, feeling "wired but tired" or even "exhausted all the time."  While the adrenals don't actually fatigue, often the signals we send in terms of stress can cause an alternate hormonal response than the one we desire.