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Are Adrenal Extracts worth trying? (plus rant about my life)

CFS_for_19_years

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I always feel best after midnight when there's presumably an upsurge
This could be adrenaline, not cortisol.

I woke up at 9am today (usually sleep from 4am-1pm) to get the free one, but I felt strangely resilient .. it wasn't like my ordinary state .. maybe it was the sleep deprivation. I know I should've gone, but I want to do it when I'm feeling bad. I will go tomorrow or the next day. I'm also worried doing Keto will affect my results, since it supposedly raises cortisol ..

You should be off supplements for two weeks and the a.m. blood draw should be done between 7 and 10 a.m. ( 8 a.m. is ideal) to catch the morning surge. If you have your blood drawn too late in the morning, it will be too late to catch the surge.