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What causes uncontrollable cortisol spikes?

Hope78

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Hi!

From time to time my cortisol goes crazy. I am normally one of these chronically tired low cortisol people, but for a long time now I have chronically elevated cortisol in between.

I found out that gut toxins and food intolerances played a huge role. As I eliminated this, I felt much better.

But unfortunately the symptoms come back and I am in a cortisol rollercoaster: one day low with fatigue and sleep, sleep, sleep. And then, out of a sudden I don't know what (it's not stress!) it raises ans stays gigh for nealry 24 hours. In this time I feel wired but exhausted, totally unable to sleep, high blood suggar.

In the mood cure from Julia Ross I read that in the cases of high morning cortisol (I am awakening always too early due to this and have a hard time getting back to sleep) parasites are found in nearly all cases.

Do you have any suggestions/experiences with this? I am unable to recover when there are always this etreme periods where I can find zero sleep and my body is totally exhausted, yet I am not tired!

Thank you and again: sorry for my poor English
 

Hope78

Senior Member
Messages
112
Location
Germany
I discovered I am very sensitive to oxalates. Oxalates seem to trigger mastcells for me and this spikes histamine along with cortisol, adrenaline and other pro-inflammatory things from the mastcells
 

Hope78

Senior Member
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112
Location
Germany
I had a lot of testing while having different symptoms. So in the meantime I now how the different states feel and to which "hormones" they are related.