Lets get directly to the point, and no embark ourselves in more discussion regarding what IS this adrenal problem or how it OCCURS. The important point for us of course is treatment and recovery. I shall share my experience and knowledge with adrenal dysregulation now regarding these, haha.
"Rhodiola Rosea 200mg
Licorice 200mg
Ashwaganda 200mg
Pregnenolone 100mg"
Why dont these things work? I don´t know why, as many clinical trials prove things like standarized ashwagandha lower cortisol and in general modulate HPA positively. I know though, that they don´t work, and that is because I have tried a lot of adrenal supplements in an autonomous way and then at times under the direction of X naturopath and never got ANY effect, not even from glandulars (though just tried from Thorne) and I tell you herbals are the most worthless among them. Hell, I have a 454 grams Withania Somnifera (Ashwagandha) bag in my wardrobe, and just finishing the former, no apparent effects from weeks of taking a tablespoon a day!!
Only vit C and panthetine seemed to help slightly. Those are the ones I recommend and I want to get back to them. Also, to recover from adrenal fatigue healing digestion and recovering refreshing sleep are very important at least in my case. Oh, and seemingly these two helped libido as well?? You will probably be interested in that. Panthetine lowers prolactin so thats pretty cool for poor fellows like us with grandpa hormones.
I do not know at this point after 3 years trying to treat my adrenal fatigue unsuccesfully if any supplement of the advised and recognized as standard and useful in the interwebs for low steroid hormones (last stage adrenal fatigue, everything is low, welcome to a prematurely induced senility) is actually going to heal your hormonal problems, but physiologically speaking both ascorbic acid and panthetine are very needed by the adrenal glands and depleted in times of severe or chronic stress in the mice model. Take your vitamin C with plenty of citrus bioflavonoids.
Of course, some times you just have some underlying thing like a chronic infection, and that surely is causing the adrenal decay. This could explain why supplements dont do whack.
I sought medical help and was diagnosed 2 problems: hypothyroidism (autoimmune - Hashimoto) and secondary hypogonadism (hypothalamic origin). Since then (about 2 years) efforts has been concentrated on it. No MD raised the possibility of adrenal fatigue because my serum cortisol is normal, despite the symptoms. [QUOTE/]
There you have it! Autoimmunity is serious business and probably the underlying cause of your problems. I know, because I also have/had Hashi´s and "adrenal fatigue"! My antibodies went down after a year of strict dieting and raw juicing, but dont fool yourself, autoimmunity is normally for life, it just can become dormant if you are very determined, then live your life carefully. It is common to find links to autoimmunity in CFS/ME for instance. I´d tackle your issue from that perspective. Anyone with a thyroid problem will develop adrenal problem secondary to that, also if you are not following a leaky gut diet or doing something to rearrange your immune system normal medicine expects you to slowly degenerate as your thyroid is eaten up and then remove it and put you in relatively useless artificial thyroid hormone medicine.