High Adrenaline before CFS?

[xks201]

Were you a high adrenaline type before developing CFS? I’m trying to figure out if I had pyruvate dehydrogenase problems before full blown cfs that was compensated for with a high adrenaline/hormone levels. Your experience/input is appreciated. Thanks.

 

[Tammy]

I didn't consider myself a high adrenaline type............however, I had multiple very stressful life events that occured over a couple of years before CFS hit., so I'm sure the adrenaline was pumping way too much and too often.

 

[Wolfcub]

No, I didn't have high-adrenaline situations before developing ME/CFS.

I'd had a few of course, in the distant past.

When I developed ME/CFS I was living a steady, pretty boring ordinary non-stress kind of life, retired, no issues, plus a healthy enough immune system.
I just happened one day to be in the vicinity of someone who was coughing some sort of virus over a queue in a store. That virus was my nemesis. It just never -ever- went away.

However, I have noticed I do get unusual adrenaline-type reactions to the mildest stress now. Sometimes (especially in the first year or so ) even the stress of digesting food would cause an adrenaline surge. Or getting up in the morning! (yuck to that one.)

 

[YippeeKi YOW !!]

@xks201

I didn't consider myself a high adrenaline type............however, I had multiple very stressful life events that occured over a couple of years before CFS hit., so I'm sure the adrenaline was pumping way too much and too often.

I'm right there with @Tammy ..... I never considered myself a high-adrenaline type, but my ME was preceded by almost a decade of unbelievably high stress/ serious losses events, which seemed to have led me, unable to protest what I didn't understand was happening, straight into ME and a period of vegetative hunkering down and general misery.

However, I have noticed I do get unusual adrenaline-type reactions to the mildest stress now.

Like @Wolfcub, I've found that the mildest forms of stress will create what feel like adrenaline surges, even just an unwelcome phone call that just has to be made. It's gotten a little better, but the effects still linger, and I nver know for sure what's going to trigger that unwelcome surge response.

 

[Wolfcub]

the mildest forms of stress will create what feel like adrenaline surges, even just an unwelcome phone call that just has to be made.

Oh yes. I know that one. If I have to get in the car and drive to town for a specific reason at a specific time....adrenaline surge. NO "specific reason" =no adrenaline ! That is just not the way I always was before.

 

[Rufous McKinney]

Oh yes. I know that one. If I have to get in the car and drive to town for a specific reason at a specific time....adrenaline surge. NO "specific reason" =no adrenaline ! That is just not the way I always was before.

My hands shake if I have to make a phone call.

 

[keepswimming]

My CFS was triggered by EBV... However, for six years prior to getting ill I lived an incredibly hectic life (which I loved) and definitely ran on adrenaline a lot of the time. I wonder if this was a factor.

 

[ahmo]

Yes, high adrenaline before, and a lot of stress in life. But I understood so little about myself.

 

[Heartl]

I feel like I still have high adrenaline and have a hard time to calm my nerves