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*Excessive fatigue and exhaustion

*Non-refreshing sleep - you get enough hours but waken tired.

*Overwhelmed by or unable to cope with stressors

*Feeling rundown or overwhelmed

*Craving salty and sweet foods

*Most energetic in the evening

*Low stamina - slow to recover from exercise

*Slow to recover from injury, illness or stress

*Difficulty concentrating - brain fog

*Poor digestion

*Low immune function

*Constant low blood pressure

*Extreme sensitivity to cold

Sound familiar?

My step-daugher sent me some info on the adrenal gland. She's into medicine and she said the they are starting to do some research into the adrenal gland as to how could affect people with fibro.

Seems a no-brainer to me...

What do you think? I mean - how many of these things don't you have?

TEMA

Got me thinking... (which ain't easy these days...LOL!)

TEMA

I crave sweets, but I have all my life. Chronic sweet tooth.

Constant low blood pressure, even before Fibro diagnosis.

I'm extremely sensitive to heat, not cold. I prefer cold (I miss Colorado...waaaaahhh).

I don't remember for sure, but I'm pretty sure I was tested for my adrenal functions. I passed with flying colors. In fact, all of my tests come back negative. Just plain ol' Fibro for me, plus the associated stuff that's come along since I got Fibro.

I hope you will make yourself feel right at home, here.

{{{Hugs}}}

Starr

Ha! I'm sorry, but I just get so irritated with the medical profession at times.

Let's see....so far, Fibro has been associated with neurotransmitters, arthritis, emotional or physical trauma, hormonal disorders, Lyme disease, vitamin deficiencies, lupus, depression, and I can't even remember what else, and now the adrenal gland?

How can so many doctors/researchers get on so many different paths from one disease? I swear, I think wherever any particular doctor's major interest lies, that's what he is convinced Fibro is related to.

We're talking research, here. How can there be so many variables??? Medical research is supposed to be based on science. Science doesn't lie. People do.

Don't these people communicate with each other? Don't they compare their findings? Fibro can't possibly be associated with, triggered by, or started from all of these so completely varied theories.

So why do they keep throwing out all of these new findings/discoveries/possiblities at us, making us think there's a cure on the horizon, when they haven't proven their theories even to each other? Unless, of course, their research is funded by certain pharmacuetical companies looking for an off-label use for one of their meds to add more zeros to their bottom line each year.

I mean, think about it. How many of us are on medications that were initially prescribed for clinical depression? Mood-enhancing meds. We're told that they also calm the same neuro-transmitters that send confusing pain signals to and from the receptors in our brains.

And then, how many of us are later told that we're beginning to show signs of clinical depression? These researchers should spend a week in our shoes, living in pain 24/7, unable to do things they always used to do and see if they don't begin to feel depressed.

I just don't see that we're going to find a cure until the researchers start to compare notes and work together, rather than competing and trying to out-do the other, based on their particular field of interest, or what company happens to be providing their funding.

Now, I'm sorry for just letting loose on this one, but is it just me? Or does anyone else feel this way too?

Okay, it's 6:35AM, and I never went to bed last night, so I'm sleep-deprived cranky. I guess it's time for me to step off my soapbox now. But sometimes, it just feels good to vent. We all know that to be true.

So, I'll end this with a cheery "Good Morning, Y'all!"