Three Symptoms of Adrenal Fatigue

I'm going to first explain adrenal fatigue just a little bit.
Your adrenals make cortisol in a circadian rhythm; more production in the morning, tapering off through the day. Cortisol is the hormone that provides that "get up and go" in the morning. Cortisol and melatonin work together to support our sleep wake cycle.

At night, your body produces melatonin that helps you get tired before bed. So Adrenal fatigue is when a person has gone through stress and those adrenals are pumping out an excess amount of cortisol, which causes them to eventually burn out. They get tired like any of us would.

Here are the top three symptoms to watch for. 

1. Difficulty waking
   The first is difficulty waking up in the morning because that adrenal is so tired it can't pump out the cortisol.

2. Gaining weight
   It's going to suppress your metabolism by binding up a lot of your thyroid, so weight gain is a big one. 

3. Being moody 
   Adrenal fatigue can cause you to feel down and cause moodiness.
   

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Tanya Manoni is a Chattanooga-native but earned her BS in chemistry and PharmD at the University of Utah. She brings with her years of experience in compounding and pharmacy corporate management. Tanya's professional interests include not only BHRT, women’s health, and dermatology, but also nutrition and fitness, in which she became interested while playing NCAA Division I college soccer. While living in Utah, Tanya earned her level 1 certification in avalanche search and rescue, and she continues to enjoy snowboarding, hiking, and mountain biking. She lives in Chattanooga with her husband and two kids, so you will find her running between soccer fields and dance studios in her free time.