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Can Adrenal Fatigue Slow Weight Loss?
Oct 1, 2020
If you’ve been dealing with adrenal fatigue , you’ve likely been noticing symptoms that may seem unrelated at first, but have a strong connection to the condition — and weight loss (or gain) is one of them.
Adrenal fatigue as a diagnosis is not accepted by all doctors, says Dr. Luiza Petre, assistant clinical professor of cardiology at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. However, those who experience know it feels all too real.
“When you have adrenal insufficiency, it can range from a feeling of depletion and fatigue all the way through to fibromyalgia, where you have significant pain,” she says. “There can be many symptoms that are on this spectrum, from emotional issues to physical problems, and weight can be one of them.”
ADRENAL FUNCTION & FATIGUE
As part of the endocrine system, your body has two adrenal glands near the top of each kidney. They secrete hormones that help control heart rate, blood pressure and corticosteroids — including cortisol, the hormone related to your stress response .
When functioning normally, the hormones released should fluctuate. For example, less cortisol will be secreted in the evening, so that you can wind down for sleep, and it ramps up again in the early morning to give you energy for the day. But if you’re stressed, either due to external circumstances or from illness, the level of corticosteroids can change dramatically and sometimes get stuck in the “always-on” position.
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