21st century stress syndrome

So I'm having a relapse of adrenal burnout.

Last week however, I was feeling good from Monday all through to Saturday, which felt rather strange in fact. I would have hoped to feel better about it but in actual fact I have become used to not coping and not having enough stress hormones that to feel normal was a bit overwhelming.

Suddenly the realisation of the ways in which people have side-lined me, abandoned me and abused me hit me full force and I felt true feelings of horror. You actually wouldn't believe how people walk all over you when you are down and out. It blows my mind and torments my heart.

'Adrenal Fatigue'
James L. Wilson

Now I am back to the usual symptoms of what James L. Wilson considers "the 21st century stress syndrome" in his book about Adrenal Fatigue (I haven't read the book but it looks helpful).

My symptoms from the beginning started from a 2 week long flu with dizziness, fatigue, weakness, fever and daily headaches. After those 2 weeks the fatigue and weakness was persistent and I started to become breathless from simple tasks like putting on my clothes for the day and then especially noticeable was how poor my driving became. I just didn't have the power to turn the wheel fast enough for corners and driving in rush hour or at night was supremely, unbelievably exhausting, leaving me severely out of breath.

I went to the doctor, had blood tests and found out that I am not anaemic, my blood is healthy, and my vitamin B was within a healthy range. Luckily for me, my doc suggested that I have adrenal burnout and I was 100% in agreement when she explained it to me.

My "symptoms" have further included:
- low blood pressure and dizziness
- a marked difficulty in concentration
- having complete lapses of hearing what someone is saying
- a complete lack of ability to stand up for myself or protect myself
- complete inability to handle stress
- muscle weakness
- pronounced fatigue and yawning at any time of day (often without even being aware of it)
- sore lower back (pain of the adrenal glands rather than the actual back itself)
- reduced ability to keep a good posture
- reduced ability to handle alcohol

The lack of stress hormones resulted in daily mood swings of:
(1) Quietness/ Staring (A complete lack of emotional energy or capacity)
(2) Crying, but mostly uncontrollable sobbing
(3) Outbursts and screaming,
And also this could even be followed by
(3) Laughing ...Not without reason though.. I'm not really a psycho ;)

Other common experiences have been frequent, if not nightly, nightmares or fitful, panic-stricken nights or uncontrollable sobbing in the night. In the beginning I didn't have insomnia but I did have the nightmares and they became more frequent.

This weekend I was pressured into driving more than I felt comfortable with and I ended up aggravating my sensitive condition. Last night was full of fits. Today I had such severe mood swings I wanted to destroy something. I didn't - but it was HIGHLY frustrating trying to deal with it (and I can completely understand why this condition can ruin marriages).