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Severe Adrenaline Spikes every morning - please help
Hello! I am absolutely desperate, so I decided to write on here, hoping anyone else has had a similar experience or has answers. For years, I have been struggling with what feels like intense spikes in adrenaline every morning. I have more severe and less severe months, but the more severe ones become so debilitating that I can’t function in life, and have become passively suicidal just to escape my physical experience. I’ve been diagnosed with anxiety and depression, but the weird part is that it feels so physical, it wakes me up from sleep, and no matter what I try to counter it (breathing, meditations, leaning into it, movement, medications, etc.), it persists until my body caps out on enduring the discomfort, and I fall into anxiety attacks and depression.
For some context, I have tried so many things. I have a history of EBV, HHV-6, SIBO, trauma, and PTSD. I’ve done tons of blood ozone and SOT for the first 3, and I’ve done/am still doing EMDR trauma therapy, regular therapy, ketamine infusions and lozenges, Neurofeedback, medications, I even exercise consistently, meditate, eat well, etc. I’ve been to an endocrinologist, who said tests looked good. I’ve gotten so much blood work over the years, and even my trauma therapist has said she hasn’t seen anything quite like this. She says it seems like my trauma is being processed and coming down, but that this physical experience will still spike and seem out of my control, making her concerned it’s a medical problem. I am desperate for help and answers. I don’t know how to fix this without knowing what’s wrong. Has anyone experienced or seen anything like this?
It wakes me up like clockwork at 7:30am, and even if I just lay there, I can feel it spike through my body, until it feels like my skin is burning sometimes, my stomach is dropping out, and I’m eventually squirming around in pain just hoping it goes away. I don’t know what else to do, please let me know if you’ve had or heard of anything like this, I will owe you my life.
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I was tested for all that 4 years ago. I have an appointment with endo and perhaps they'll find something this time. As a doctor once told me, 'sadly sometimes a diagnosis cannot be made until the problem gets worse'.
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1 ReactionHave cortisol levels drawn. Look at those results yourself.
Have cortisol levels drawn, and look at the results yourself.
I’m experiencing the same thing and it’s horrendous. Currently having it right now, shaking and nauseous, feeling exhausted but full of horrible energy that cramps my muscles and hurts. I can’t relax even if I exercise it’s still there. I’m about to cry, I keep hoping I wake up normal again without this torture. I’m not myself it’s been going on for three months now and all I’m being prescribed is anti anxiety meds or antidepressants but it feels like there’s something going on other than that and I don’t know how to stop it. I still experience the spikes right before it’s time to take my busiprone. I didn’t seem to be working so now I’m trying lexapro. I spend most of the evening crying from the adrenaline buildup all day, until I wear myself out and that provides a little relief. I’m starting to think some slightly paranoid thoughts like maybe there’s something in my water or I’ve got lead poisoning from my seasonings/herbs. I just keep wracking my brain wondering what is causing this. Why don’t any doctors know what this is? I feel like I’m loosing my mind and don’t know how I got this way. I hate it! Oh please help, please help me!
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2 ReactionsI have the exact same thing. Send you a message.
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2 ReactionsI have this exact thing. Did you ever get better?!!! I’m also desperate!
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1 ReactionAll the comments in this discussion fall under the possibility of “adrenaline spikes” which would be an endocrine problem. I recommend finding a good endocrinologist to get tested and treated for adrenal gland issues if necessary. However these kind of symptoms can also be panic attacks. That requires a different kind of doctoring for mental health conditions. Worse yet is the possibility of experiencing more than one thing. Then the situation gets complicated. Please know that you all are not alone. Members here have made some suggestions of things that have helped. Keep sharing your stories and don’t give up.
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1 ReactionI've got hold of a book called " Misdiagnosed for miles" by Tammie Robie,
her account of life with Conns disease. Worth a read, sadly a very
familiar story getting her correct diagnosis.
Yes, it's exactly like what a call " driving test nerves" constantly.
It has a severe impact on my life, I feel very lightheaded and have uneven
heart beats. Had headaches in the past when BP was high.Its like I still
have extremely low potassium but my lab tests are now fine.Bp down to
106/75. I hate this disease 😒.
Was tested for this via 24 hour urine collection, came back OK plus
nothing on my ct scans. No enlargement of adrenals seen but extremely high
levels of high aldosterone, virtually un recordable renin.Diagnosed with
Primary Hyperaldosteronism or Conns syndrome.I take 12.5 spironolactone,
very small dose, potassium is normal as has been for a few years.But I
still have all the other symptoms, palpitations,
dizziness,fatigue,tingling,panic attacks,constant thirst , digestive
problems etc. My endo thought I might have had the disease unknowingly for
a decade or more!
Then I was diagnosed by accident seeing a wise gastroenterologist who sent
me for the ARR test.