Feeling like crud....crud....crud....crud....crud...

It's the Decongestant in Claritan. It's pseudaphedrine, which causes people to be edgy.

Make sure you tell your Doctor about it. Allergy pills with decongestants always make my heart race, and they make my husband have panic attacks.

So, you already knew about adrenal burnout and the book?
I'm going through it for the 2nd time in my life, only the first time I had no clue what was wrong. I'm not as far down this time, because I started with a new naturopath who did a quick test on me when I said I wondered if my adrenals were involved. He has me lay down and get relaxed, then takes my BP, then he has me stand up and takes it again right away. The first time he did it his reply was 'boy, you really are shot!' When you stand up, your BP should go up a little, but when your adrenals are low it drops instead. Low BP is common with low adrenals too.
There's also an eye test you can do yourself to check your adrenal funtion. I'll look it up if anyone wants.

No, I did not know about the book, nor Adrenal Fatigue... I just entered the site when you suggested it.

Originally posted by woodsygirl
It's the Decongestant in Claritan. It's pseudaphedrine, which causes people to be edgy.

Make sure you tell your Doctor about it. Allergy pills with decongestants always make my heart race, and they make my husband have panic attacks.

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Victor,
I think Woodsygirl is right about this....the Claritin D might be keeping you up at night. Most decongestants will cause insomnia & make you real jittery. I would definitely tell your doctor about this. I too have bouts of insomnia & my doctor recommended that I take Benadryl to help me sleep. Since I've got allergies that last all year round (I think I'm allergic to my cats! ), I'm killing two birds with one stone that way. If you do decide to try Benadryl, make sure you get the kind in the pink box. It doesn't have any decongestants in it. There are other kinds of benadryl on the market & the others will say "For sinus"...stay away from those. They have those dang decongestants in them. Also Tylenol PM has the same ingredients in it also (including the drug for pain).

Hope that helps you!

Yoviher, I hope it helps. According to the man who wrote the book and my experiences, most MDs won't address the issue at all until it's in the Addisons stage, which is when your adrenals give out. I'd rather not wait that long myself, since it may not be reversable. I think I was getting close to that point last time I was ill. Homeopathy brought me out of it back then, but won't do all the work this time since I went into perimenopause early becuase of the adrenal burnout. Not a good combination to have at once!
He wrote the book to help educate people on it before they get into addisons disease, so they could follow his suggestions to prevent it and to build your adrenals back up and keep them that way. Not many people are aware of it and it's at the base of a lot of health problems that arise as a result of weak adrenals, but MD's just treat what comes up and people never get what they need to build up their adrenals, so they continue to decline over the years unless one has a completely stress free life. HA!
My problem stemmed from 5 years of the big stressors: 3 moves, 2 homes built within a year of each other, a pregnancy and birth, the death of my father after I found out I was pregnant, and my grandmothers death. That was a bit much for my system. My midwife was concerned about me throughout the birth, knowing what I'd gone through that year.
So I'd say everyone should have that book to learn how to prevent it.

Victor you poor thing! .

I've been lucky to never have problems sleeping, and if i don't have at least 7 hours sleep i feel physically ill!.

Have you tried reading in bed?, because i can be ready for the land on nod within 30 mins when i read!.

Susan

No, I have never tried reading in bed, but that's a good one.

Anyway folks, I've got an update:

Tried the Melatonin; had one 3 mg pill just before going to bed and went to bed.

Once in bed my head aches worserned incredibly and felt some dizzyness (have you ever lied in bed and felt as if the bed was moving like a hammock?). And after a few minutes that's all I remember. I went K.O. as if I had just had a fistfight with the governor of California.

At 9:30 AM I woke up with my mind on the far side of the moon and with heavy eyes. I still have the heavy eyes and sleepiness.... except that I slept a full 10 hours.

I have had a big Coke, and I still feel tempted to ask "has someone got the license plate of that truck?"

Anyway... I guess we just tried killing an ant mound with a nuclear missile... this morning I read the small print on the back of the Melatonin bottle and it read that it isn't meant for someone below 18 yrs of age. And I am 15.

Sleep problems do go with adrenal fatigue, which makes it worse. One of the flaws in human disign, I guess. I've been sleeping better since being treated for it and I found out last weekend that my muscles have improved. I was able to plant and transplant shrubs without being crippled up by it for days after.
Yoviher, I assumed you were older than you are, but anyone can get adrenal fatigue. Young people these days carry a big load and the bulk of them live on Starbucks, sodas, and fast food, which stresses the adrenals too, so they may be in for some major problems in their future.
It's good that you're educating yourself on how the human body works. Keep on learning and you'll do better all your life. Take care!

Allergy meds always keep me awake at night. I never take extended relief types and make sure that when I do take them (the 8 hour kind), they are out of my system by 10PM. I also read myself to sleep most nights.

Sorry you are going thru this Victor!!

Allergies can also come on as a result of worn out adrenals. My pollen allergies just started all of a sudden one summer, 7 or 8 years ago, after never having them for 30 some years. That's when I first came across something saying that low adrenal function can be the underlying cause, but I didn't look into any further, thinking I'd get over it once life settled down, which it didn't. So I'll see if I have less trouble with them this summer.

Victor,

I suffer from occasional insomnia sometimes too. Like you, it can take me up to 4 hours to finally get some sleep even tho my body is screaming for sleep! Your mind is so active it won't let your body turn off. One thing that almost always works for me is to get out of bed. Completely leave the room. I walk around the house, then sit on the couch with my favorite comforter. Most of the time, I will be asleep in under 30 minutes once I leave the bedroom. Bring a lapcat with you. Stroking his fur will help to relax you.

Make sure your parents know you will be trying this. The first time I tried this, I didn't tell my S/O who woke at 4AM without me and went searching. Now he just goes down to the living room to wake me up when the alarm goes off.

Sandy

PS...if you're hungry at night, make sure your snack is very light. Try a glass of milk or pudding.