Symptoms of High Cortisol (from Stressed Adrenals webinar 101)
- Weight gain
- Rising RT3
- Pooling
- Nausea
- Sleep issues
- Fatigue
- Anxiety
- Nervousness
- Impatience
- Irritability
- Inflammation
- Feeling light headed
- Easy bruising
- Shakiness
- Dizzy
- High blood pressure
- Irregular menstrual period
- Cortisol resistance (high cortisol blocks the HPA axis response)
- See the last chapter in the STTM 2 book by Dr. Laura Stone
- Cushings Syndrome (not Cushing’s disease which is usually due to a tumor)
- Alcohol overuse; sugar cravings
- Leads to lowering of cortisol down to low cortisol
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