Chronic Fatigue

Have you ever noticed that after long, unnecessary periods of stress that you feel run down? Your morning coffee doesn’t give you the kick start you need? Or even after a long night of sleep, you still feel tired the next morning? You could be suffering from chronic fatigue.

What’s going on?

When going through these stressful periods, your body’s cortisol levels (the stress hormone) increase. This hormone has an awakening affect which is why you may struggle to sleep at night. Think back to those nights when your brain would not turn off. Normally, cortisol is at its highest levels first thing in the morning, which is why people feel fresh and awake after a good night’s sleep.

When stressed for prolonged periods, your body eventually goes into an ‘exhaustion’ phase. Simply put, your body has gone from high levels of cortisol all the time, to low levels of cortisol running through it.

While this sounds like it might be a good thing, it’s not. Instead of feeling fresh in morning or more alert during certain situations, you feel drained. You feel like nothing interests you and lack the energy to do anything at all.

At East Coast Compounding, our hormone consultations will conduct a thorough analysis of any underlying issues that may be causing your chronic fatigue. Using this information, we work with your doctor to create customised medication to address these issues and with yourself to create a customised blend of vitamins and minerals that can address these issues.