I'm noticing that some of my worst
symptoms seem to be directly related to
adrenaline. Particularly, it seems that I
am either very sensitive to adrenaline, or
that my body is easily triggered to
release it. Is this something that can be
related to hypoglycemia, or may it be a
separate issue? Will the hypoglycemia diet
help resolve this, or is there something
additional that I should do?
Here are some of the situations that cause
symptoms.
-While watching an intense TV show, I get
mostly shakey and weak, but also irritable
and anxious.
-While playing tennis, early in the match,
I get weak and shakey to the point of
feeling very uncoordinated. I also get
winded very easy and lose my ability to
make good decisions. As anyone that plays
sports can imagine, this is VERY
frustrating.
-When talking to people I don't know very
well, I often stumble on words and
sometimes have trouble structuring
sentences fluently
-I think this applies to most people, but
when I am in a confrontational
conversation, I get shakey, weak, and
anxious.
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DianaJJ
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Posted: 04-19-07 07:51am
V,
I also think I'm very sensitive to
adrenaline. I can't even have novacaine
at the dentist office because it contains
epinephrine. It makes me feel dizzy,
anxious with a rapid heartbeat and
palpitations.
I feel that it makes hypoglycemia worse or
just the dropping of blood sugar triggers
a release of adrenaline. My blood sugar
doesn't ever get very low but just a drop
makes me feel terrible. Emotions also
have much to do with the release of
adrenaline also. Everything sets me off.
I guess all we can do is watch what we
eat, eat often and try to stay relaxed as
much as possible.
Hope that helps,
DianaJJ
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vmiller
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 Apr 2007 Posts: 14 Location: New York
Posted: 04-19-07 08:04am
Thanks Diana.
Throughout the day, in between meals, I'll
sometimes get a single heart palpatation
and then have a subtle case of shakes. I
wonder if that's my "sign" that adrenaline
is being released to counteract a sugar
drop.
I referred back to "The Low Blood Sugar
Handbook" by the Krimmels and they say
that most hypoglycemics have to deal with
excessive adrenaline because adrenaline is
what your body naturally uses to raise
blood sugar when it gets low. The
excessive adrenaline is supposedly the
reason for the irritability. It makes
sense that as an undiagnosed hypoglycemic,
your body will be releasing adrenaline
frequently to try and regulate the up and
down sugar levels.
I'm hoping that as I stabilize my blood
sugar, my adrenaline levels will stabilize
as well.
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carrleia
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 Mar 2008 Posts: 1
RE: Adrenaline Posted: 03-26-08 14:13pm
I am finally glad to see I am not the only
one. If I get scared or upset about
something, the adrenaline surges to the
point where I actually go blind in my
right eye, my heart beats almost 200 a
minute, and I feel weak & disoriented
too. I think there is a strong
association to hypoglycemia and the
release of adrenaline. If anyone has some
suggestions please let me know as well
thanks, Carrie
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Stevo76
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 18 Jun 2008 Posts: 4
Re: Adrenaline Posted: 06-25-08 20:40pm
I absolutely hate the adrenaline rushes I
get when my blood sugar goes low or when I
haven't eaten properly (or have eaten the
wrong foods).
When these rushes hit, the feeling of
impending doom can be quite intense.
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