@drreneewellenstein: Why you feel "tired but wired" - and what your cortisol is really doing 👇 That exhausted-but-can't-sleep feeling? Your adrenals are screaming for help, but most doctors aren't listening properly. Let me explain what's happening: Your adrenal glands produce cortisol - think of it as your body's built-in alarm system. In a perfect world, cortisol should be high in the morning (to wake you up naturally) and gradually drop throughout the day (so you can wind down and sleep). But here's what I see in my practice: women stuck in chronic stress mode with cortisol patterns that are completely backwards. High at night when you're trying to sleep, crashed in the morning when you need energy. Most doctors check cortisol once - usually just a morning blood draw. But that's like trying to understand your sleep schedule by only looking at one hour of your day. I use a 4-point saliva test that tracks your cortisol rhythm from morning to night. I also check DHEA-S - your "resilience hormone." This should work with cortisol to help you handle stress. When DHEA tanks (which happens with chronic stress and age), even small stressors feel overwhelming. Here's the connection your doctor is missing: when your adrenals are dysregulated, your sex hormones suffer too. Your body literally prioritizes survival over reproduction. So those irregular periods, low libido, mood swings? They might actually start with your stress response. Can you relate to feeling tired but wired? What does your energy pattern look like throughout the day? Tell me all about it 👇

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Thursday 31 July 2025 11:16:08 GMT