Tired But Wired: How to Overcome Sleep Problems: the Essential Sleep Toolkit: How to Overcome Your Sleep Problems - The Essential Sleep Toolkit

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There are three known phases of Adrenal Fatigue also known as wired and tired. Phase 1 is the first phase where cortisol is mildly imbalanced and is usually the easiest to recover from with life style changes. Phase 2 usually involves morning cortisol to be depressed and nighttime cortisol is usually higher keeping you awake at night.

With constant stress (both real and perceived) the adrenal glands become unable to secrete adequate amounts of cortisol thus setting the stage for dysfunction or adrenal fatigue.Hyperstimulation can cause the changes of an active stress response even though a stress response hasn’t been activated. Establish a Routine. Go through the same routine each night and have a consistent bedtime. Prepare for sleep by gradually reducing your activity level in the several hours before bedtime and by having a regular routine you go through consistently at the same time each night. Hormones affect the body in many ways. A change in hormones can cause many anxiety-like symptoms and aggravate existing anxiety symptoms. As such, we can feel stimulated while the stress response is active and then fatigued when the stress response ends. Overly apprehensive behavior is a common cause of hyperstimulation and feeling “tired but wired.” 4. Other factors

Increase rest – Increasing rest, despite feeling wired, can deliberately slow down a stress-elevated nervous system. As the body gears down, the wired feeling will subside enough to catch up on much needed rest. As the body rests, the feeling of being tired will subside, as well. The NeuroEndoMetabolic (NEM) Stress Response is the process through which our body reacts to outside stressors. The NEM begins at the base of the brain in the hypothalamus; from there it travels to the pituitary gland. From that point, there are signals sent to the adrenal glands; that is where most of the physical reactions begin to take place. Unhealthy food choices - cortisol is the hormone which regulates insulin production. When cortisol levels increase, the body believes it needs to hold onto glucose to handle pending stress. This creates a vicious cycle whereby when you consume sugary foods, you end up having a blood sugar crash, which in turn produces more cortisol and starts the cycle again. Examples of the latter include doxepin (10-25mg), amitriptyline (10-25mg) and nortriptyline (10-25mg). Amitriptyline has been most widely and successfully used, but doxepin is available in a liquid form, so doses as low as one drop (equals 0.5mg) can be used. Visit our “ Stress Response” article for more information about the many changes caused by the stress response.Dealing with your anxiety issues ( Level Two recovery) is the most important work overall if you desire lasting success.