Homeopathic Remedies for Adrenal Insufficiency

The adrenal, or suprarenal, glands are endocrine glands that are above the kidneys. Although the adrenal glands produce over 50 different hormones, their primary functions are to produce the hormones cortisol and adrenaline. Adrenal insufficiency occurs when the adrenal glands fail to produce enough cortisol and sometimes a second hormone, aldosterone.
Although the standard medical treatment for adrenal insufficiency is oral hydro-cortisone, there are homeopathic remedies for adrenal insufficiency.

Methodology

• Homeopathic remedies are grounded in the concept that "like heals like." Therefore, many homeopathic remedies for adrenal insufficiency include minuscule amounts of the adrenal gland as well as adrenal gland "helpers" such as the pituitary gland and the hypothalamus. Homeopathic laboratory scientists manufacture these remedies by purifying the crude raw materials, diluting them into minuscule liquid doses and dropping the liquid homeopathic remedies for adrenal insufficiency doses onto non-medicated pills.

Benefits

• The symptoms of adrenal insufficiency include but are not limited to weight loss, vomiting, diarrhea, nausea, muscle weakness and fatigue. Adrenal insufficiency may also lead to such serious diseases as autoimmune disorders, hypoglycemia, adult onset diabetes, chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia.
  The use of homeopathic remedies for adrenal insufficiency stimulate and restore natural adrenal gland balance and function.

Considerations

• The adrenal glands overtax themselves during periods of emotional and physical stress. When these instances are brief, normal adrenal gland functions usually resume when the stressors dissipate. However, since most people live under extended stress due to juggling full-time jobs, family and social obligations, the adrenal glands do not have a chance to rest and properly recover between stressful situations. Therefore, homeopathic remedies are ideal for adrenal insufficiency when it arises because it does not produce the side effects of mood swings, high blood pressure and water retention that are found with hydrocortisone use. These symptoms could actually make the already depleted adrenal glands have to work even harder.

Prevention/Solution

• Though women are slightly more affected with adrenal insufficiency than men, adrenal insufficiency is often neglected to be named the true source of many female illnesses because the symptoms are often the same as other ailments such as PMS. Therefore, it is wise for menstruating women to incorporate homeopathic remedies for adrenal insufficiency into their daily supplement regimens and to continue to include them during and after menopause as the adrenal glands are also responsible for secreting estrogen and progesterone.

Expert Insight

• Dr. Alexander Mostovoy, a homeopathic doctor and expert in adrenal insufficiency, states that up to 80 percent of people living in industrialized societies may be effected by adrenal insufficiency at one point in their lives. Dr. Mostovoy strongly urges everyone to either test themselves for adrenal insufficiency at home or to consult a homeopathic physician for diagnosis and an individual treatment plan.