What causes low energy, extreme tiredness and muscle weakness?

We live in a world where many people face the problem of fatigue and lack of energy and do not have a proper understanding of the causes. The unfortunate thing is that if you talk to others about your lack of energy and tiredness, they will call you a lazy person and they will not understand your physical condition.

Unfortunately, lack of energy is not on the list of medical diseases, and if you go to a doctor and talk to him about your fatigue, he will probably tell you that we are all tired and maybe you expect too much from yourself!

But in fact, lack of energy is a serious danger and has a direct impact on our body, mind, personal and social life. If weakness and lack of energy continue without treatment, the body will not have enough energy to regenerate its tissues, and this will lead to premature aging and various diseases. On the other hand, you have to have enough energy to be successful in social and even romantic relationships, socialize with others, laugh and make others laugh.

Many aspects of our personality, behavior, and even our thoughts are directly related to our level of energy. The image of life in the eyes of low-energy people is wrong. Some of these people, because they lose their interest and desire to do social activities, believe why others spend their time and energy on useless things and even consider themselves spiritual, but in fact this spirituality. They do not know how energetic and depressed they are.

Low energy people are usually impatient and sensitive and because they do not have enough energy to solve problems, they get nervous quickly and always blame others for their problems. Lack of energy can affect all parts of the body, from the central nervous system to sexual desire. In other words, when there is not enough energy, each part of the body may not function properly.



How is energy produced in the body?

The thyroid and adrenal glands are responsible for producing energy in the body, more than 98% of the body's energy is produced by these glands. The thyroid gland is located in the neck and is about the size of a plum and the adrenal glands are located on each of the kidneys. Every human being has one thyroid gland and 2 adrenal glands.

The adrenal glands release sugar into the blood and then the thyroid gland converts sugar into energy and ATP, giving it to all the cells in the body to function. The thyroid gland acts like a candle in a car engine, igniting fuel and converting it into energy.

Also, the activity of the thyroid and adrenal glands determines the speed of the body's metabolism. If they are busy, the speed of metabolism is fast, if they are active enough, the metabolism is normal, and if they are low, the metabolism is slow.

In fact, people with fatigue and lack of energy have slower metabolism, in other words, their adrenal glands or thyroid are underactive, although in most cases the problem is adrenal insufficiency.



Adrenal glands:

As mentioned, the adrenal glands are round and 3 to 4 inches in size, each located above each kidney. These glands produce a variety of hormones, including adrenaline, cortisone, aldosterone, estrogen, testosterone, progesterone, and dihydroepiandrosterone, which play different roles in the body. Some of the functions of these hormones include: responding to stress, producing energy, regulating blood sugar, sexual and metabolic powers, and several other important and vital roles. Whenever you are under stress, the adrenal glands help your body to get rid of stress, so you may often feel pain in the upper kidneys during stress and stress.

Common symptoms of adrenal insufficiency include: Weakness, fatigue, and usually depression accompanied by a tendency to overeat sweets (because the body does not produce enough energy-producing hormones and the person tends to overeat for energy. Will have diabetes, hypotension, hypoglycemia and fever due to low levels of cortisol and secondary and advanced symptoms including: indigestion, inability to control stress, irritability, allergies to certain foods , Muscle pain and weakness, recurrent infections, hair loss, skin discoloration and impotence.

If you are one of those people who feel lethargic, numb, and depressed when you wake up in the morning instead of feeling fresh and refreshed, and it goes away with the day, you probably have weak adrenal glands. In people with weakened glands, hormones are not secreted enough in the morning, and with the passage of day or the use of stimulants such as coffee and tea, the activity of these glands increases and the feeling of fatigue and numbness disappears.



Psychological symptoms associated with adrenal insufficiency:

Cortisol is one of the hormones secreted by these glands, it is a natural stimulant, when the adrenal glands become less active, this hormone is also released less and replaces the feeling of vitality, fatigue, boredom and depression. For example, people who use derivatives of this hormone, such as cortisone, for pain usually feel refreshed after the injection, or exercise causes more secretion of this hormone, which is why athletes with They are more lively than others.

Depression, apathy, despair, emptiness, moodiness (people who are energetic one day and nervous and bored the next day or hour), restlessness, insomnia, anxiety and irritability are some of the psychological symptoms of adrenal weakness. .

In the married life of people with adrenal insufficiency, their partner mistakenly thinks that he has lost his interest and attractiveness for the other party, but in fact it is the lack of secretion of energy-producing hormones and sexual arousal. Which causes a person to lose their inclination to communicate, become less energetic, less talkative and constantly thinking, the person may also lose the desire to communicate with friends and family, usually these people are part-time workers. When they choose time, impotence is also a common symptom of adrenal insufficiency because some of the sex hormones are secreted by these glands.



Factors that weaken the adrenal glands:

Stress is a very important factor in weakening the adrenal glands. Stress in any form, whether mental or physical, such as strenuous physical activity or living in crowded and polluted cities, can all deplete these glands.

Insomnia and insomnia: The reconstruction of the adrenal glands occurs during sleep. During the day, the person uses his sympathetic nervous system, which consumes energy and fatigue of the body, with the parasympathetic nervous system, whose task is to regenerate and recover the body. Energy is regulated and balanced, the parasympathetic nervous system works during sleep and rest, so sleep is called the body's repair time, and if you do not get enough sleep, the adrenal glands regenerate and function.

Excess copper in the body: When the adrenal glands become weak, the element of copper accumulates in the body and physical and psychological problems associated with its increase will be seen in the person. Important in weakening these glands, excess copper excretes magnesium, zinc and vitamin C.

Malnutrition: Most diets are low in minerals and vitamins that the adrenal glands need to function, including vitamins A, B, C, E, and minerals such as manganese, zinc, chromium, and selenium. is.

Many people tend to eat fast food and ready meals due to their busy lifestyle. These foods are usually high in calories and lacking in nutrients, as well as reducing the quality of food for reasons such as the use of hormones to feed livestock, poultry and fruit farming, reducing minerals and vitamins in Food products.

Stress also increases the body's need for nutrients, and unfortunately both life is more stressful and food is less valuable than in the past.



Toxic metals and chemicals: Our bodies are exposed to thousands of chemicals and toxins that are in the air, water and food and play an important role in weakening the adrenal glands, most of us are not aware that taking many drugs such as antibiotics What destructive and irreversible effects of painkillers, painkillers and some other drugs have on the liver and these glands. For this reason, I always encourage others to use a dry sauna to help remove waste products from the body.

Chronic Infections: Chronic infections also weaken these glands. For example, the reason we feel tired and weak during a cold is that much of the energy produced by the adrenal glands goes to the immune system. To fight viruses, fighting viruses and bacteria requires far more energy than daily activity, and when the infection is chronic in the body, it puts pressure on the adrenal glands and eventually weakens them. These include sinus infections, AIDS and hepatitis.

Exercise and heavy physical activity or excessive sexual intercourse: Exercising and having balanced sexual intercourse strengthens the adrenal glands and secretes more hormones such as testosterone and cortisol and increases vitality and physical strength, but care should be taken. Exercise and sex increase the body's need for certain nutrients such as protein, vitamins B, C, E and minerals, and if we do not get enough of these nutrients from our diet or as a dietary supplement to this We damage the glands.

Drinks and stimulants: Excessive consumption of stimulants such as tea, coffee, sugar and alcohol destroys the adrenal glands, these stimuli provide temporary energy but ultimately weaken the adrenal glands and lead us to consume more alcohol. they give. This is a very important point to pay attention to, especially for those who are addicted to stimulants or drugs such as cocaine, and one of the common causes of inability to quit addiction is adrenal insufficiency, which unfortunately many doctors do not know about. And they just think that after the effects of the stimulant or drug are removed from the body of the addicted person, he is cured!

Congenital weakness: Many children are born with weak adrenal glands. This is not a genetic problem but is due to a lack or excess of some minerals in the mother's body and these children are born with low or unbalanced mineral levels.

 Diagnosis and treatment of adrenal problems:

Unfortunately, when people complain of fatigue and depression and the symptoms that are usually due to the weakness of these glands, most doctors do not make a proper diagnosis or tests related to the adrenal glands. Answers are usually: go on a trip or prescribe antidepressant pills Is! In cases where a person has impotence, hormones are prescribed to make the situation worse than it already is, or completely wrong treatments are prescribed.

Symptoms such as fatigue and low blood pressure, tendency to use stimulants such as coffee, tea for more vitality, depression, joint pain, frequent muscle cramps, tendency to eat sweets or salty substances, back pain can be obvious symptoms of Weakness of the adrenal glands.

A very simple test to diagnose adrenal insufficiency: The doctor measures the patient's blood pressure while lying down, then the patient gets up immediately and suddenly and measures his blood pressure again. Blood pressure should be high, but in people with weak adrenal glands, blood pressure usually drops and the person feels weak and a little dizzy. This is a basic and simple test to diagnose, but it is not necessarily true for everyone.

Blood tests that can help diagnose hypofunction of these glands include: Salvia, DHEAs, Testosterone, Cortisol, Na, K, it is worth mentioning that in the early stages when a person has adrenal insufficiency, blood tests may be correct. Do not show the problem.



Weakness of the adrenal glands has different degrees and are:

1) Temporary hyperactivity: Some people may experience hyperplasia of these glands at first. It is common in some ministers or people who have a lot of sex but do not have proper rest and nutrition to meet the needs of the body and regenerate these glands. These people exercise for months or years or experience a lot of sexual activity, but suddenly in a short time, their body condition changes completely and they suffer from impotence or lack of energy, which we call at this stage! They are burn out

2) Initial stage: It is the time and state when a person suffers from mild adrenal insufficiency but does not experience specific symptoms and only experiences the relevant problems and symptoms when he suffers from insomnia or stress.

3) Semi-advanced: This stage occurs months or years after the initial stage. In this case, the person needs more sleep and rest to be able to do their daily chores, sometimes experiencing depression and in terms of The energy level is normal on some days and low on energy on other days and boring.

4) Advanced stage: In this stage, the body's energy level is greatly reduced, the person becomes depressed, unmotivated, bored and isolated, and experiences most of the symptoms that I have described in this article.

5) ADDISON'S DISEASE DISEASE: In this disease, the secretion of cortisol and aldosterone hormones reaches the lowest level and the person has serious and severe symptoms such as extreme fatigue, severe hypotension, dizziness, muscle aches, changes in skin color, etc. Some people will not even be able to walk for more than a few minutes, and if left untreated, the disease can lead to death.

Addison's disease develops over time in some people, but in others it can occur suddenly and can be caused by physical or psychological shock or exposure to toxins and chemicals.

Weakness of the adrenal glands can be an important factor in causing many diseases including MS and some problems related to the central nervous system, heart problems and many behavioral disorders at all ages.



treatment:

For treatment, relevant blood tests should be performed to measure hormones, electrolytes, minerals, and vitamins, and treatment plans should be adjusted based on the results of the tests. It usually takes between 6 months and 1 year to completely cure this condition, depending on its severity.

Reading this article can be the beginning of a change in your quality of life and a greater understanding of the relationship between your body and mind. Most people are not aware of how their diet and lifestyle affect their physical and mental health. I also had adrenal insufficiency many years ago and unfortunately no doctor or even myself had a correct understanding of the causes of depression, fatigue and other problems, which led to more research and understanding of the body's biochemistry and the relationship between body and mind and treatment. Another thousand patients to date.