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Is it possible to control your adrenal glands at will?
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Mark Lupo, M.D. - Thyroid Nodules, Thyroid Cancer, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, Thyroid Ultrasound
Thyroid & Endocrine Center of Florida
Sarasota - FL
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Is it possible to control your adrenal glands at will?
by Martin32, Dec 30, 2005 12:00AM
People think I'm crazy when I describe this, so I wanted to clear it up once and for all.
I discovered at a young age that I was able to give myself a bodyrush and/or headrush at will. Before you refer me to a psychiatrist, bear with me for a moment and I will explain.
Somehow, some way that I cannot begin to explain, I believe that I may be increasing my adrenaline output at will. I have tested this theory by doing it with a BP monitor and my BP skyrockets to something like 170/100, and afterwards my heart pulsates intensly and my face and body feel really flush. It's almost like an addictive adrenaline rush thru out my entire abdomen, or if I so desire, my head. However, within the last year, I have developed a chronic daily headache syndrome and I am no longer able to affect this headrush as easily anymore (intense pressure headache, 24/7).
Could I have damaged my blood vessels by doing this too much over the years, and harmed my cranial vessels in some way?
Have you ever heard of anything like this before?
Thanks for listening, and this post is dead-serious
I discovered at a young age that I was able to give myself a bodyrush and/or headrush at will. Before you refer me to a psychiatrist, bear with me for a moment and I will explain.
Somehow, some way that I cannot begin to explain, I believe that I may be increasing my adrenaline output at will. I have tested this theory by doing it with a BP monitor and my BP skyrockets to something like 170/100, and afterwards my heart pulsates intensly and my face and body feel really flush. It's almost like an addictive adrenaline rush thru out my entire abdomen, or if I so desire, my head. However, within the last year, I have developed a chronic daily headache syndrome and I am no longer able to affect this headrush as easily anymore (intense pressure headache, 24/7).
Could I have damaged my blood vessels by doing this too much over the years, and harmed my cranial vessels in some way?
Have you ever heard of anything like this before?
Thanks for listening, and this post is dead-serious
Doctor's Answer
by Mark Lupo, M.D., Dec 30, 2005 12:00AM
, Dec 30, 2005 12:00AM
Haven't seen voluntary adrenaline surges personally, but it may be possible. High BP and heart rate can put stress on the blood vessels, so if you can control this, would try to avoid it.
The concern may be an over-production of adrenaline -- screen by testing either plasma free metanephrines (blood test) or a 24 hour urine for metanephrines/catecholamines -- best collected during symtpoms.
The concern may be an over-production of adrenaline -- screen by testing either plasma free metanephrines (blood test) or a 24 hour urine for metanephrines/catecholamines -- best collected during symtpoms.
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I will say that my 21 year old son, now married with a child of his own, has been able to do that exact adrenal-rush trick, since very young. He even did the proving it's effect, by using my BP monitor and could do same as you describe.
My opinion is that it's same exact difference a person gets from anxiety or adrenaline rides, like rollercasters etc..., back when I had anxiety symptoms with my Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, I researched about anxiety and all the sites, including ones by Mental Health Institutes stated that even the severe type of anxiety (panic attacks), are "neither harmful nor dangerous", though very uncomfortable. Do a search on google.com or ask.com, using search words: "Anxiety neither harmful nor dangerous" and "Panic attacks neither harmful nor dangerous" and it'll list huge numbers of sites.
We're made to where adrenaline can only go so high and has limited potency however, tumors in the adrenal can cause this response to stay activated to point it does become dangerous but you would know if this were happening due to it being constant and unrelenting.
My opinion (un-medical)is you didn't cause damage and your symptoms have another cause.
I don't doubt if people can calm themselves down that they can rile themselves up :). A lot of people do it everyday they just don't realize it. A lot of feelings that result in physiological symptoms are a choice whether we realize it or not.
Kelly