I've been to a total of about 9 doctors about this problem and they just shrug their shoulders and send me hope with more disappointment. 🙁 I'm starting to become depressed and hopeless. I had to stop my volunteer work with children. I cannot make any plans, cannot get my work done, cannot even visit friends. I'm normally a positive, active, happy person who loves to help others but this is ruining my life. I'm a voracious researcher (only legit sites) and still cannot figure this out. I've experimented with different possible solutions, to no avail. I meditate and have tried all kinds of herbal teas. I cannot tolerate it any more – any exercise beyond mild cardio/aerobic causes an increase in symptoms. Until last yr when it started happening daily, I was exercising 6 days/wk. My diet is excellent, including a few good supplements. Accompanying the start of this was phantosmia and occasional RLS. Cortisol was high a few years ago (34.3 mcg/dL) but it's currently high-normal. I've tested negative for autoimmune disorders. Urine catecholamines (epinephrine & norepinephrine) are normal (although that does not necessarily reflect what is in the brain). Despite being 59 yrs old, I am not yet officially in menopause (last period was May 2017). I am on Synthroid for non-Hashimoto's Hypothyroidism since 1996. I take a tiny dose of Amitriptyline (10 mg) before bed to help with sleep, but it's obviously not working well enough. Sometimes, I will have a severe 'crash' in the afternoon with all kinds of symptoms that have me couch-bound. On rare days, If I sleep through the night, I wake with excess adrenaline and will be hyper the whole day and evening. Physical symptoms come first, then anxiety from adrenaline comes after. My life is not particularly stressful compared to years ago and I've always handled stress well. It used to happen a few times a month but in the last year, has been happening daily. They disrupt my sleep making me severely sleep deprived. 8 yrs ago I started having what feels like strong adrenaline rushes during the night and especially in the early morning. It's hard to summarize: I am a 59 yr old woman. If I was rich, I'd pay a million $ to get answers.

Dysautonomia adrenaline surges