Jarrow Formulas Adrenal Optimizer, 60 Tablets

I bought this supplement the first time because I found that due to stress I couldn't control in my life, I had exhausted my adrenals...I was fatigued! I needed to find a way to SUPPORT them, not just take in a bunch of caffeine or something that would make me jittery, and make the adrenals even MORE exhausted. This supplement, after being taken FAITHFULLY, TWICE A DAY, EVERY DAY (as the label states), started to help me turn my upside down sleep pattern, where I tended to sleep during the day on and off, and be awake all night, BACK TOWARDS NORMAL. I also found that I was sleeping longer when I slept, and feeling more rested, awake and could concentrate during the day. I started being awake more during the day, not as many naps out of my control, as had been happening for a long time. Even though I am mostly in my recliner or bed 24/7 due to a severely painful disability, and I take strong pain medications, I am awake when I should be, and sleeping more when I should be. That says a lot. It took a while... maybe 4-6 months, before things changed that I could see, but it took years to get the way I was...I could wait. It was worth it. Of course, I take other supplements too, but i accidentally ran out of this one, and it was 2 weeks before I had it back again...that showed me that THIS INDEED WAS THE SUPPLEMENT THAT WAS MAKING THE DIFFERENCE! It took me several months before I felt back where I was before, once I restarted it again. You need to take this as the label says, and don't miss any doses. Be patient...at the very least, if you have a lot of stress, or stress that just doesn't stop, I believe that taking this may help KEEP the adrenals from getting so exhausted, so you don't get run down like I was. There is no actual adrenal gland or steroid (hormone) in this...just the natural, healthy nutrients that help support the adrenals, so stress doesn't affect them negatively. But in my case, I had already run my adrenals down, and it's helping them function better. My cortisol levels are better.
If you have chronic stress, your adrenals are the first parts of your body that get "hit"....support them, before fatigue gets ahold of you. This supplement should be on every vitamin shelf, in case of high or chronic stress. It's a GREAT formula!!
NOTE: The only thing I would change about this is, it is a big tablet...COATED, but not small. If I have a cold or something and my throat is sore, I'll put it in a tablet cutter and take 1/2 if the tablet at a time...it's easier. I haven't crushed it and mixed it in anything, so I can't tell you how that would taste.