Adrenaline is a hormone produced by the adrenal gland in the body of many animals. When it is produced in the body it stimulates the heart-rate, dilates blood vessels and air passages, and has a number of more minor effects. Adrenaline is naturally produced in high-stress or physically exhilarating situations.
The term "fight or flight" is often used to characterize the circumstances under which adrenaline is released into the body. It is an early evolutionary adaptation to allow better coping with dangerous and unexpected situations. With dilated blood vessels and air passages, the body is able to pass more blood to the muscles and get more oxygen into the lungs in a timely manner, increasing physical performance for short bursts of time.
The adrenal glands may be found directly above the kidneys in the human body, and are roughly three inches (7.62 cm) in length. Norepinephrine (or noradrenaline) is also released from the adrenal glands when they are active. In a healthily functioning human, approximately 80% of the released substance is adrenaline, and the other 20% is norepinephrine.
Adrenaline is the favored treatment for anaphylactic shock, and should be administered immediately if a person begins exhibiting severe allergic reactions. Dosage should be assigned by a licensed medical professional in advance, and instructions should be given on how and where to administer the shot — injection in the wrong place can have serious consequences, including gangrene.
In America, while the term adrenaline is still used popularly, the medical community refers to it as epinephrine. This choice was made in response to the trademarking of a similar term (adrenalin) by a pharmaceutical company. The terms are still used interchangeably in most speech however, and if you request an adrenaline shot, any doctor will understand what you are asking for.
Adrenaline was the first hormone to be identified, and was successfully synthesized in 1904. It is part of a family known as biogenic amines, which includes serotonin and histamine, among others. Its specific compound group is the catecholamine group, which also includes norepinephrine and dopamine. Sustained high levels of catecholamines in the blood are a good indicator of chronic stress.
It may be important after a particularly stressful situation to 'work off' the adrenaline that has been released into your system. Our ancestors handled this naturally through fighting or other physical exertion, but in the modern world, high-stress situations often arise that that involve little physical activity. This can leave high amounts of adrenaline in the body, resulting in insomnia and jittery nerves.
Adrenaline has saved my little sister's life twice now, but I have also seen how it effects her after the shot. She goes completely limp and turns extremely pale, and she often throws up. It lasts for several hours after the shot before she regains some strength. Don't mess around, people.
- anon52484
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of course it doesn't cause erectile dysfunction. People have had adrenaline rushes and are still fine.
- anon51468
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what 'dangerous and unexpected situations' trigger the release of adrenaline into the body as a natural defence mechanism? feeling hate/tension could be an alternative diagnosis.
- anon50778
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I heard that adrenaline rushes can cause erectile dysfunction. is that true? If it is, does it wear off?
- anon48194
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Adrenaline actually increases matabolism of carbohydrates so it would actually help lose weight instead of gain it.
- anon47957
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I have read somewhere that the adrenaline system can cause weight gain. Is this true? I can not lose weight, tried diets, exercise and most any other suggestion people have given me. No luck at losing more than 2-3 pounds. Could someone help me with losing weight?
- anon46321
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how is adrenaline formed in our body? if production of adrenaline in our body is in excess to that last stage, how much power we can get? explain with examples.
- anon43478
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For the last few months I have had adrenaline issues. At first, my MD diagnosed it as blood pressure problems. Put me on blood pressure meds and that did not correct the problem. It all started when I was rushed to the hospital with a BP of 190/110. I am only 32 years old. So I started taking the blood pressure meds and thy adrenaline rushes were not stopping. I was getting severe discomfort in my chest, to the point I thought it was a heart attack. But I have been through the entire series of heart tests and everything came back normal.
I am at a new doctor today and they have diagnosed me with thyroid problems. I have been taking thyroid meds for about a month now and still am getting the adrenaline rushes every few days or so. Not as severely as I was before. My doctor then had me take an adrenaline test which requires you to spit into a tube 4 times during the day. You send it to a lab and they send the results to your doctor. My levels of adrenaline were 3-5 times what they should be. So they are trying now to regulate my adrenaline with meds. I am taking Travacor 3 times a day. It's been only a week, so I don't have any "results" yet.
To anyone who thinks adrenaline rushes can be controlled and are a good thing, I am telling you through experience it's simply not true. They are terrifying, and cannot be good for your body. I'm just hoping they can help me and stop the rushes.
- anon39965
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i have read just a few of the recent posts up and i would like to put my two cents in. first off i do believe you are able to produce an adrenaline rush at will, even if it may not be a strong one, only because of the fact that when you have an adrenaline rush its because of some fight or flight situation (blah blah blah yeah yeah) which is either a feeling of fear or excitement, etc. so then the brain takes that feeling and transmits those little brain waves to the gland and says "yo release the fluids!" so yeah like everyone knows you only use 10 percent of the brain so let's just go on and say producing an adrenaline rush at will is very possible with the other 90 percent. all you non believers, just because you can't do something cool like that doesn't mean no one can. and i like the guy talking about dissertation on adrenaline, he seems like a smart fellow. i would like to see that site one day.
- anon39807
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I can answer your question. your brain like some others has a link to your body functions controlling anger. I can do the same thing. it is addictive and you should be careful when you do it because you can pass out
- anon38955
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Well, I'm not sure if it is adrenaline, but there is something i can do at will- without getting angry or listening to loud music- that dialates my pupils and increases my heart rate. It really takes little effort at all, easy as flexing a muscle. I hope it isn't adrenaline, really, considering all the health factors that seem to be connected to over using adrenaline. Anyone have an answer to my mystery?
- anon38066
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I am doing my dissertation on adrenaline and the positive benifits of having a rush. I fly big kites and it gives me a brilliant rush, like feel the fear but do it anyway (cheesy I know!) I think that there is not enough adrenaline in our lives - as the cave person would have had to survive and hunt etc, we (in the west) no longer need to and our adrenaline is now considered to be negative because it is labeled as the stress induced by a constant adrenaline overload at work. I think that there are a lot of people who would have been really useful in the neolithic times that are out there stealing cars and joy riding or commiting other non-acquisitive crime to get the same buzz they would have had by hunting and tracking. I think that adrenaline is not as negative as everyone here says as long as you run/exercise it off afterwards. this then produces seratonin or dopamine in the brain which is a relaxant and produces the same effect as the 'happy' drugs (like MDMA etc), and it is all natural!!
If anyone has any comments on this please leave a message below. Website details for my disertation research will be put up soon and any help is appreciated.
- anon37664
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some of these posts are complete bull. adrenalin is only released when your body needs it or if you have a genetic dysfunction. you cannot control it or release it when you desire. what you are probly experiencing is all in your head, you just think you can.
- anon37342
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Adrenaline is a powerful thing to have. It's the pretty much the panic switch that sends you into a state of superhuman like abilities. True story: when I was 8 years old, I had gotten over-excited about my friend visiting. I was running all over my house (no adrenaline influenced my excitement). I had for some reason grabed the edge of my couch, and propelled myself high into the air by accident!! The way I was falling I would have landed on my tail bone and broken it!! Out of nowhere adrenaline kicks in and it was like my brain had no control of my body anymore! In mid-air I had spun 180 degrees, so now I would land on my stomach. I cushioned my fall with my elbow. The best part was this all happend in a matter of seconds!!! The slow motion effect comes from you moving abnormally fast. Not many people can say that they've spun 180 degrees in mid-air when you're less 3 feet from the floor. Unfortunately the crash (or cool down) your body goes through is extremely painful. Adrenaline truly is a powerful thing.
- hines3
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Is it possible to dodge a bullet with adrenalin? Or move another place in a certain amount of time, like seconds? And how to control the adrenalin?
- anon36505
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6 hour adrenaline rushes, neck-breaking,death defying acts, complete control of the adrenal gland...science-fiction stories. As any doctor would inform you,you *can't* control you're adrenaline rush. The human anatomy doesn't permit you because although andrenaline generates a feel good mood when its effects wear off, it indeed overdrives all of your vital functions and you could wind up with torn muscle tissue(it enables extended use of the muscle fibers, more than 33% the normal value, hence the increased strength) and even a heart attack. Listening to loud and aggressive music, anger, be it natural or self induced, trigger the release of adrenaline in your body,but you can't call it a proper rush. The blur in the one-on-on fight, the greater strength, it's nothing compared to a true adrenaline rush. I've experienced normal adrenaline reactions many times and i'm sure many of you had. But,i've also experienced one true adrenaline rush: It happened in the third week i got my driver's license. i was driving fast and aggresively, trying to impress God knows who(total lack of maturity and proof of stupidness) and at some point in a turn I lost control of the car. i was going something like 150 kmph. luckily the road was clear and i managed to regain part of the control and to finally brake before hitting a pole, but believe me the fraction of a second i lost control seemed like a minute,no exagerations. i looked in the mirror and my pupils were enormous,my heart was almost bursting through my chest. When i tried to regain control of the car my hands locked so tight on the steering wheel that I managed to dent it,and i remember that my focus was so great that i managed to see every possible detail on that road. After stopping and pulling over it took me 10 min to recover. I was experiencing extreme chills over my whole body and i couldn't concentrate on anything else than how to escape the dangerous situation that in fact, had ended some time ago.
- anon36233
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adrenaline doesnt hurt your heart or anything. it makes your heart stronger. That's just like saying exercise makes you weaker. It's a good thing to use your adrenaline gland. The more you use it the stronger the gland and you become. You'll just have to learn how to tell your brain to put a certain amount into your body. So you dont pass out if you put too much in or something.
- anon36057
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It can be bad as you cant feel pain right? i played football alot and use to get them! it was great. i made plays i normally couldnt do! which led me to always get 1st string, but now that i am a little older i had recently gotten into a fight with 3 guys because of adrenaline and the marine corps teaching me to fight. i was able to win and they ran but the next day i had to go to the doctor because i had torn every muscle in my body do to it...if you have ever pulled a muscle then imagine that all over your body..took me awhile to recover from it and it hurt so you do have to be careful. thats the only side effect that i can say i dont want again
- anon35973
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I fought in elementary school too much. Kids used to pick on me, because I was kind of a loner and one of the smallest boys in our class.
Before the fight, I first feel hot, than my arms start shaking noticeably. In fight I don’t feel pain as something unpleasant, I’m stronger, quicker to react and I do things I can’t remember how exactly I did later. After fight I sweat a lot, I burst in short cry (possibly of anger), I need to go to bathroom and pain once again feels like pain. Also after the fight, I feel great – like on drugs or something,…
By getting myself intentionally angry or anxious – aggressive & loud music, shallow & quick breathing,… I can reach something like mild form of rush, and yes, it feels great.
I decided to stop intentionally getting rushes, and to try to avoid fights. If I swat, cry and go to bathroom after it; it can’t be good for me, I picture it like putting my body in overdrive.
Hope this short description of my experiences helps someone.
- anon35335
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Hi. I play video games I read that they trigger release of adrenaline. I like playing and do not want to avoid them all together just wanted to know what would be a good amount to play games without releasing too much into my blood
- anon35037
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i'm surprised at the amount of people actually get adrenaline rushes and i'm even more surprised at how many people can control them, how much (in percentage) does adrenaline improve you're physical strength, also i've had one once in a fight (well kick boxing fight) and someone punched me and i was bleeding but i didn't feel a thing. is this normal?
- anon34035
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My Adrenaline Glands Are about 4 1/2 inches as compared to the usual three. My doctor told me it's very bad for my health when I get adrenaline rushes. I used to pass out every time I got a rush. Now that doesn't happen anymore. It feels *reeeaally* good getting the rush.. but when i come off of them it hurts sooooo bad... My doctor told me he didn't really know why and told me to do my best not to get excited... does anyone on here know how to help?
- anon33886
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I am surprised to see more people claiming they can control their adrenaline glands. I have been able to do so since I was 10 or something. I'm much older now and still can, I experimented a lot with that, but never got to a point of fainting or coughing blood ( ? ). I have read elsewhere that someone linked it to intense headaches but I don't think I've got any.
I found tho that you can pump more adrenaline by keeping your tongue touching the top of the inside of your mouth, I tested it and it worked out. After a while I could, like a couple other people who posted, only focus the pressure in a body part, so I was wondering how that was possible, I thought adrenaline was affecting all of your body.
Sometimes it feels like it's more like electricity, it feels staticky. If someone has some decent info, I'd like to hear it.
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- anon33645
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I am 14 years old, I have many questions about adrenaline. I play as a runningback with older kids in high school and most days I purposely think of something to make me mad and I run faster and hit harder to keep up or even better. My past was real rough for me and when i'm not playing football or at the gym I am positive and happy at most times, but everyone has their days. When I get hurt on the field at anytime I don't realize I am until I am calmed down. Is this bad, or is there someone that can relate to this that knows whether its healthy or not?
- mafood
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I get adrenaline rushes all the time. I can't do it at will, but it gets triggered really easily. I have fainted twice because of it. I had a skin biopsy and everything went well except for when I stood up my blood vessels dilated so fast that my heart, which is very strong but i have a very slow resting heart rate 40-50 beats a min (which is very good), did not stay up and I passed out and it happened a second time. So I went to the hospital they did a ekg or a eeg I don't remember and that's how I found out my blood vessels dilate quickly and stuff but it's good in other ways cause I can pump a lot more blood in less beats.
But in speaking of adrenaline rushes, my freshman year this kid tried picking a fight with me and punched me after that I cant remember much but I asked people and they said they pulled the kid away from me and pushed into the hallway to break it up and what I do remember everyone was scared of me. And I when I did wrestling my matches that I got anxious before I could not remember even if I won. It happened so slow but so fast. And same when I pole vault things go slow but it feels fast cause I can't remember anything.
- anon33153
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for some reason i was trying to see if i could try to start an adrenaline rush by myself. i just simply clenched my fists flexed really tightly all around my body and focused on flexing and this power felt unbearable. i was wondering if i activated some type of adrenaline rush inside of my body? it felt very good. it made me feel powerful.
- Jordan1235
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i read a lot of the posts up and one caught my eye... one anonymous said he/she thinks they found a way to use adrenaline on will but may be the reason for seizure disorder... i too have a seizure disorder and have been tested with no outcome just seizure disorder but also at the same time i feel like i too can pump adrenaline though my body... true it is bad for the heart though but it seems to be very addicting and i really want to get tested, mainly cat scan to see what part of my brain is able to do this and to find out if it really is an adrenaline rush or weather it is something else that may not be so harmful... pretty much, it may be possible for some people to do certain things with their bodies but most likely comes at a price (able to control adrenaline - seizure disorder)
- anon31519
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Well yeah on one hand it's good to make you feel strong and that but I hate it when it makes a rash on my neck and cheek. Mainly the left side. It's embarrassing and people then know am nervous. I hate it as then I get even more embarrassed and aware of it and then I get dizzy and hot. Tell me how to stop it and don't say breathe deep and slow because then I will look even more a fool.
- anon31091
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well i don't know why anyone would want an adrenaline rush because that's just your body's response to a threat. i don't think you can activate adrenaline at will.
- md1117
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The called "Adrenaline" is also referred to medically as epinephrine. This is located just above the kidney's and can be used in many situations from a thought to a fight. These glands cannot be controlled or used at your own will. These glands let out epinephrine in these situations and flows them through the blood. Increasing oxygen to the lungs, muscles, and brain; to make you think, react faster with an increase in strength and agility. Again, these glands CANNOT be controlled, and when used, can be very harmful to the heart. The glands increase blood flow immensely and make irregular speed pump throughout the heart. Do not try and make your adrenal glands active at any given time for this can cause a long term effect on your heart. This is something that you should NOT mess with.
-Charles Samuel Edwards
Largo, FL
- anon30514
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I'm 14 and the only time i ever get adrenaline rushes is in football. For me, my adrenaline rushes come from extreme anger that i intentionally put myself through so i can get through the line and make the tackle. I used to have many adrenaline rushes in football but i also couldn't control my anger very well. But now i can control my anger but i hardly ever get adrenaline rushes.
Now there's all these stories where people say everything slows down but it never really works that good for me. I don't really slow everything down it's more like i think faster, don't even feel any pain, and get increased strength. The only time it's slowed down is once or twice when i had to stop the offense or when i was so angry i thought my veins might pop even when i wasn't clenching my fists.
It's like everything that happened you remember and picture it as in slow-motion but it's really just that your mind is more focused at the time so you remember more of what happened in that little amount of time. I think this is probably because your eyes take time in as frames per second like a camera but when an adrenaline rush happens it's like a high-speed camera so your eyes speed up and take like double the frames per second so you remember and experience it like slow-motion but really your mind and body are just working double time. So like your body and mind do double the work in the same amount of time so to everyone else your quick and fast but to yourself your going slower because your mind is processing faster and your body is keeping up with your mind and working faster and harder. Your body goes at the same pace as your mind and the faster your mind is working and processing everything that happens by making your eyes take in more frames per second, the slower everything seems to you, and the quicker and faster you are to everyone else.
Does this give some insight into why adrenaline makes everything go in slow-motion?
Also adrenaline rushes come in the fight or flight response, so when you're angry i think it activates the fight response to strengthen your muscles and prepare you for a fight and flight response. It activates when you're in danger, or you definitely think you're in danger. In both cases you get stronger and your senses are heightened but adrenaline is an involuntary function and cannot be activated at will! You might be able to trick your body into a state where your body is ready to release adrenaline even when there is no real life-threatening danger but *don't do it*.
Adrenaline's function is to save your life in a life threatening situation and is not to be used as some super-power juice or whatever people might have in mind. Sure the feeling's good during the rush but it's bad for you and strains your heart. So adrenaline rushes are cool and all, but they can't really be activated at will even though you can make yourself get angry which might lead to one. Peace, hope this helps with some questions.
- anon30474
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i remember having an incredible adrenaline rush. 2 years ago i was going to run against the fastest person in my city ( miami fl). it was a hundred meter dash. as soon as they shot the starting gun my heart was pounding & i couldn't hear anything. i felt like if i was going so slow but in reality my brain slowed down the entire world through my eyes. i was actually thinking while this was going on. in my head i was just saying 'wow i'm going to lose after i trained so hard' because i was going so slow. at the end i smoked him he got 10.8 and i got 10.3 btw i'm 14 when this happened i was 12.
- anon30301
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response to anon29094:
i can actually control what i see hear and feel. i can shut down or distort those senses at will. i can control what i see. i can just not see something. distort something that is there or cause myself to see something that is not that and i can do that whenever i want. i can also control my adrenaline. i can trigger it whenever i want to. i don't do it a lot though because i know the affects it has on my body. i can even control pain. i can make any pain just disappear just by thinking about it.
- theshane0314
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ok, so, i have adrenaline rushes all the time. lately, more often. you see, i play guitar hero a lot and every time i play a really hard song on expert like freebird or green grass and high tides, i get really exited and hit almost every note. after the song though, i have to run to work it off.
unfortunately, i just feel like smashing and breaking things. on a few occasions, i took it out on the nearest thing. my guitar controller. needless to say, it has cost me roughly $280. i disagree that you cannot access adrenaline at will, i do all the time. and also i'm stressed all the time about this girl i like. does the term heartbroken and the physical pain that comes with it relate to adrenaline?
- anon29432
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You know you guys: *you can't control your adrenaline*!!! It would be equivalent to controlling your hair color - well not really, but you get my point! Your Adrenal gland is directly linked to your central nervous system, so it would be the equivalent to making yourself not see something that you’re looking at, or making yourself hear something that your listening too, it's completely up to you CNS! Now, if your CNS has something wrong with it, you might get adrenaline rushes often, but if you are fainting, you should see a doctor, adrenaline is *not* something to mess around with, it is *extremely* bad for your body and should only be used in fight/flight situations.
- anon29094
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I am 15 years old and I always have adrenaline rushes almost everyday. Is it normal? When I'm angry or irritated I am stronger. I think I can activate my adrenaline at my own will because when I'm running in a crowded area I can just easily pass through it, and I see all the people in slow motion, but after that sometimes my eyes hurt and they feel so hot. I can use it longer than any person I know.
- andre999
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my chest hurts real bad after having adrenaline bursts.
i randomly have them while i'm trying to get some rest.
it makes me stand up and move.
i have been hitting my bedroom walls for years now.
sometimes this happens at school.
i hesitate, but for like a second and i react instantly. i've been having disturbing dreams. i have been having pains in my arms and legs like my muscles are being ripped of my bones and it hurts real bad. i had to go home from school in first period.
if anyone could give me some insight on this i would be grateful.
- nblevins
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i can make myself have an adrenaline rush by trash-talking to an opponent or openly challenging someone competitively, then when it is my time to perform i focus on what i have told my opposition and "psych" myself into living up to my words. i also get an adrenaline rush if there is a crowd watching me or if there is someone i am trying to impress watching when i compete.
- anon28500
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I love/hate adrenaline rushes. In the 8th grade is the biggest adrenaline rush I remember having. This kid behind me was scratching me on the back of the neck with his pencil. I was having an 'awful' day and once he scratched me the 2nd time my body immediately flared up, I started sweating, I could feel my temples flaming and I had thoughts off knocking him over the desk and constantly punching his face till you could no longer see his skin because blood covered it. Normal? What's scary is that I have the strength/ anger to do it. Restraining myself was near impossible. Is this a normal reaction to adrenaline? And could I produce this at will for instance in a soccer game?
- anon28277
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Adrenalin is very bad for you, It harms the heart *greatly*. Adrenalin can't be accessed at will. It secretes mostly sugars from your stomach for energy, thus why your digestive track is suppressed and you may feel hungry afterwords. I've had plenty of adrenalin rushes, they made me feel superhuman at times, but the side effects aren't good in the long run. Examples of adrenalin, I ran about 100 yards in almost record time with an adrenalin rush. Your heart is damaged a bit because the irregular blood flow going through it.
- anon28223
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I always get an adrenalin rush. it is very good. it is also a very good experience for the scientifically proven effect. i have been researching this for all my life very extensively and i have finally found the formula: C9H13NO3 *I love adrenalin*
- anon27738
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I'm wondering about triggering this at will. Just for about an hour or an hour and a half. For a basketball game. I'm one of the better players in my county, maybe have a future, but i don't care. I'm trying to "experiment" with adrenaline for basketball games. Sometimes i'm unfocused, I need to be focused, I want to trigger it at will, could be fun.
- anon27656
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Adrenaline rush isn't something supernormal as you may think, for example, people in panic have adrenaline rushes, and they can't think straight. So in many situations adrenaline rushes could be lethal.
- anon27444
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Can someone tell me more ways to access adrenaline, because i can do it at will? When i get mad it also comes. I need to learn to control it.
- anon26989
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Adrenaline is given in short bursts to your body because it is dangerous. It opens the blood flow to your muscles, but not without a side effect. Someone who ODs is said to be able to be saved by shooting adrenaline right into the heart. Would you shoot adrenaline into an active heart? No.
I've found in various sports and dangerous situations the period of time in which I had the adrenaline rush lasts only a couple of seconds, but after that rush a heightened feeling lingers. I believe this feeling is what people think about when they hear Adrenaline Rush.
It is said the 2 swordmasters would cross blades and that there would be a point of time for a single second that they claimed their blades seemed to have stopped. That is the point at which you have an adrenaline rush. It is not long. And not controllable.
- anon26792
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wanna try a short burst of it.. sit down and remember something really bad. a death of family,a fight etc. listen to music that pumps you up. and let out a shout. rampage all your feelings. breath heavy so more oxygen and reaches your muscles and flex them. you should feel a warmth over your body and breath slow until calm.
- anon26666
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Ok. First off let me start with activating adrenaline at will is no great thing. Yes I can do it, in fact I can control it by now so that it only pumps to one part of my body at a time. But that isn't good.
Your heart and kidneys can fail if you pump adrenaline for too long or too often. The longest I've gone with one rush is 6 hours and I was unconscious on the front lawn for 17 hours afterward. I ached and hacked up blood.
Yes you can condition yourself to pump adrenaline, but over time you can't control it anymore. Sometimes you'll wake in the middle of a good dream and have a rush or be sitting in class and all of a sudden, Bam, adrenaline. I'm 19 now, almost 20. I started to condition this about 6 years ago and I'm *just* starting to gain rudimentary control over it.
You are not super-human. Adrenaline is a wonderful thing but only in short doses. Don't play with it too much or you can kill yourself. Count yourselves among the lucky if you *can't* pump it at will. Just be warned.
- anon26542
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Ok so i'm 14, and i've had *some* adrenaline rushes before. They feel great, But, i've read all these posts and don't really get it. they all say different things.
does it cause abnormal strength? or is this just one cause of it? do people have different effects of adrenaline, or is everyone the same?
what if you could trigger it at will somehow? and some people say they can, but how?
- anon25969
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Ok well i'm 14 but i have noticed this over all of my fights. Why does everything get super slow and i am zoned out focused only on the opponent? Everything around me is a blur, but i can see the punch being cocked back and can react so quickly. Maybe this works when i'm really scared or mad. Well i really wanna know it definitely works in fights, not that i start them. haha.
- anon25659
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I have to wonder if there is, at least some way to "harmonize" with this hormone. I always thought of it as a liability, and not an asset.
- anon24648
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What are the consequences of having your adrenaline gland surgically removed?
- anon24134
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let me get this straight, you can access adrenaline at will?
- anon24040
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I have discovered an interesting fact : i had an adrenaline as well as other hormones Imbalance/allergy. It has been corrected in 25 hours with NAET. I am not tired or stressed out anymore...
- joliemaman
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My friends and I used to do this thing where we all had obscure words and they were our "insanity words". Basically, whenever someone said your word you pretend to go crazy, running around really fast and/or saying random things. But later we found that this sort of conditioned our bodies so that whenever we wanted a boost we could get someone to say the word and we would get a rush. I'm not sure if it was adrenaline, but it sure does feel like it! If you want to see if it works, just come up with a word and tell your friends to say it. One of my good friends' words is 'nerds'. Mine is 'pacchinko'. It may be childish but it works for us. ;) Great article, very informative!
- Geekmann
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A Adrenaline Rush cant be fully copied and freely used. You have to be in a situation where you're in danger or when your extremely angry to have a full all out Adrenaline Rush. But you can get some Adrenaline pumping through your body by thinking of something that would piss you off. Some music can does this too. But ive been in some fights. My first one i had my first experience with a Adrenaline Rush. Your vision becomes clear. You lack the ability to hear. Your lungs open up. Making breathing easier. Your blood pumps through your body giving your body more strength and agility. And god does it feel good.
- anon22448
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It's controlled by thoughts; sometimes of fear, sometimes of dire situations and sometimes even of anger. Just depends. Actually, I'm trying to learn how to keep it flowing; interests me.
So, if you're like me and you want to know how it's possible, think of fear, dire situations or anger, you'll get what you want; just need to think about it and pretend like it's a dream that you can control every move of.
- anon21680
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i dont fully understand adrenaline, i mean what does it do to you?
- anon21462
35
believe it or not i think i actually have discovered how to pump adrenaline at will...im getting some tests done by neurologists to see if this is true because i thinks thats why i suffer from myoclonic seizure disorder, which i am taking medication for.
- anon21372
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hi,i'd like to know what happen whether i was in a critical circumstance, but i could avoid this, and i didn't ahev you use that strenght that adrenaline gives u, and instead of it, i ate something, ( chips) can happen anything? what i mean is, what happen with that sugar that travels through my body, and the sugar, that my body gets with the things i ate?
- anon19142
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i would like to know that which chemical inside the body neutralizes the effect of Adrenaline??
- burnett
32
Hey, I'm 15 and I've had a lot of adrenaline rushes in my life when i'm in tight situations, I know it pumps you up by a lot, but I would like to learn how to activate it at will. (Not with drugs or anything.)
- anon17936
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how can you have an adrenaline rush by will?
- anon17927
30
Music makes me pumped or is that Adrenaline going through my body? could adrenaline poison you? Adrenaline makes me feel invincible and never tired i feel like i could do anything its awesome but at the sports carnival at school i get pumped when its my turn to run i bolt off at full speed with heaps of adrenaline running through me and then half way around the oval my whole body just locks down my legs feel like a ton and im so tired
- anon17366
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I would just like to know if a drop in adrenaline would cause someone to be physically ill, like having cough cold and fever?
- anon17275
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My friend says he can access adrenaline at will. I am somewhat skeptical about people who say they can access epi at will. But my friend's pupils dilate whenever he's in that "state". Why would this be? And can you access epinephrine to a certain point?
- theheat009
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I was wondering, are things supposed to slow down when adrenaline gets released? I'm 14 now, but in a fight in 5th grade, the other kid had his hand around my throat, and everything gradually slowed down to an almost comical crawl. Afterwards, my extremities (fingers, toes) ached terribly. Is this a typical reaction, or is my body oversensitive to adrenaline?
- anon16646
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I know Brazilian jiu jitsu, muay thai, american boxing and I am a certified personal trainer. I was also on my high school wrestling team. I'm just stating these to show the source(s) for the information I know. Adrenaline is not some super chemical that makes you super human. Almost all organisms on this planet have one form or another of an adrenaline rush. So all these claims of people beating up other people animals or ripping apart heavy large objects happened that way because these people are simply stronger then they realize. Also on a side note the 15 yr old wrestling saying he has a "split spine" and that that makes him stronger, is a liar. What he is talking about is a debilitating deformity. If you have a cleft, split or double spine you can rotate/twist your body. you would have a rigid hard back that would have very little mobility.
- anon14963
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Can adrenaline cause physical abuse?
- anon14872
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Hmm, i know how to trigger it.. see im afraid of heights so when i close my eyes, and pretend im falling from the sky.. and im talking high in the sky while concentrating on pushing blood through the body .. soon i will feel this cold feeling rush through my body and i know its adrenaline..so basically just trick your mind into releasing it (btw ..>_> it hurt i couldnt feel my whole front side of my body and i couldnt stand)
- anon14831
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Well, I'll call it getting "in the zone". It's that moment right before the gunshot where all the racers go silent and pay attention to nothing else, or the hunters bated breath before he pulls the trigger. You don't really call upon any "adrenaline reserves" or anything, but you prepare your mind for a state of stress, or put yourself into a state of stress in preparation for action. Your body does the rest. So it's really only a small bit adrenaline. Most of what you're feeling is just mental, not physical.
- anon14376
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Hi i am a kid that can activate my adrenaline at will sort of. If I want to learn something really hard or do something really cool I just think about it calm myself down and i start feeling stronger and not just physically but mentally too. like i can act quicker and think quicker. Is this adrenaline or something else?
- anon14198
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well, i've heard that the adrenaline can make you so much stronger and faster and agile than you normally are.
my father told me a story (which also he found out that he had some disease for a spilt spine, or 2 full spines in his back, which has to make me a lot stronger than a normal human being) he was driving home when he was about 18 in his Trans AM and he was doing about 110 down a windy road, pitch black out and he went into a pole at 120 at least which would of killed him, but the doctor has told him that he saved his life by pulling the entire front of the driver seat(steering wheel area) completely, which is very thick metal, and pulled the metal to block him from being killed. the doctor said that no possible human, even with adrenaline was able to do that.
I'm a wrestler, and one of my last matches was against a kid about 4x as strong and muscular as i was (he was like a richard sandrak when he was little) i had to go against him and i was able to toss this guy, he had me down about to pin me but seemed like he was trying to kill me too. once i felt that, i felt the adrenaline go through me and i was able to throw him off me and break the kids neck. hes now in the hospital or something of the sort, i had found out that i also have 2 spines at the age of 15
- anon10483
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Probably not. I was wondering if a person without anaphylaxis was to use an EpiPen. Would it just feel like a strong natural rush of epinephrine or would it be dangerous?
But yeah, a rush in a soccer game makes you like, invincible. It's awesome.
- anon10404
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is there any way (other than drugs or injections) to trigger the glands to produce adrenaline by yourself whenever you want? such as...say your in a soccer game and you need a boost of energy, would there be a way? and if so, would that be considered cheating?
- anon10044
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So adrenaline is bad for you, I knew there was a reason the brain kept it from going regularly, I'll remember that next time I get into a situation.
- anon9330
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I notice that when a highly stressed moment occurs, my left shoulder (had two rotator cuff surgeries in past) has an extreme shooting pain and then in 10-15 minutes it will pass. Why is that, what is in the adrenaline that causes this extreme pain?
Thanks Lou
- anon9250
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I think adrenaline rushes through body when your brain thinks the body is in a life or death situation.
- anon9153
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my son is 29. For the last 10 years, he has had gradual sleep deprivation because of uncontrollable anxiety at night (never during the day). In the last 2 years, his new physician and his (first) psychiatrist have diagnosed that his adrenaline functions like if he was running on a treadmill even though he is in a resting position.
So they prescribed him Seroquel (he is not bipolar), provigil, lorezapam for sleeping or waking up.
any comments?
- anon8386
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If you feel like you are allergic to adrenaline or that you have an imbalance with your own adrenaline, explore a discipline called NAET. I have been cured by it from lyme disease, Vit B complex allergies as well as adrenaline and acid lactic allergies : it is immediate and without medications..
- joliemaman
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In one CSI episode, the murderer used adrenaline to kill his victims. How might this be possible?
- anon7853
10
that's a good question...i wonder not only do men produce more adrenaline than women, and how do men and women process/counteract adrenaline differently?
- olittlewood
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Is a man's adrenaline rush greater than a woman's adrenaline rush?
- anon7791
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i can access my adrenaline any time i want but i can't get out of it until i wear it down. i do sports i am 13 almost 14 i don't know how i do it but i can and i love feeling the power run through me
- anon7311
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i haven't had an adrenaline rush in years is this possible- i have narcolepsy and cataplexy, could this all be tied together?
- anon7135
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that happens a lot to me
it happens whenever i want and i cant stop it
i think im just addicted to that feeling
- anon6763
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Yes adrenaline hurts you!
That is why it's only supposed to be released when it is necessary.
It can wear down your body greatly, mainly your heart.
- anon6288
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I know adrenaline is what your body uses for 'fight or flight' but is it always involuntary? I heard there are some, very rare people who can access their adrenaline at will. Personally I think thats false but I'd just like to make sure. Also does adrenaline hurt you in anyway?
- theheat009
3
what is meant by the term 'chemical cocktail' during the chemical reaction in our body during dangerous and unexpected situations?
- anon5043
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my son is 29. For the last 10 years, he has had gradual sleep deprivation because of incontrollable anxiety at night (never during the day). In the last 2 years, his new physician and his (first) psychiatrist have diagnosed that his adrenaline functions like if he was running on a treadmill even though he is in a resting position.
So they prescribed him Seroquel (he is not bipolar), provigil, lorezapam for sleeping or waking up.
any comments?
- beverlyparis
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How does adrenalin course its way through the body after it is released from its gland?