Bex, you seem to be a very difficult case. What if you just admit that you can't handle it, and go on and look for the possibility of HC to support your adrenals. Then you can start to attack your pathogens with whatever works, like ALA, antifungals etc. without the fear of an adrenal crash, as your adrenals doesnt seem to be in a good shape. I don't really see you have a chance to recover on your own, you have been struggling already for 5+ years? Have you checked your thyroid? If it is good, then there is really nothing to worry more about than the adrenals.

The downside is that I don't have an idea how effective HC treatments are, perhaps you could look into that?