Re: Newbie but old Conn's Patient

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hi mark this is mark lol i was just told i have bilateral but only have 1 tumer on the right side i only had head acks when i didnt take the spero but dont seem to have them but

once in a while ( not to bad ) i just got the tingeling and the boobs. lol i also mave a stedy hi white blood count did you incounter this as well?

my b\p was never that hi it mazed out at 195\125 was the hights i seen but it never stayed there for but a hour at the most. other thing like so nose probs and feelin light headed once in a while but my dr says that light feeling could be from the anzyity im having hell i dont know lol.

all the time tired and when does this stop? if u know?

well welcome to the group.

mark

Newbie but old Conn's Patient

I am a 58 Y/O retired retailer living on the coast north of Sydney in Australia. My history is that I have had high BP and chronic migraine for many, many years. The crisis occured in 1998 with several admissions to Hospital Casualty with BP 240/160 and blinding migraines.There was no diagnosis by the Hospital but a referral to a retired Physician specialising in Hypertension resulted in a diagnosis of Hyperaldosteronism. (He saw the clues in low potassium count and pattern of BP elevation). The diagnosis was confirmed by renin tests.A MRI revealed no adrenal tumour, therefore the cause had to be bi-lateral adrenal hyperplasia.Initially I was put on Sprinolactone, but this had unfortunate side effects for a male. A change to Amiloride(Aldactone) has had better success - I take 10mg each morning.The migraine was and is a continuing problem.Did the elevated BP trigger the migraine or vice versa? This is still not known although taking Propranolol 30mg am and pm keeps the severity of the migraine attacks( which are episodic like cluster headaches).Has anyone else had this complication with Conn's mixed with migraine and how was/is it being treated?It is very informative to read all your postings - I realise that I'm quite lucky to get off so lightly.from Mark