Re: Re: Cipralex - Escitlopram (sorry to disturbyou)

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Oh okay, thanks :)Sent using BlackBerry® from OrangeSender: hyperaldosteronism Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2010 19:43:02 -0500To: <hyperaldosteronism >ReplyTo: hyperaldosteronism Subject: Re: Re: Cipralex - Escitlopram (sorry to disturbyou) Dont know thses drugs. Sorry.I always go to drugs.com to look stuff up.This is what you should use.CE Grim MDOn Jul 17, 2010, at 3:00 PM, moseleymandhotmail (DOT) co.uk wrote:Hi Dr. GrimHope your well :)Hope you don't mind me asking about the above drug I've been put on.The neuro gastro has put me on this to calm my autonomic nervous system whilst they continue with my investigations.I've been having a lot of problems whilst on this drug:Very bad pressure headacheMy face has been very very painful spasmI've been very irritableLoose bowelsAnxiousFeet crampingMy gp stopped the tablets the first time I took them as I had chest spasm. Consultant called me said to continue with the drug its not the tablet its well tolerated in many conditions and I will get al ott more spasms!So, I started again at 10mg and felt so bad, my face looked droopy like it goes and the whole set of symptoms I normally get. (Crying, angry, no appetite, intolerable head ache over right eye (same. As weakness) feel like I do when I've eaten normal diet!!!I did note tablets mention they affect sodium and blood sugars.Its seems as though they are worsening my symptoms and my diet doesn't seem work .I think the consultant has picked these tablets to get me to show the symptoms that maybe I mask with my diet.Does this sound like low sodium or low potassium...?I've had to lower to 5mg until speak to the consultant (neuro/gastro).Sorry to bother you just wondered what you thought as been so bad with it.CheersMandy :)Sent using BlackBerry® from OrangeFrom: "Francis Bill SUSPECTED PA" <georgewbill>Sender: hyperaldosteronism Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2010 19:15:33 -0000To: <hyperaldosteronism >ReplyTo: hyperaldosteronism Subject: Re: If you have limited income not much help for dx My Dr seems to think his way is the only way. He fells even if I have PA he is treating me as he feel is the right treatment any way. > > >> > > > If you have limited funds then you are limited as to health care> > > > choices. Due to what ever is wrong with me I am unable to be> > > > gainfully employed. Because I didn't have enough work credits in > > the> > > > ten years before my SX started I couldn't get SSA disability.> > > >> > > > Because I am a war time Vietnam Veteran I was able to get a > > pension> > > > from the VA. This is a very limited pension plan that is the limit> > > > income from all sources to a set amount. The current amount is > > $985> > > > a month. Any income below this amount the VA will make up to = the> > > > $985.> > > >> > > > With this amount of income I could get Medicaid If I wanted to> > > > deplete my savings. Well I can have $1500 in the bank. I do own my> > > > home and the 1500 would not be enough to pay the taxes. So for now> > > > no Medicaid.> > > >> > > > Since I am a Veteran I use the VA for health care. This does limit> > > > my being able to try to find help other places.> > > >> > > > The VA I use is a teaching medical center. Part of the Dartmouth> > > > Medical school that is rated one of the best medical schools in > > the> > > > US. Almost all of the medical centers in NH and VT are tied to> > > > Dartmouth.> > > >> > > > The main Dartmouth medical center is not far from me. For most> > > > things they have some of the top Dr in the US.> > > >> > > > Since They are a non profit medical center they have to provide > > care> > > > to any one that can not pay. I did the paper work and was able to> > > > get free care there.> > > >> > > > Since I have done a lot of research on PA and a CT showed I had > > 2 cm> > > > tumor on left adrenal gland. The test the VA did was not done as> > > > what I was reading said it should be done. First the test was done> > > > two weeks after surgery. It was done while I was taking 25 MG> > > > Atenolol 50 MG Triamterene 60 MG Furosemide 20 MG Potassium > > Chloride.> > > >> > > > This test has my RENIN: 1.8 ng/mL/hr with lab range 0.65-5.0 ng/ > > mL/> > > > hr and SERUM ALDOS: 16 ng/dL with lab range < or = 28 ng/dL.> > > >> > > > Thinking this test wasn't done right I then went to the Dartmouth> > > > medical center hoping to be tested off the meds. I called an was> > > > told I would see a both A Tharsan Sivakumar Endocrinology Fellow a> > > > Dr H Turco Practice in Adrenal Disorders, Osteoporosis,> > > > Pituitary Disorders, Thyroid Aspiration, Thyroid Disorders,> > > > Transgender Hormonal Therapy.> > > >> > > > I was tested the same day as this visit on the same meds as > > before.> > > > with the the results RENIN ACTIVITY .8 no range given and> > > > ALDOSTERONE-MAYO 5.5 range <=21.> > > >> > > > I then learned about the the Am Soc of HTN site I found this Dr> > > > listed at Dartmouth D. Remillard Section Chief, Nephrology & > > > > Hypertension. Called and was told I would see Dr YASHASWINI RANGAN> > > > Fellow Nephrology & Hypertension and Dr D. Remillard.> > > >> > > > I did see Dr RANGAN however I didn't see Dr Remillard. Instead I > > saw> > > > A Dr M. Kaneko. Was told they would not retest me as there> > > > was nothing wrong with the way the test was done the first time.> > > >> > > > What this tells me is Dartmouth is teaching Dr how not to do the> > > > test for PA.> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> >> >> >>