Stress as cause of hyperaldosteronism

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Dr. Grim:

I noticed in your paper " Evolution of PA " in the site files that " psycosocial

stress has created adrenal cortical hyperplasia and hypertension in mice " . You

recommended that this be further studied in humans.

I believe absolutely that stress caused my PA. My condition started during a

period of extreme stress in my life. While reading the posts, I have noticed

that others on the site have mentioned the same thing.

While my condition is well controlled 90% of the time with spironolactone (thank

you for your work that has helped make this possible), I can still get an

occasional " episode " , which I can always tie to something stressful going on in

my life. Also, forgetting to eat for too long of a time can exacerbate the

problem. Stress and not eating are a bad combination for me.

Do you have any suggestions for what I can do to prevent an " episode " when I am

under unavoidable stress?

Also, I would love to see you do a survey of site members to see how many of

them first exhibited symptoms during a very stressful period in their lives.

Thanks so much for your time and knowledge,

Callie