Re: Re: calcium, magnesium, vitamin D and PA

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And wanting to know if you are maximally benefiting from diet Rx is not a compelling reason? Shame on him!Some day he will agree with: A disease that can be treated by diet should not be treated in any other way.CE Grim MDNope. Not unless I can give him a compelling reason to order the test.> > > Just started my 3rd week of spiro. Probably increasing to 37.5mg/day > > tomorrow pending results of today's labs.> >> > Today my nephrologist ordered tests for calcium, magnesium, and > > Vitamin D in addition to K. He's well aware of my restricted diet > > and believes that all of these will likely be low as a result.> >> > I've tested for low Vit D before and was put on calcium and Vit D > > supplements. However, the combo of calcium and Vit D gave me > > constant palpitations and raised my BP. Cutting out the calcium > > helped, but eventually I noticed that the Vit D alone was raising my > > BP. Tested this theory out three times with the same results. If it > > comes back low, will be testing it out again to see if being on > > spiro makes a difference.> >> > As for the magnesium - the neph suspects mine will be low and that > > it is contributing to the palpitations and muscle spasms. After > > nearly two weeks of no palpitations at all, I was hit last night > > with an attack of them that lasted over an hour and kept me from > > being able to sleep.> >> > Anyway, that's the latest in the continuing science experiment that > > just happens to be my life > >> > -msmith1928> > Nulliparous female, 46, 5'3", 120 lbs, polymenorrhea, > > hyperinsulinemia, hereditary fructose intolerance, lactose > > intolerance, probable gluten intolerance. Current meds are spiro 25 > > mg/dday, potassium 20MEQ/day, singulair 10mg, norethindrone .35mg to > > regulate polymenorrhea, cyclobenzaprine 5-10mg when needed, > > fexofenadine 180mg as needed. Low sodium, fructose- and grain-free > > diet. Known drug allergies include PCN, sulfa, tetracycline.> > 1cm left adrenal nodule, supine aldosterone 28.5/renin 0.2, > > potassium <2.9 (when not taking supplements), in the past 25mg spiro > > caused gynecomastia and polymenorrhea. AVS showed right adrenal > > overproduces aldo; unable to sample left; proceeding as if my > > hyperaldosteronism is bilateral.> >> >> >>