calcium, magnesium, vitamin D and PA

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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.