Aldosterone question

[Guest guest]

I have a question about aldosterone. Could low aldosterone be an issue for

me, or could it be something else? I really just want to understand and

figure out what's going on and what I can do to help myself. Mayeb

optimization on armour will be enough?

*I have low blood pressure, and it does drop when I stand up, but not by

much. Or at least the systolic drops. Diastolic usually goes up. Maybe this

is what we want (Systolic/Diastolic pulse)

93/61 75 (sitting 15 minutes) 92/66 91 (standing)

93/52 71 (sitting) 86/67 102 (standing)

101/60 (sitting) 99/70 100 (standing) <-- I have no idea why my bp

was higher this time

*I'm not taking any HC, but when I was, my bp did not improve.

*I also have a terrible time with water retention, always have. I've been

taking 1/2 tsp of sea salt per day. Any more than that and I retain water

worse. Any less and I get jittery and shakey, a hypoglycemic-like feeling,

but it is not hypoglycemia since it can happen after a meal and is not

releived by eating something. Taking a little salt will usually help.

I know people think a low bp is a good thing, but that's for physically fit

people. I'm not physically fit, and I believe the low bp contributes to my

fatigue.

I've thought all this might be related to aldosterone. It would make sense.

However, shouldn't I need large amounts of HC if aldosterone is an issue?

When I was taking HC, I really didn't feel like it made any difference for

me at all, to the point that I'd forget to take doses. I eventually just

weaned off of it because I felt like it was better than forgetting doses.

Plus I had gained so much weight, I just started to think that maybe I was

on too much (and yes, I did the saliva test first. Depressed AM/Noon,

Elevated Evening/Midnight with a high DHEA. Stage 6 is what the paper said.

I can dig up numbers if necessary. Bob questioned why I'd want ot wean

before being optimised with armour. It certainly makes more sense to wait,

but my vanity got the best of me.

I was hit with really bad fatigue and finally decided to try a dose of HC,

and I felt worlds better. Now I question the intelligence of my choice to

wean off and I'm thinking about adding it back in again per Val's sticky. Or

just staying where I am, because it seems to be working. I dunno' what to

do. I'm also thinking that now that I'm off, or at an extremely low dose, I

may as well see about getting some testing done that requires being off the

stuff for a couple of weeks (saliva cortisol and ACTH STIM). I see my doctor

tomorrow and we can discuss this.

I'm currently taking 1 1/4 grain of armour, and Dr. 's adrenal support

suppliments, 2.5 mg HC first thing in the morning.

My aldosterone was normal (20 range < or = 28 mg/dL) but I have since

learned that progesterone can interfere with test results nad I have an IUD

with progesterone.

Thanks in advance for your advive and help.

[Guest guest]

I would say the best thing you can do is get testing odne while you are

off HC. Find out where your Aldosterone is. Florinef is not to play

with! Then oyu will know a bets course to follow wohtout guessing.

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