Guest guest Posted September 11, 2005 Report Share Posted September 11, 2005 I do Deborah - but more often in the late evening. Hope you get it sorted. Love Chris Dizzy Spells Do any of you ever have dizzy spells? I have had 3 this morning. I have experienced them in varying degrees over the last 2-3 months. Sometimes my vision blacks out. Other times I just get dizzy. It is not from getting up quickly. This mornings dizzy spells occurred while cooking breakfast. I have had 3 so far. I am sick of not feeling well, not having energy and the dizzy spells. I am going in for blood work tomorrow morning. I am on 30mg of Armour, 10 mg of DHEA and 25mg or Progesterone. I was diagnosed with Hashi's in February. Deborah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2005 Report Share Posted September 11, 2005 I do Deborah - but more often in the late evening. Hope you get it sorted. Love Chris Dizzy Spells Do any of you ever have dizzy spells? I have had 3 this morning. I have experienced them in varying degrees over the last 2-3 months. Sometimes my vision blacks out. Other times I just get dizzy. It is not from getting up quickly. This mornings dizzy spells occurred while cooking breakfast. I have had 3 so far. I am sick of not feeling well, not having energy and the dizzy spells. I am going in for blood work tomorrow morning. I am on 30mg of Armour, 10 mg of DHEA and 25mg or Progesterone. I was diagnosed with Hashi's in February. Deborah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2005 Report Share Posted September 11, 2005 I do Deborah - but more often in the late evening. Hope you get it sorted. Love Chris Dizzy Spells Do any of you ever have dizzy spells? I have had 3 this morning. I have experienced them in varying degrees over the last 2-3 months. Sometimes my vision blacks out. Other times I just get dizzy. It is not from getting up quickly. This mornings dizzy spells occurred while cooking breakfast. I have had 3 so far. I am sick of not feeling well, not having energy and the dizzy spells. I am going in for blood work tomorrow morning. I am on 30mg of Armour, 10 mg of DHEA and 25mg or Progesterone. I was diagnosed with Hashi's in February. Deborah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2005 Report Share Posted September 11, 2005 Yes, Deborah..... I suggest that you may have some related anemias that we with Hashimoto's may also have.....So see if some of that bloodwork includes a CBC, ferritin too...please Feisty, Proud Group Co-owner Dizzy Spells Do any of you ever have dizzy spells? I have had 3 this morning. I have experienced them in varying degrees over the last 2-3 months. Sometimes my vision blacks out. Other times I just get dizzy. It is not from getting up quickly. This mornings dizzy spells occurred while cooking breakfast. I have had 3 so far. I am sick of not feeling well, not having energy and the dizzy spells. I am going in for blood work tomorrow morning. I am on 30mg of Armour, 10 mg of DHEA and 25mg or Progesterone. I was diagnosed with Hashi's in February. Deborah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2005 Report Share Posted September 11, 2005 Yes, Deborah..... I suggest that you may have some related anemias that we with Hashimoto's may also have.....So see if some of that bloodwork includes a CBC, ferritin too...please Feisty, Proud Group Co-owner Dizzy Spells Do any of you ever have dizzy spells? I have had 3 this morning. I have experienced them in varying degrees over the last 2-3 months. Sometimes my vision blacks out. Other times I just get dizzy. It is not from getting up quickly. This mornings dizzy spells occurred while cooking breakfast. I have had 3 so far. I am sick of not feeling well, not having energy and the dizzy spells. I am going in for blood work tomorrow morning. I am on 30mg of Armour, 10 mg of DHEA and 25mg or Progesterone. I was diagnosed with Hashi's in February. Deborah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2005 Report Share Posted September 11, 2005 Yes, Deborah..... I suggest that you may have some related anemias that we with Hashimoto's may also have.....So see if some of that bloodwork includes a CBC, ferritin too...please Feisty, Proud Group Co-owner Dizzy Spells Do any of you ever have dizzy spells? I have had 3 this morning. I have experienced them in varying degrees over the last 2-3 months. Sometimes my vision blacks out. Other times I just get dizzy. It is not from getting up quickly. This mornings dizzy spells occurred while cooking breakfast. I have had 3 so far. I am sick of not feeling well, not having energy and the dizzy spells. I am going in for blood work tomorrow morning. I am on 30mg of Armour, 10 mg of DHEA and 25mg or Progesterone. I was diagnosed with Hashi's in February. Deborah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2005 Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 Deborah, be sure to get them to run ferritin, your FREE thyroid hormone values, and, above all, insist that they take your blood pressure in all 3 positions, lying, sitting, and upon standing up. Adrenal problems often involve standing hypotension (even though the blood pressure may be normal or high upon sitting). This involves the abnormal situation where the blood vessels in the lower body don't constrict, pushing the blood up to the head. This automatic thing is lost in low adrenal, as the blood vessels stay open in the lower body, causing not enough blood to be pushed up to the head. You also may need the B12 serum and the Red Blood Cell Folate, as these are also very common anemias of thyroid disease. Dizzy Spells Do any of you ever have dizzy spells? I have had 3 this morning. I have experienced them in varying degrees over the last 2-3 months. Sometimes my vision blacks out. Other times I just get dizzy. It is not from getting up quickly. This mornings dizzy spells occurred while cooking breakfast. I have had 3 so far. I am sick of not feeling well, not having energy and the dizzy spells. I am going in for blood work tomorrow morning. I am on 30mg of Armour, 10 mg of DHEA and 25mg or Progesterone. I was diagnosed with Hashi's in February. Deborah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2005 Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 Oh yes, I need to add to that, that your blood volume may be too low, as many hypoadrenal people have salt loss. Salt helps to pump up the blood volume. When it's too low, this can also cause some dizziness and palpitations. Dizzy Spells Do any of you ever have dizzy spells? I have had 3 this morning. I have experienced them in varying degrees over the last 2-3 months. Sometimes my vision blacks out. Other times I just get dizzy. It is not from getting up quickly. This mornings dizzy spells occurred while cooking breakfast. I have had 3 so far. I am sick of not feeling well, not having energy and the dizzy spells. I am going in for blood work tomorrow morning. I am on 30mg of Armour, 10 mg of DHEA and 25mg or Progesterone. I was diagnosed with Hashi's in February. Deborah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2005 Report Share Posted September 13, 2005 Hi , Found your insights on hypotension and low blood volume interesting as I have been checking into these things myself after a taking my BP & pulse for a few days and finding them quite low. They are 93/60 & 55, 104/59 & 60, 98/62 & 60, 114/60 & 52, 117/64 & 58, all done while sitting up in bed. I thought that as salt is said to make BP higher I have started adding salt to my diet after basicly not having salt for over 30 years [dr. instructed for edema] and I had even slipped into a bad habit of not including salt into even my cooking and baking. My temps taken over a 3 month period average to about 97.5 - 98.0 taken am in bed. I know that I am running pretty hypo but I am feeling so great except for the heat kills with the excessive sweating and a few minor other things that in comparison to how I felt on all those meds [could take up to 10 various meds per day] that this almost feels like heaven. Should mention I am not on any thyroid meds as going through detoxing thing with the naturopath and that is for another 3 - 4 months. Now some questions that I have been pondering on as I do some gardening. So how do I increase blood volume and raise the BP does anyone have any info on this? How many of us have this problem? Could it be caused by being told by docs not to have salt or salty things? After all, salt used to be used as currency and is essential to life and yet we are told not to eat it when we have swelling problems. Is that because it is easier to blame the salt as the cause instead of looking for another cause of why our systems are not able to flush away the extra fluid? Could it be that edma is one of the first real visible signs of the thyroid failing? Would appreciate input on this or have I gone right out on a limb by thinking along these lines? Glad to see all the new ones coming in and that they are so eager to learn from the hard learned lessons of others. Welcome aboard Dawn Canada wrote: Deborah, be sure to get them to run ferritin, your FREE thyroid hormone values, and, above all, insist that they take your blood pressure in all 3 positions, lying, sitting, and upon standing up. Adrenal problems often involve standing hypotension (even though the blood pressure may be normal or high upon sitting). This involves the abnormal situation where the blood vessels in the lower body don't constrict, pushing the blood up to the head. This automatic thing is lost in low adrenal, as the blood vessels stay open in the lower body, causing not enough blood to be pushed up to the head. You also may need the B12 serum and the Red Blood Cell Folate, as these are also very common anemias of thyroid disease. Dizzy Spells Do any of you ever have dizzy spells? I have had 3 this morning. I have experienced them in varying degrees over the last 2-3 months. Sometimes my vision blacks out. Other times I just get dizzy. It is not from getting up quickly. This mornings dizzy spells occurred while cooking breakfast. I have had 3 so far. I am sick of not feeling well, not having energy and the dizzy spells. I am going in for blood work tomorrow morning. I am on 30mg of Armour, 10 mg of DHEA and 25mg or Progesterone. I was diagnosed with Hashi's in February. Deborah Yahoo! for Good Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2005 Report Share Posted September 13, 2005 Hi , Found your insights on hypotension and low blood volume interesting as I have been checking into these things myself after a taking my BP & pulse for a few days and finding them quite low. They are 93/60 & 55, 104/59 & 60, 98/62 & 60, 114/60 & 52, 117/64 & 58, all done while sitting up in bed. I thought that as salt is said to make BP higher I have started adding salt to my diet after basicly not having salt for over 30 years [dr. instructed for edema] and I had even slipped into a bad habit of not including salt into even my cooking and baking. My temps taken over a 3 month period average to about 97.5 - 98.0 taken am in bed. I know that I am running pretty hypo but I am feeling so great except for the heat kills with the excessive sweating and a few minor other things that in comparison to how I felt on all those meds [could take up to 10 various meds per day] that this almost feels like heaven. Should mention I am not on any thyroid meds as going through detoxing thing with the naturopath and that is for another 3 - 4 months. Now some questions that I have been pondering on as I do some gardening. So how do I increase blood volume and raise the BP does anyone have any info on this? How many of us have this problem? Could it be caused by being told by docs not to have salt or salty things? After all, salt used to be used as currency and is essential to life and yet we are told not to eat it when we have swelling problems. Is that because it is easier to blame the salt as the cause instead of looking for another cause of why our systems are not able to flush away the extra fluid? Could it be that edma is one of the first real visible signs of the thyroid failing? Would appreciate input on this or have I gone right out on a limb by thinking along these lines? Glad to see all the new ones coming in and that they are so eager to learn from the hard learned lessons of others. Welcome aboard Dawn Canada wrote: Deborah, be sure to get them to run ferritin, your FREE thyroid hormone values, and, above all, insist that they take your blood pressure in all 3 positions, lying, sitting, and upon standing up. Adrenal problems often involve standing hypotension (even though the blood pressure may be normal or high upon sitting). This involves the abnormal situation where the blood vessels in the lower body don't constrict, pushing the blood up to the head. This automatic thing is lost in low adrenal, as the blood vessels stay open in the lower body, causing not enough blood to be pushed up to the head. You also may need the B12 serum and the Red Blood Cell Folate, as these are also very common anemias of thyroid disease. Dizzy Spells Do any of you ever have dizzy spells? I have had 3 this morning. I have experienced them in varying degrees over the last 2-3 months. Sometimes my vision blacks out. Other times I just get dizzy. It is not from getting up quickly. This mornings dizzy spells occurred while cooking breakfast. I have had 3 so far. I am sick of not feeling well, not having energy and the dizzy spells. I am going in for blood work tomorrow morning. I am on 30mg of Armour, 10 mg of DHEA and 25mg or Progesterone. I was diagnosed with Hashi's in February. Deborah Yahoo! for Good Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2005 Report Share Posted September 13, 2005 I'm in agreement about lack of salt in so many people. The exception to that, sometimes, is a person who has a kidney problem that causes them not to be able to process the salt, and it therefore sends the salt back into the body, without flushing ANY of it out in the urine. Of course, in adrenal exhaustion, the opposite is true, and this can result in hyponatremia, where a person has to eat salt every chance they get. There's also the added complex problem of the different compartments in the body where salt is stored, i.e., intracellular versus extracellular salt. Glad you reminded me about the detox program you're on, I remember you mentioning that now, so I've got to say that hypothyroidism is probably contributing to all situations with you. An injured thyroid gland (autoimmune disease) can never recover what it's lost by any means other than the thyroid hormone replacement, because it has lost part of it's mechanical and chemical structure to the antibodies. That working of that tissue can never be reclaimed, so the more the TSH haggles the thyroid for hormone, the more damage is done. IMO, your extremely low blood pressure, dizziness, blackouts, hence adrenal problems---all go hand in hand with your thyoid disease. Why is it that he can't detox you while giving you what your body needs, and that is thyroid hormone? He's not going to correct damage that may already be done. Depends on how long your gland has been exposed to antibodies. I don't feel wonderful, but I would be in an ongoing nightmare without my thyroid hormone. I'm an old-timer around here! Re: Dizzy Spells Hi , Found your insights on hypotension and low blood volume interesting as I have been checking into these things myself after a taking my BP & pulse for a few days and finding them quite low. They are 93/60 & 55, 104/59 & 60, 98/62 & 60, 114/60 & 52, 117/64 & 58, all done while sitting up in bed. I thought that as salt is said to make BP higher I have started adding salt to my diet after basicly not having salt for over 30 years [dr. instructed for edema] and I had even slipped into a bad habit of not including salt into even my cooking and baking. My temps taken over a 3 month period average to about 97.5 - 98.0 taken am in bed. I know that I am running pretty hypo but I am feeling so great except for the heat kills with the excessive sweating and a few minor other things that in comparison to how I felt on all those meds [could take up to 10 various meds per day] that this almost feels like heaven. Should mention I am not on any thyroid meds as going through detoxing thing with the naturopath and that is for another 3 - 4 months. Now some questions that I have been pondering on as I do some gardening. So how do I increase blood volume and raise the BP does anyone have any info on this? How many of us have this problem? Could it be caused by being told by docs not to have salt or salty things? After all, salt used to be used as currency and is essential to life and yet we are told not to eat it when we have swelling problems. Is that because it is easier to blame the salt as the cause instead of looking for another cause of why our systems are not able to flush away the extra fluid? Could it be that edma is one of the first real visible signs of the thyroid failing? Would appreciate input on this or have I gone right out on a limb by thinking along these lines? Glad to see all the new ones coming in and that they are so eager to learn from the hard learned lessons of others. Welcome aboard Dawn Canada Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2005 Report Share Posted September 13, 2005 I'm in agreement about lack of salt in so many people. The exception to that, sometimes, is a person who has a kidney problem that causes them not to be able to process the salt, and it therefore sends the salt back into the body, without flushing ANY of it out in the urine. Of course, in adrenal exhaustion, the opposite is true, and this can result in hyponatremia, where a person has to eat salt every chance they get. There's also the added complex problem of the different compartments in the body where salt is stored, i.e., intracellular versus extracellular salt. Glad you reminded me about the detox program you're on, I remember you mentioning that now, so I've got to say that hypothyroidism is probably contributing to all situations with you. An injured thyroid gland (autoimmune disease) can never recover what it's lost by any means other than the thyroid hormone replacement, because it has lost part of it's mechanical and chemical structure to the antibodies. That working of that tissue can never be reclaimed, so the more the TSH haggles the thyroid for hormone, the more damage is done. IMO, your extremely low blood pressure, dizziness, blackouts, hence adrenal problems---all go hand in hand with your thyoid disease. Why is it that he can't detox you while giving you what your body needs, and that is thyroid hormone? He's not going to correct damage that may already be done. Depends on how long your gland has been exposed to antibodies. I don't feel wonderful, but I would be in an ongoing nightmare without my thyroid hormone. I'm an old-timer around here! Re: Dizzy Spells Hi , Found your insights on hypotension and low blood volume interesting as I have been checking into these things myself after a taking my BP & pulse for a few days and finding them quite low. They are 93/60 & 55, 104/59 & 60, 98/62 & 60, 114/60 & 52, 117/64 & 58, all done while sitting up in bed. I thought that as salt is said to make BP higher I have started adding salt to my diet after basicly not having salt for over 30 years [dr. instructed for edema] and I had even slipped into a bad habit of not including salt into even my cooking and baking. My temps taken over a 3 month period average to about 97.5 - 98.0 taken am in bed. I know that I am running pretty hypo but I am feeling so great except for the heat kills with the excessive sweating and a few minor other things that in comparison to how I felt on all those meds [could take up to 10 various meds per day] that this almost feels like heaven. Should mention I am not on any thyroid meds as going through detoxing thing with the naturopath and that is for another 3 - 4 months. Now some questions that I have been pondering on as I do some gardening. So how do I increase blood volume and raise the BP does anyone have any info on this? How many of us have this problem? Could it be caused by being told by docs not to have salt or salty things? After all, salt used to be used as currency and is essential to life and yet we are told not to eat it when we have swelling problems. Is that because it is easier to blame the salt as the cause instead of looking for another cause of why our systems are not able to flush away the extra fluid? Could it be that edma is one of the first real visible signs of the thyroid failing? Would appreciate input on this or have I gone right out on a limb by thinking along these lines? Glad to see all the new ones coming in and that they are so eager to learn from the hard learned lessons of others. Welcome aboard Dawn Canada Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2005 Report Share Posted September 13, 2005 I'm in agreement about lack of salt in so many people. The exception to that, sometimes, is a person who has a kidney problem that causes them not to be able to process the salt, and it therefore sends the salt back into the body, without flushing ANY of it out in the urine. Of course, in adrenal exhaustion, the opposite is true, and this can result in hyponatremia, where a person has to eat salt every chance they get. There's also the added complex problem of the different compartments in the body where salt is stored, i.e., intracellular versus extracellular salt. Glad you reminded me about the detox program you're on, I remember you mentioning that now, so I've got to say that hypothyroidism is probably contributing to all situations with you. An injured thyroid gland (autoimmune disease) can never recover what it's lost by any means other than the thyroid hormone replacement, because it has lost part of it's mechanical and chemical structure to the antibodies. That working of that tissue can never be reclaimed, so the more the TSH haggles the thyroid for hormone, the more damage is done. IMO, your extremely low blood pressure, dizziness, blackouts, hence adrenal problems---all go hand in hand with your thyoid disease. Why is it that he can't detox you while giving you what your body needs, and that is thyroid hormone? He's not going to correct damage that may already be done. Depends on how long your gland has been exposed to antibodies. I don't feel wonderful, but I would be in an ongoing nightmare without my thyroid hormone. I'm an old-timer around here! Re: Dizzy Spells Hi , Found your insights on hypotension and low blood volume interesting as I have been checking into these things myself after a taking my BP & pulse for a few days and finding them quite low. They are 93/60 & 55, 104/59 & 60, 98/62 & 60, 114/60 & 52, 117/64 & 58, all done while sitting up in bed. I thought that as salt is said to make BP higher I have started adding salt to my diet after basicly not having salt for over 30 years [dr. instructed for edema] and I had even slipped into a bad habit of not including salt into even my cooking and baking. My temps taken over a 3 month period average to about 97.5 - 98.0 taken am in bed. I know that I am running pretty hypo but I am feeling so great except for the heat kills with the excessive sweating and a few minor other things that in comparison to how I felt on all those meds [could take up to 10 various meds per day] that this almost feels like heaven. Should mention I am not on any thyroid meds as going through detoxing thing with the naturopath and that is for another 3 - 4 months. Now some questions that I have been pondering on as I do some gardening. So how do I increase blood volume and raise the BP does anyone have any info on this? How many of us have this problem? Could it be caused by being told by docs not to have salt or salty things? After all, salt used to be used as currency and is essential to life and yet we are told not to eat it when we have swelling problems. Is that because it is easier to blame the salt as the cause instead of looking for another cause of why our systems are not able to flush away the extra fluid? Could it be that edma is one of the first real visible signs of the thyroid failing? Would appreciate input on this or have I gone right out on a limb by thinking along these lines? Glad to see all the new ones coming in and that they are so eager to learn from the hard learned lessons of others. Welcome aboard Dawn Canada Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2005 Report Share Posted September 13, 2005 Hi Dawn, I'm one of the new ones who have joined the group recently, and would like to say, it's so helpful reading all the posts, because gradually the information sinks in and we begin to get an understanding of the problem. It's interesting what you said about salt - I NEVER add salt to anything. I wonder if this is wrong. In the UK generally the suggestion is that we all have much too much salt, but I'm now wondering:-)))) But then I'm wondering about lots and lots of things now LOL! Love Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2005 Report Share Posted September 13, 2005 Hi Dawn, I'm one of the new ones who have joined the group recently, and would like to say, it's so helpful reading all the posts, because gradually the information sinks in and we begin to get an understanding of the problem. It's interesting what you said about salt - I NEVER add salt to anything. I wonder if this is wrong. In the UK generally the suggestion is that we all have much too much salt, but I'm now wondering:-)))) But then I'm wondering about lots and lots of things now LOL! Love Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2005 Report Share Posted September 13, 2005 I also think salt is very important but from my research using good quality sea salt rather than regular table salt makes a big difference ... Marlena --- dawn prince wrote: > Hi , > Found your insights on hypotension and low blood > volume interesting as I have been checking into > these things myself after a taking my BP & pulse for > a few days and finding them quite low. They are > 93/60 & 55, 104/59 & 60, 98/62 & 60, 114/60 & 52, > 117/64 & 58, all done while sitting up in bed. I > thought that as salt is said to make BP higher I > have started adding salt to my diet after basicly > not having salt for over 30 years [dr. instructed > for edema] and I had even slipped into a bad habit > of not including salt into even my cooking and > baking. My temps taken over a 3 month period > average to about 97.5 - 98.0 taken am in bed. I > know that I am running pretty hypo but I am feeling > so great except for the heat kills with the > excessive sweating and a few minor other things that > in comparison to how I felt on all those meds [could > take up to 10 various meds per day] that this almost > feels like heaven. Should mention I am not on any > thyroid meds as going through detoxing thing with > the naturopath and that is for another 3 - 4 > months. Now some questions that I have been > pondering on as I do some gardening. > So how do I increase blood volume and raise the BP > does anyone have any info on this? > How many of us have this problem? > Could it be caused by being told by docs not to have > salt or salty things? After all, salt used to be > used as currency and is essential to life and yet we > are told not to eat it when we have swelling > problems. > Is that because it is easier to blame the salt as > the cause instead of looking for another cause of > why our systems are not able to flush away the extra > fluid? > Could it be that edma is one of the first real > visible signs of the thyroid failing? > Would appreciate input on this or have I gone right > out on a limb by thinking along these lines? > Glad to see all the new ones coming in and that they > are so eager to learn from the hard learned lessons > of others. Welcome aboard > Dawn Canada > wrote: > Deborah, be sure to get them to run ferritin, your > FREE thyroid hormone values, and, above all, insist > that they take your blood pressure in all 3 > positions, lying, sitting, and upon standing up. > Adrenal problems often involve standing hypotension > (even though the blood pressure may be normal or > high upon sitting). This involves the abnormal > situation where the blood vessels in the lower body > don't constrict, pushing the blood up to the head. > This automatic thing is lost in low adrenal, as the > blood vessels stay open in the lower body, causing > not enough blood to be pushed up to the head. You > also may need the B12 serum and the Red Blood Cell > Folate, as these are also very common anemias of > thyroid disease. > > > > Dizzy Spells > > > Do any of you ever have dizzy spells? I have had 3 > this morning. I have experienced them in varying > degrees over the last 2-3 months. Sometimes my > vision blacks out. Other times I just get dizzy. > It is not from getting up quickly. This mornings > dizzy spells occurred while cooking breakfast. I > have had 3 so far. > > I am sick of not feeling well, not having energy and > the dizzy spells. I am going in for blood work > tomorrow morning. > > I am on 30mg of Armour, 10 mg of DHEA and 25mg or > Progesterone. I was diagnosed with Hashi's in > February. > Deborah > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2005 Report Share Posted September 13, 2005 I also think salt is very important but from my research using good quality sea salt rather than regular table salt makes a big difference ... Marlena --- dawn prince wrote: > Hi , > Found your insights on hypotension and low blood > volume interesting as I have been checking into > these things myself after a taking my BP & pulse for > a few days and finding them quite low. They are > 93/60 & 55, 104/59 & 60, 98/62 & 60, 114/60 & 52, > 117/64 & 58, all done while sitting up in bed. I > thought that as salt is said to make BP higher I > have started adding salt to my diet after basicly > not having salt for over 30 years [dr. instructed > for edema] and I had even slipped into a bad habit > of not including salt into even my cooking and > baking. My temps taken over a 3 month period > average to about 97.5 - 98.0 taken am in bed. I > know that I am running pretty hypo but I am feeling > so great except for the heat kills with the > excessive sweating and a few minor other things that > in comparison to how I felt on all those meds [could > take up to 10 various meds per day] that this almost > feels like heaven. Should mention I am not on any > thyroid meds as going through detoxing thing with > the naturopath and that is for another 3 - 4 > months. Now some questions that I have been > pondering on as I do some gardening. > So how do I increase blood volume and raise the BP > does anyone have any info on this? > How many of us have this problem? > Could it be caused by being told by docs not to have > salt or salty things? After all, salt used to be > used as currency and is essential to life and yet we > are told not to eat it when we have swelling > problems. > Is that because it is easier to blame the salt as > the cause instead of looking for another cause of > why our systems are not able to flush away the extra > fluid? > Could it be that edma is one of the first real > visible signs of the thyroid failing? > Would appreciate input on this or have I gone right > out on a limb by thinking along these lines? > Glad to see all the new ones coming in and that they > are so eager to learn from the hard learned lessons > of others. Welcome aboard > Dawn Canada > wrote: > Deborah, be sure to get them to run ferritin, your > FREE thyroid hormone values, and, above all, insist > that they take your blood pressure in all 3 > positions, lying, sitting, and upon standing up. > Adrenal problems often involve standing hypotension > (even though the blood pressure may be normal or > high upon sitting). This involves the abnormal > situation where the blood vessels in the lower body > don't constrict, pushing the blood up to the head. > This automatic thing is lost in low adrenal, as the > blood vessels stay open in the lower body, causing > not enough blood to be pushed up to the head. You > also may need the B12 serum and the Red Blood Cell > Folate, as these are also very common anemias of > thyroid disease. > > > > Dizzy Spells > > > Do any of you ever have dizzy spells? I have had 3 > this morning. I have experienced them in varying > degrees over the last 2-3 months. Sometimes my > vision blacks out. Other times I just get dizzy. > It is not from getting up quickly. This mornings > dizzy spells occurred while cooking breakfast. I > have had 3 so far. > > I am sick of not feeling well, not having energy and > the dizzy spells. I am going in for blood work > tomorrow morning. > > I am on 30mg of Armour, 10 mg of DHEA and 25mg or > Progesterone. I was diagnosed with Hashi's in > February. > Deborah > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2005 Report Share Posted September 13, 2005 I also think salt is very important but from my research using good quality sea salt rather than regular table salt makes a big difference ... Marlena --- dawn prince wrote: > Hi , > Found your insights on hypotension and low blood > volume interesting as I have been checking into > these things myself after a taking my BP & pulse for > a few days and finding them quite low. They are > 93/60 & 55, 104/59 & 60, 98/62 & 60, 114/60 & 52, > 117/64 & 58, all done while sitting up in bed. I > thought that as salt is said to make BP higher I > have started adding salt to my diet after basicly > not having salt for over 30 years [dr. instructed > for edema] and I had even slipped into a bad habit > of not including salt into even my cooking and > baking. My temps taken over a 3 month period > average to about 97.5 - 98.0 taken am in bed. I > know that I am running pretty hypo but I am feeling > so great except for the heat kills with the > excessive sweating and a few minor other things that > in comparison to how I felt on all those meds [could > take up to 10 various meds per day] that this almost > feels like heaven. Should mention I am not on any > thyroid meds as going through detoxing thing with > the naturopath and that is for another 3 - 4 > months. Now some questions that I have been > pondering on as I do some gardening. > So how do I increase blood volume and raise the BP > does anyone have any info on this? > How many of us have this problem? > Could it be caused by being told by docs not to have > salt or salty things? After all, salt used to be > used as currency and is essential to life and yet we > are told not to eat it when we have swelling > problems. > Is that because it is easier to blame the salt as > the cause instead of looking for another cause of > why our systems are not able to flush away the extra > fluid? > Could it be that edma is one of the first real > visible signs of the thyroid failing? > Would appreciate input on this or have I gone right > out on a limb by thinking along these lines? > Glad to see all the new ones coming in and that they > are so eager to learn from the hard learned lessons > of others. Welcome aboard > Dawn Canada > wrote: > Deborah, be sure to get them to run ferritin, your > FREE thyroid hormone values, and, above all, insist > that they take your blood pressure in all 3 > positions, lying, sitting, and upon standing up. > Adrenal problems often involve standing hypotension > (even though the blood pressure may be normal or > high upon sitting). This involves the abnormal > situation where the blood vessels in the lower body > don't constrict, pushing the blood up to the head. > This automatic thing is lost in low adrenal, as the > blood vessels stay open in the lower body, causing > not enough blood to be pushed up to the head. You > also may need the B12 serum and the Red Blood Cell > Folate, as these are also very common anemias of > thyroid disease. > > > > Dizzy Spells > > > Do any of you ever have dizzy spells? I have had 3 > this morning. I have experienced them in varying > degrees over the last 2-3 months. Sometimes my > vision blacks out. Other times I just get dizzy. > It is not from getting up quickly. This mornings > dizzy spells occurred while cooking breakfast. I > have had 3 so far. > > I am sick of not feeling well, not having energy and > the dizzy spells. I am going in for blood work > tomorrow morning. > > I am on 30mg of Armour, 10 mg of DHEA and 25mg or > Progesterone. I was diagnosed with Hashi's in > February. > Deborah > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 Hi Marlena, Read this in my medical dictionary and thought you might be interested seeing as how your BP is quite low. " Hypotension occurs in shock and collapse, in hemorrhages, infections,fevers, cancer, anemia, neurasthenia, 's disease and in other debilitating or wasting diseases. Hypotension causes an accumulation of blood in the veins and slows down the arterial current. Capillary circulation is interfered with as are other functiontional processes of the body. Thyroid tablets are frequently used for this condition. " Now you just got to figure out which is the major cause of it. Dawn Cdn > > Deborah, be sure to get them to run ferritin, your > > FREE thyroid hormone values, and, above all, insist > > that they take your blood pressure in all 3 > > positions, lying, sitting, and upon standing up. > > Adrenal problems often involve standing hypotension > > (even though the blood pressure may be normal or > > high upon sitting). This involves the abnormal > > situation where the blood vessels in the lower body > > don't constrict, pushing the blood up to the head. > > This automatic thing is lost in low adrenal, as the > > blood vessels stay open in the lower body, causing > > not enough blood to be pushed up to the head. You > > also may need the B12 serum and the Red Blood Cell > > Folate, as these are also very common anemias of > > thyroid disease. > > > > > > > > Dizzy Spells > > > > > > Do any of you ever have dizzy spells? I have had 3 > > this morning. I have experienced them in varying > > degrees over the last 2-3 months. Sometimes my > > vision blacks out. Other times I just get dizzy. > > It is not from getting up quickly. This mornings > > dizzy spells occurred while cooking breakfast. I > > have had 3 so far. > > > > I am sick of not feeling well, not having energy and > > the dizzy spells. I am going in for blood work > > tomorrow morning. > > > > I am on 30mg of Armour, 10 mg of DHEA and 25mg or > > Progesterone. I was diagnosed with Hashi's in > > February. > > Deborah > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 14, 2007 Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 DIzziness from low cortiol is caused by low blood pressure or hypoglycemia. Is your BP low? Do you eat often to avoid hypoglycemia? If it is not from these, then it is not from low cortisol. -- Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 14, 2007 Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 No BP and pulse are UP, though pulse was 82 earlier this morning. And I ate a fried egg sandwich azbout 2.5 hours before the recent dizzy spell......... Hmmmmmm........ Mo Re: dizzy spells DIzziness from low cortiol is caused by low blood pressure or hypoglycemia. Is your BP low? Do you eat often to avoid hypoglycemia? If it is not from these, then it is not from low cortisol. -- Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV http://www.stopthet hyroidmadness. com/ http://health. groups.yahoo. com/group/ NaturalThyroidHo rmonesADRENALS/ ___________________________________________________________ Want ideas for reducing your carbon footprint? Visit Yahoo! For Good http://uk.promotions.yahoo.com/forgood/environment.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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