Re: Need Some Help, Please!

[Guest guest]

I agree your stim shows a pituitary problem. You r baseline was in the

DIRT. That alone shoudl have triggered some treatment, btu obviously the

doctor that did this doens;t know how to interpret them. BTW this is NOT

uncommon! Your sodioum and potassium are BOTH low which means you have

long standin hypoaldosteroneism and having low renin confirms a

pituitary problem. You need HC replaciment and FLorinef then you should

be able to SLOWLY raise thyroid an get yourself feelling better.

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[Guest guest]

OMg, I have low sodim and low potassium, have had for years~! I thought I would

be really thirsty if I had hypoaldosteronism? I'm seeing my PCP Monday and will

ask for tests. Why do you have to stand for the A, test? I'm in a wheelchair,

but will find a way to stand if it is absolutely necessary.

>>>Your sodioum and potassium are BOTH low which means you have long standin

hypoaldosteroneism

[Guest guest]

Actually I sat for mine and it is considered UPRIGHT. The laying down

one is when you have to be layigng down for t least 20 minutes before

the blood draw and they use a different range for that.

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[Guest guest]

Val,

Thank you so much for your reply! I " spoke " with you before on STTM,

where you had recommended I try the PS. It and my BP just did not

get along!

I have seen more than 20 doctors over the course of the last few

years, and not one of them has been able to help me. Every one of

them either says I am " in normal ranges " and will not treat me at

all, or they want me to take escalating doses of Synthroid, which

only made me feel worse! I still have a prescription for the Armour,

which will be my first choice if I can ever get my adrenals

strengthened.

I am at the point to where I am tempted to self-treat, but have no

idea how to get HC replacement and Florinef. Are there resources for

people with this dilemma? I simply cannot afford to see a doctor

that will not take insurance (even if he would write me the

scripts!), although I can't afford to keep seeing doctors that WILL

take the insurance and then offer no help!

Do you have any idea what the redness around my eyes could be from?

It is also sometimes present on the palms of my hands and soles of my

feet, and the tips of my fingers will turn numb and tingly. I have

also lost over half of my hair just in the past couple of years!

These forums are a wonderful source of information! Again, thank you

for your invaluable input.

>

> I agree your stim shows a pituitary problem. You r baseline was in

the

> DIRT. That alone shoudl have triggered some treatment, btu

obviously the

> doctor that did this doens;t know how to interpret them. BTW this

is NOT

> uncommon! Your sodioum and potassium are BOTH low which means you

have

> long standin hypoaldosteroneism and having low renin confirms a

> pituitary problem. You need HC replaciment and FLorinef then you

should

> be able to SLOWLY raise thyroid an get yourself feelling better.

>

> --

> Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV

>

> http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/

> http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Barbara,

How is your ferritin level? I heard that low levels can cause the timnling in

extremities, IIRC.

>>>the tips of my fingers will turn numb and tingly

[Guest guest]

Hi! My iron is borderline low, as is my B-12; my D was low, old doc

put me on 50,000 iu's per week for the D, but said I did not need to

supplement anything else. They were supposed to check the ferritin,

but ran iron instead, go figure! I was also told a B deficiency can

cause the tingling, so I've been adding a high dose of liquid Stress

B's.

Barbara

>

> Hi Barbara,

>

> How is your ferritin level? I heard that low levels can cause the

timnling in extremities, IIRC.

>

>

>

> >>>the tips of my fingers will turn numb and tingly

>

>

[Guest guest]

Do you mean the PS caused high or low BP?

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Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV

http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/

[Guest guest]

I only know that after I started the PS, my already high BP went even

higher, and dropped back to my " normal " high when I stopped it. Was it

a direct result of the PS? I can only assume! It also appears that

the addition of the sea salt has helped to lower it somewhat, although

still not ideal.

>

> Do you mean the PS caused high or low BP?

>

> --

> Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV

>

> http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/

> http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Barbara, I'm sure that Val will respond with more expert advice

soon, but I just wanted to reassure you that you're not in that boat

alone. I haven't seen 20 but I've seen at least 10 docs, including 3

endos, and they say I'm normal too but were happy to give me more

synthroid even though I felt worse and worse on it too. It also took

me seeing a number of docs to get a script for HC and I ended up

buying my own through our sources here before I even got the script

and began self-treating with it. I have a doc who will prescribe

Armour so that's not a problem for me now, but I might need Florinef

too and I'll have to get that on my own. It took a while, months for

me, but I finally have the HC dosing half-way figured out, and I'm

starting to make progress moving up my Armour dose. This is doable,

the resources for obtaining meds on your own are available from us

here (offline) and Val and others here and on other forums are a

wonderful resource that can help a lot.

>

> Val,

>

> Thank you so much for your reply! I " spoke " with you before on STTM,

> where you had recommended I try the PS. It and my BP just did not

> get along!

>

> I have seen more than 20 doctors over the course of the last few

> years, and not one of them has been able to help me. Every one of

> them either says I am " in normal ranges " and will not treat me at

> all, or they want me to take escalating doses of Synthroid, which

> only made me feel worse! I still have a prescription for the Armour,

> which will be my first choice if I can ever get my adrenals

> strengthened.

>

> I am at the point to where I am tempted to self-treat, but have no

> idea how to get HC replacement and Florinef. Are there resources for

> people with this dilemma? I simply cannot afford to see a doctor

> that will not take insurance (even if he would write me the

> scripts!), although I can't afford to keep seeing doctors that WILL

> take the insurance and then offer no help!

>

> Do you have any idea what the redness around my eyes could be from?

> It is also sometimes present on the palms of my hands and soles of my

> feet, and the tips of my fingers will turn numb and tingly. I have

> also lost over half of my hair just in the past couple of years!

>

> These forums are a wonderful source of information! Again, thank you

> for your invaluable input.

[Guest guest]

, thanks for all additional info! Every bit helps, believe me!

I am so tired of going from doctor to doctor, endo to endo, and being

told I am normal (altho they agree I have Hashi's, but AF or AI does

not exist in their eyes!), and all of them simply disregarding how I

feel. I know that there are more and more people suffering

needlessly! One of my sisters and one of my brothers also have

Hashi's, both undertreated. How would I go about getting the source

list? That would be a God-send to me!!

>

.... It also took me seeing a number of docs to get a script for HC

and I ended up

> buying my own through our sources here before I even got the script

> and began self-treating with it. ... This is doable,

> the resources for obtaining meds on your own are available from us

> here (offline) and Val and others here and on other forums are a

> wonderful resource that can help a lot.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I'm going to let Val answer you privately if she hasn't already. We

don't share that info publicly and I don't know if there is a protocol

to follow or not and I don't want to step wrong. You'll have an

answer very soon if you don't already.

>

How would I go about getting the source

> list? That would be a God-send to me!!