Guest guest Posted January 28, 2002 Report Share Posted January 28, 2002 Hi Kathy, Do an archive search on (saunas) and heat intolerance related to Hg toxicity. Andy just went over this briefly and if I am not mistaken ( someone correct me if I am) he said that Hg toxic persons can be very heat intolerant also. TK > > Now I am getting very curious - and confused. Are people with low > body temp commonly heat intolerant also? I definitely am. (Although > I rarely feel cold - wear T-shirts all winter.) But I was just > looking for information on heat intolerance, and only found EXCESS > thyroid hormone as a cause. That doesn't seem to make sense. (I > have been assuming that my " normal " temp of 96.8 and bp 100/62 > indicate low thyroid.) > > However, I remember seeing something about heat intolerance when I > was reading about adrenal insufficiency and salt-wasting. (Can't > find it now.) Anyone else sweat a LOT in the summer? I was finding > myself faint (especially when I stood up), irritable, weak, and > getting headaches as it got close to lunch or supper. It sounded > like hypoglycemia. But I kept saying I felt dehydrated - although > drinking lots or water just seems to make me feel worse. I wondered > about electrolytes - or blood pressure. And my hair test showed very > low K and low normal Na. Anyone else felt anything like this? > > Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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