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Common if they missed PA day in school.Take them my article and our recommendations or you can have tests that cannot be interpreted.Also take them the Endo soc guidelines or ask that they read them.On May 5, 2012, at 1:49 PM, Dillon wrote: Thank you. She's probably not going to like me second guessing her about these labs. You had asked about my eGFR, which I responded to last night; I'm not sure if you saw it. What is the significance of it rising? You had also asked if I was on estrogen or BCP; do those cause high aldosterone? I read what you included under your last post. My doctors have never discussed sodium with me, and have never told me I need to adjust sodium intake before testing. Is it common that doctors don't understand the signifacance of sodium when dealing with potassium aldosterone issues? I just want proper testing done and no retakes, but I hate to step on my doctors toes. > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > >> > > I was posting here in late 2010, as I had been > > > > > diagnosed with > > > > > > > > >> > > hyperaldosteronism. It appeared to be secondary > > > > > aldosteronism > > > > > > > > >> caused > > > > > > > > >> > > by the prescription potassium supplement that I was > > > > > taking. > > > > > > > I was > > > > > > > > >> > > weaned off the potassium medication and with 2 > > months the > > > > > > > > >> > > hyperaldosteronism resolved and labs went back to > > normal. > > > > > > > > >> > > I have been having some weird symptoms again, and > > sure > > > > > > > enough the > > > > > > > > >> > > high aldosterone is back. > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > Here are the labs that were done: > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > Sodium 139 (136-145) > > > > > > > > >> > > Potassium 3.8 (3.5-145) > > > > > > > > >> > > Chloride 103 (98-107) > > > > > > > > >> > > CO2 26 (21-32) > > > > > > > > >> > > Ion Gap 14 (10-18) > > > > > > > > >> > > BUN 10 (7-18) > > > > > > > > >> > > Creatinine .49 L (.51-.95) > > > > > > > > >> > > EST GFR >60 (>60) > > > > > > > > >> > > Glucose 92 (70-99) > > > > > > > > >> > > Calcium 7.7 L (8.5-10.1) > > > > > > > > >> > > Phosphorous 3.8 (2.5-4.9) > > > > > > > > >> > > Magnesium 1.9 (1.8-2.4) > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > TSH <.005 L (.358-3.7) > > > > > > > > >> > > Free T3 3.70 (2.18-3.98) > > > > > > > > >> > > Free T4 .92 (.76-1.46) > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > PTH <3 L (14-72) > > > > > > > > >> > > Vitamin D 49 (30-100) > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > ACTH Hormone 19 (10-60) > > > > > > > > >> > > Cortisol AM 13.6 (4.3-22.4) > > > > > > > > >> > > Cortisol PM 3.4 (3.0-16.7) > > > > > > > > >> > > Aldosterone 25 H (<21) > > > > > > > > >> > > Renin 1.4 (NA deplete, upright. Mean 5.9, 2.9-10.8) > > > > > > > > >> > > (NA replete, upright. Mean 1.0, <.6-3.0) > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > Has anyone had hyperaldosteronism come and go > > like this? > > > > > > > > >> > > Since it seemed to resolve itself I never had a > > scan done > > > > > > > for a > > > > > > > > >> > > tumor; now I'm wondering if it could be a tumor > > since > > > > > it is > > > > > > > > >> back but > > > > > > > > >> > > I am no longer taking the medication that we > > assumed > > > > > caused > > > > > > > it. > > > > > > > > >> The > > > > > > > > >> > > last time I had aldosterone tested was January of > > 2011, > > > > > so > > > > > > > > >> between > > > > > > > > >> > > then and now it hasn't been tested. I guess it's > > > > > possible it > > > > > > > > >> could > > > > > > > > >> > > have been high in the meantime but I didn't know > > it and > > > > > it > > > > > > > wasn't > > > > > > > > >> > > being tested. I've felt pretty crappy but I have > > a lot of > > > > > > > other > > > > > > > > >> > > medical conditions that I blame it on. > > > > > > > > >> > > Also---does anyone else here with high > > aldosterone have > > > > > heat > > > > > > > > >> > > intolerance and red facial flushing(not rosacea)? > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > Thank you, > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >