recurrent PA?

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Never heard of it caused by taking K. Looks like primary to me.On May 2, 2012, at 5:47 PM, Dillon wrote: 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,