RE: Adrenals & HC

[Guest guest]

i woulod hold where you are until the aldosterone lab come in. be sure

to fast salt for 48 hours before the test so it is accurate.

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[Guest guest]

Hi Val-

Don’t mean to hijack this thread but

was wondering about aldosterone testing. I “fasted” salt (less

salting of food and no supplementing of salt) for 24 hours (and hadn’t

taken any extra salt for at least another day before that). My sodium level was

141 and aldosterone 7. My doc says she NEVER prescribes Florinef with sodium

levels that “high.” Did I not “fast” salt long enough? (It

was my understanding that sodium under 145 is considered low – is that

not correct?

I had heard / read that aldosterone below

10 is low. Is that correct? I’m still working on thyroid and adrenals

with little success so far. Been on Armour but will more than likely be

switching to TR t3 (this doc’s into ’s),

but I also read where low aldosterone may keep the rest from working properly.

Any thoughts?

Thanks,

Dana

From: RT3_T3 [mailto:RT3_T3 ] On Behalf Of

i woulod hold where you are until the aldosterone lab come in. be sure

to fast salt for 48 hours before the test so it is accurate.

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[Guest guest]

Fasting salt causes your body to raiwe Aldosterone, that si the purpose

of salt fasting to get it as high as it CAAN go, if that is the nest

your body can muster it is not enough and you need Florinef. Maybe not

the full 1mcg dose but 1/4 to 1/2 tab i htink is warranted a trial. Yes

sodium is bets around 144

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[Guest guest]

wrote:

> Fasting salt causes your body to raiwe Aldosterone, that si the purpose

> of salt fasting to get it as high as it CAAN go, if that is the nest

> your body can muster it is not enough and you need Florinef. Maybe not

> the full 1mcg dose but 1/4 to 1/2 tab i htink is warranted a trial. Yes

> sodium is bets around 144

It seems to me that if you wanted your doctor to prescribe florine it

would be best to try to find a balance of normal blood sodium level

while keeping your aldosterone as low as possible. I'll probably not do

any salt water/sea salt for several days before my upcoming

aldosterone/renin tests in two weeks but will use my normal amount of

salt on other food items. I have to be off an ACE inhibitor for blood

pressure for two weeks before I can test.

Steve

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