Chronic Adrenal Syndrome

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All,

I came across some research and articles (peer reviewed and legit) that were

talking about Chronic Adrenal Syndrome. Or really Adrenal Fatigue Syndrome and

this really interested me as in the Survival Guide for Intractable Pain

Patients by Dr. Forest Tenent a pioneer in pain management he writes about the

cardiac adrenal pain syndrome.

The symptoms and other information is listed on Adrenal Fatigue Syndrome.com and

it does try to sell you supplement but has some information with other

sites that discuss this as being under diagnosed. I finally found out why I

crave salt and sugar at the same time as one article states this is a symptom of

the adrenal imbalance.

I am not trying to get another syndrome but thing I have been misdiagnosed on

some of my immune disease and the adrenal testing for me seems that it would be

helpful especially since Dr. Forest Tenent states that the Adrenal function and

pain relationship is a very important condition to follow up on.

Well, I continue to have uncontrolled blood pressure and I don't know if I

should ask for testing but I am going to take the information in from the guide,

print a copy of for my doctor (who is on maternity leave until next month) and

as her to test me. I sure don't want to have this problem but have worried

about it ever since Iread the guide two years ago of later so I guess it is time

: )

For those that are interested and want to check it out the following paragraph

below comes from " The Survival Guide for Intractable Pain Patients " by Dr.

Forest Tenent and my specialist in Houston also believes in this and having

testing.

CARDIAC-ADRENAL-PAIN SYNDROME

Severe, constant IP, causes the mid-brain area known as the hypothalamus to

over-activate the pitui- tary and adrenal glands, which in turn produce excess

blood levels of adrenaline, cortisol (the bodies natural cortisone), and related

chemicals. Excess adrenaline causes the pulse rate and blood pressure to rise,

and excess cortisol, overtime, causes loss of bone and teeth, osteoporosis,

weight gain, hypertension, diabe- tes, and immune suppression among other

complica- tions. IP patients MUST find out if they have this syndrome, because

it causes too many serious com- plications if it is not controlled. For example,

a pulse rate or blood pressure that remains high, over time, may cause any one

of several cardiovascular compli- cations including arteriosclerosis, angina,

heart attack, and stroke. It is the author's belief that most IP patients die

prematurely of heart or stroke complications. Due to these complications, IP

patients must obtain the pain control they need to keep their pulse rate and

blood pressure in check.

Hope this helps someone, I had to but my endrocologist that I had problems with

my thyroid and she thought not but when my surgeon took my thyroid out it had

nodules throughout it and I had a benign mass on my larynx and I had Hashimoto,

a disease that attacks the thyroid.

THe endocrinologist had radio programs and supposedly a great Doctor but three

people I met, a school nurse went to her and she misdiagnosed her and she has a

big mass in her thyroid, and another woman, a medical assistant that worked for

her and was working for my internal medicine doctor said that was one of the

reasons she quit, she felt the Doctor treated patients inappropriately, Well, it

happens. Happy I changed Doctors.

Bennie