Re: Fluid retention

April 23, 2010

Is this a new thing? I had a similar issue, it has happened 2 or 3 times now where I just start swelling like a balloon.

I tired water pills, drinking more water - That made it worse, the water pooled in my feet - in 2 hours they doubled in size after drinking 3 or 4 bottles of water (swelling can be a sign of dehydration also)

I finally took Benydryl and the next morning it cleared - I took the Bendryl for sleep due to the discomfort.

In no way do I think bendryl is an long term solution but on each occasion it clear up what ever it was in one night the 1st time and 2 the next.....To this day I have no clue what caused it.

Bendryl is a good go to med because if you get better right away you know it is a reaction to something. (We have a Nurse in the family that passed that along to me)

You could be having a reaction to newly introduced medication, low potassium or a host of other things - You should have kidney and liver testing if it continues for a long period of time especially if your on meds or drink much.

Last - my mother-in-law dealt with swelling for years and it turned out that they had her on a wrong heart / blood pressure med mix.

Good Luck!!!

Fluid retention

Can someone tell me what to do - I am getting a lil bit nervous here.. Hands retaining fluids, feels like feet are doing the same, and my head feels the same was as the hands. I have this weird loss of feeling in my hands. Hertoghe just keeps telling me to avoid salt, and GP says the same. I want to understand what is happening to my body. Could this all be from high cortisol or could it be from TOO LOW SODIUM? <- Does anyone know if it's possible to retain water when salt is low? I think I read something about it somewhere...

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April 23, 2010

I have issues with fluid retention too. I can swell up really bad and just ache

and feel horrible.

I was on ~40 HC. I am on 52.5 of cytomel.

I was taking ~1/4 tsp of salt each morning, afternoon, and evening and add a

little in my drinking water.

I had my electrolytes tested and RBC potassium and posted them here and they

came out fine, potassium was perfect. So I thought it was thyroid.

Though I raised the thyroid nothing happened and I just kept swelling. My

ankles look like cankles, at lest 2 inches of swelling. My clothes, shoes would

leave indents from the swelling. I am gaining serious weight from the swelling.

My veins are breaking around my ankles from it and I get bruising from it when

anything is pressed on the swelling. By the time I went to bed I was very

swelled and in the morning it would subside. Then through the day it would

swell again, like a cycle. It didn't matter if it was hot outside or cold.

I rarely peed during the day, but at night I did.

I decided to experiment the past week or so. I stopped the salt and only used

it in my drinking water. Probably add 1/8 tsp in a 32 oz glass and sip

throughout the day. I noticed I was not swelling that much, and I peed a little

more during the day, and at night. My body was getting rid of this extra water.

Next day, the same, swelling is going down more. By the 3rd day I am almost

normal. I am not dizzy, my heart isn't pounindg, I don't crave salt, no high

pulse. Peeing less at night.

I decided to add salt. Within 30 mins I feel the swelling, and by the 2nd day I

am a huge puffer fish.

Yesterday I stopped the salt again, and this morning I am not so swollen.

Another thing I noticed. When I took my hc when I wasn't doing the salt, I had

a little bit of swelling. Yesterday I also decided to remove 5mg of HC from my

dose. I know high cortisol causes water retention. My face is also a little

more round from the swelling and red that is found on the high cortisol list. I

also have weak muscles and I didn't before (I take testosterone), and I know

that is listed as high cortisol symptom. And I have that wonderful belly fat

which is cortisol.

I am waiting now to see how my body adjusts pass the 3 days.

Last night I noticed I didn't pee but once and sleeping decent. I sitll wake up

tired, but at least I am not peeing 3 or 4 times each night. I think it is due

to peeing more during the day.

This water retention must stress the body. I hurt and ache from it. I hate how

it breaks my veins around my ankles.

Just letting you know what I am experiencing and experimenting with.

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> Can someone tell me what to do - I am getting a lil bit nervous here.. Hands

retaining fluids, feels like feet are doing the same, and my head feels the same

was as the hands. I have this weird loss of feeling in my hands. Hertoghe just

keeps telling me to avoid salt, and GP says the same. I want to understand what

is happening to my body. Could this all be from high cortisol or could it be

from TOO LOW SODIUM? <- Does anyone know if it's possible to retain water when

salt is low? I think I read something about it somewhere...

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April 23, 2010