Re: Long, but please help! Two months after clerance and still not feeling good

[Guest guest]

I have been reading about aldosterone and I am just astonished at how my present

symptoms fit much more with low aldosterone than with high... My blood pressure

is very low, was 95/56 yesterday at midday (my BP has never been high, but it is

usually 11/70 or so). Pulse is high (up to 120), particularly when I stand up.

If I lay down I am quite O.K., but the very thought of standing up tires me. And

I am feeling the heat very much, I just can't face it.

However two months ago (just after clearance) I got these labs:

Aldosterone: 309 pg/ml (10-105)

renin: 0.47 ng/ml/h (0.4-1.9)

I will test again, though, together with the rest of labs that Val has

suggested.

[Guest guest]

I am getting scared here!

My legs and feet are tight and cramping (other muscles feel tight as well) and

my heart rate is 120 now sitting in front of the computer.

I came home tonight and drank a glass of salted water and it seems my muscles

got even tighter...

This has never happen to me before.

Because of the time of my cycle I can't test aldosterone until 10 days (and then

it will take other 10 days or so to know the results!).

I wonder if this symptoms could be dangerous and I should go to the hospital or

something. But they will treat me really bad if I tell them I'm taking T3 and

cortisol

Thanks,

[Guest guest]

Please, I have questions about Aldosterone testing:

1. I am supplementing electrolites (potasium and sea salt). The day I will get

tested for aldosterone (I will be salt fasting for 24 hours), should I also get

electrolites tested (even though I am regularly supplementing)?

2. Appart from renin and electrolites, is there any other test I should

consider?

Many thanks,

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> High aldosterone absolutely causes high BP. I would think this wa lab

> error as the ranges are not even near any I have seen and I have seen

> alot of aldosterone testing. Usually you ned o do it the first 2 days of

> your menstrual cycle, and salt fast 24 hours before the test. Take it

> sitting and make certain you are up at least 2 hours before the test

> andget it as close ot 8 AM as oyu can.

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[Guest guest]

Those are the important ones but DO skip potassium in the AM before the labs as

well as salt. You need htis done on the first 1-3 days of your cycle if stil

lcycling and as close to 8 am as possible,. You need ot be UPRIGHT at leats 32

hours before this test adn sitting upright when they draw the sample. You also

will use UPRIGHT ranges.

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> > High aldosterone absolutely causes high BP. I would think this wa lab

> > error as the ranges are not even near any I have seen and I have seen

> > alot of aldosterone testing. Usually you ned o do it the first 2 days of

> > your menstrual cycle, and salt fast 24 hours before the test. Take it

> > sitting and make certain you are up at least 2 hours before the test

> > andget it as close ot 8 AM as oyu can.

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