RE: Re: Feel like fainting

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> 2. The EARLY stages of adrenal insufficiency bring an INCREASE in

> cortisol. If the adrenals

> are not protected and restored, and your stressors continue, then in time

> the adrenal

> insufficiency will bring about low cortisol. Which is way more

> debilitating.

That's why I'm confused. I don't believe I'm in the early stages, I think

I'm on the upswing from being in stage 7. I had all the symptoms of

Addinson's a year ago, I've been sick enough I've barely left home in 2

years. We had to move in December, and got into a city with a good

alternative medicine community. We had lived very rural prior to this,

which is why I've been sick for so long with only partial resolution- the

part I could figure out myself. The adrenal issues are what lead me onto

the search to figure it all out and get help, which lead me to the doctor

who believes my root cause of all of it is mercury and wants to do

chelation. We're waiting on the hair tests to come back, and I'm waiting to

start chelation until I've read everything I can and am comfortable with how

to proceed.

> doesn't necessarily mean you have enough aldosterone. Do you sometimes

> have

> apprehension, mental confusion and decreased consciousness? That's the

> start of

> dilutional hyponatremia. If that progresses unmediated, it leads to

I've never had it go to decreased consciousness. The first time it

happened, I did have mental confusion and apprehension, but it hasn't

happened again since then, and I haven't had another attack as severe as

that first one, either.

> Please try something: for at least 2 days, mix 1/2 teaspoon of salt in a

> glass of water first

> thing in the morning and drink it. Again in the afternoon. At most you

> would want to go

> up as high as a 1/4 tsp. per pint in all water consumed throughout the day

I've been consuming at least 2 tsp of salt a day in 6-8 cups of water for

about 2 months. It's helped. My last two adrenal attacks were after heavy

sweating, and I didn't increase my salt intake to compensate for it. Now

I've learned.

Any idea about an upper daily limit? I'm trying to figure out how much to

consume if I am sweating.

Thanks, !

KerryAnn

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