Last question part 2, lol - This doesn't have much to do with our original topic but I was reading on your site about Diabetes Insipidus and how we may have that. I go to the bathroom a lot and am usually dehydrated. Let's say I get my ADH tested and it's low. What can I do about it? Desmopressin, Florinef - do those work? It seems that one can treat the symptoms with supplementing hormones or they can try to cure the original problem, I just don't know which is better.
Thanks
Hi, Vanguard.
The best thing to do, in my opinion, is to lift the partial methylation cycle block, which will cause glutathione to come up, unless there is some other factor holding it down, such as heavy metal toxicity or a well-entrenched infection. When glutathione comes up, the hypothalamus and pituitary should be able to secrete ADH normally, and the diabetes insipidus will go away. Desmopressin has helped some people on a temporary basis, but it is very important to monitor electrolytes while on it, because sodium levels can become abnormal. Florinef by itself doesn't work very well. Some people have reported temporary benefit from it when combined with salt. I am not big on the use of drugs for chronic conditions. It's better, in my opinion, to correct the root of the problem, rather than using drugs to treat symptoms, and enduring all the downsides that come with use of foreign substances in the body.
Best regards,
Rich