Potassium and ADH
I just want to point out that potassium lowers blood pressure, not raises it. It does such a good job of lowering it, that it is legally restricted to 99 mgs. per dose. Too much can also cause serious heart rhythm disturbances.
I have serious high blood pressure and was able to stay off meds until after menopause by using very large amts. of magnesium, plenty of calcium, and a moderate amt. of potassium. After the big "M" I got talked into taking HRT for awhile, and my pressure went so high I had to treat it with drugs.
People sometimes assume cortisol must be high if a PWC has high blood pressure. My cortisol is normal all day and follows the normal pattern, except for the early morning level, which is slightly low.
I have some really severe adrenal fatigue symptoms, but I do not feel like I will pass out unless I stand for a long time, because my blood pressure is going from much too high when lying down to just a little high when standing. That is despite taking a really strong drug to lower it. It is not uncommon for my systolic pressure (the top number) to drop 50 pts. when I stand!
There is a drug used for the low ADH (anti-diuretic hormone) that sometimes causes the frequent peeing problem. It is called desmopressen (sp.?). It is usually much too strong for PWC, even at the lowest dose. I know two people who have tried it and one of them did not pee for 24 hrs. The other did not pee for over 48 hrs. and began vomiting water, which could have been fatal. Dr. Teitlebaum advises that we should just keep on "drinking like fish and peeing like racehorses" rather than take the drug.
I do not crave salt and never add it to anything, but I have been known to be a bad girl and eat Lean Cuisine entres, which have a lot of salt in them, for lunch with a plain salad on the side. I do crave sugar though, esp. chocolate, despite the fact that I can now pass the yeast test with flying colors after plenty of treatment. I think my sugar craving has to do with low serotonin since I also have FMS.
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I just want to point out that potassium lowers blood pressure, not raises it. It does such a good job of lowering it, that it is legally restricted to 99 mgs. per dose. Too much can also cause serious heart rhythm disturbances.
I have serious high blood pressure and was able to stay off meds until after menopause by using very large amts. of magnesium, plenty of calcium, and a moderate amt. of potassium. After the big "M" I got talked into taking HRT for awhile, and my pressure went so high I had to treat it with drugs.
People sometimes assume cortisol must be high if a PWC has high blood pressure. My cortisol is normal all day and follows the normal pattern, except for the early morning level, which is slightly low.
I have some really severe adrenal fatigue symptoms, but I do not feel like I will pass out unless I stand for a long time, because my blood pressure is going from much too high when lying down to just a little high when standing. That is despite taking a really strong drug to lower it. It is not uncommon for my systolic pressure (the top number) to drop 50 pts. when I stand!
There is a drug used for the low ADH (anti-diuretic hormone) that sometimes causes the frequent peeing problem. It is called desmopressen (sp.?). It is usually much too strong for PWC, even at the lowest dose. I know two people who have tried it and one of them did not pee for 24 hrs. The other did not pee for over 48 hrs. and began vomiting water, which could have been fatal. Dr. Teitlebaum advises that we should just keep on "drinking like fish and peeing like racehorses" rather than take the drug.
I do not crave salt and never add it to anything, but I have been known to be a bad girl and eat Lean Cuisine entres, which have a lot of salt in them, for lunch with a plain salad on the side. I do crave sugar though, esp. chocolate, despite the fact that I can now pass the yeast test with flying colors after plenty of treatment. I think my sugar craving has to do with low serotonin since I also have FMS.
klutzo