Timbo Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 First of all I got a clean bill of health and my holter monitor test was normal.I had an interesting discussion with my cardiologist this morning. I have Addison's Disease and POTS. He said that many Addison's patients develop autonomic problems. I had suspicions that Addison's and Dysautonomia were linked, but this is the first time a doctor has told me that they definitely are. I can't recall all of the technical information he gave me but he says that the dysfunctional adrenal glands can interfere with the autonomic nervous system.The reason I initially suspected this was because I belong to an online Addison's support group and many of them have low blood pressure problems and orthostatic hypotension. My endocrinologist diagnosed me with mild orthostatic hypotension before I developed POTS.Does anyone on this board, other than I have Addison?s Disease? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merrill Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 I thought I'd post this link to a page on DrWeil.com; some may find it useful.http://www.drweil.com/u/QA/QA326582/PS good news on that "clean bill of health" etc; must've been very nice to hear! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radha Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 yes i have adrenal insufficiency and POTS, take cortef just 5mg coz i cant walk and dont want my bones to get any thinner, and i have very low blood pressure, radha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mary from OH Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 I'm being checked for adrenal problems right now. Including, but not limited to pheochromocytoma... My endocrinologist suspects I have adrenal problems and/or thyroid problems. I'll let you know when I get the results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbo Posted December 9, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 (edited) I have Schmidt's syndrome which is Addison's Disease and Hypothyroidism together.I went into full blow Addisonian crisis which should have but did not kill me. Other than POTS, if it is directly linked, I have had no other complications from Addison's. I take 20mg of Hydrocortisone in the Morning and 10mg at night. Edited December 9, 2004 by Timbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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